Portal:Hudson Valley/Did you know/98

• ... that the land for the Captors' Monument (pictured) at Patriot's Park in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, New York, was donated by a free African American couple?
• ... that undefeated Boyd Melson donates all the money he earns in boxing matches to stem cell research?
• ... that to save money on the construction of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Amenia Union, New York, the congregants brought building materials to the site with their own horse teams?