Portal:Hudson Valley/Did you know/64

• ... that Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington all visited the Yelverton Inn (pictured) in Chester, New York?
• ... that due to a lack of freight crossings of the Hudson River, trains must take a 280-mile (450 km) detour, the Selkirk hurdle, to cross into New York City from the south or west?
• ... that the Hunt Memorial Building in Ellenville, New York, has served as a public library, an appliance store, and several other things?