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NY State Standards
SST5, SST3, SST1
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West Point Foundry Preserve Visit

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West Point Foundry Preserve
Cold Spring, NY 10516
http://www.scenichudson.org/whatyoucando/visitourparks/westpointfoundrypreserve
County Putnam
Subject Social Studies
Grade 6th Grade
Author Jeff Sniffen, Haldane Elementary, & Susan Hereth, Scenic Hudson

Visit(s) to West Point Foundry Preserve provide a foundation for other lessons in this unit. Depending on your priorities and the amount of time you have, students can learn about the:

  • foundry and how it influenced the community's development
  • archaeological uncovering of the site
  • molding, blacksmithing, and other industrial processes
  • planning needed to create the preserve



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