Portal:Hudson Valley/Did you know/100

... that under the Poughkeepsie plan, Catholic children attended public schools taught by nuns wearing religious habits?
... that the Jug Tavern, possibly the oldest building in Ossining, New York, may not have been a tavern at all, or if it was did not serve liquor legally?
... that industries that have shaped the Hudson, New York, historic district include whaling, antique shops and prostitution?

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