Claudius Smith’s Cave, Goosepond Mts, Chester, NY

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Claudius Smith’s Cave, Goosepond Mts, Chester, NY: This monochrome photo postcard depicts a densely wooded scene with a prominent rocky overhang known as Claudius Smith's Cave, located in Goose Pond Mountain, Chester, New York. Text overlaid on the image describes the cave as a historical rendezvous site for Claudius Smith and his gang, famously dubbed the “Scourge of the Highlands,” who conducted predatory raids in the Ramapo Valley during the Revolutionary War. The heavy forest canopy creates an atmosphere of mystery and a secluded environment.
Claudius Smith’s Cave, Goosepond Mts, Chester, NY

This monochrome photo postcard depicts a densely wooded scene with a prominent rocky overhang known as Claudius Smith's Cave, located in Goose Pond Mountain, Chester, New York. Text overlaid on the image describes the cave as a historical rendezvous site for Claudius Smith and his gang, famously dubbed the “Scourge of the Highlands,” who conducted predatory raids in the Ramapo Valley during the Revolutionary War. The heavy forest canopy creates an atmosphere of mystery and a secluded environment.

Name/Title

Claudius Smith’s Cave, Goosepond Mts, Chester, NY

Entry/Object ID

chs-011999

Description

This unmailed monochrome photo postcard depicts a densely wooded scene with a prominent rocky overhang known as Claudius Smith's Cave, located in Goose Pond Mountain, Chester, New York. Text overlaid on the image describes the cave as a historical rendezvous site for Claudius Smith and his gang, famously dubbed the “Scourge of the Highlands,” who conducted predatory raids in the Ramapo Valley during the Revolutionary War

Subject Person/Organization

Smith, Claudius, 1736-1779

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Goosepond Mountain State Park (park) - Town of Chester - Orange County, New York, Chester (Town) - Orange County - New York

Collection

Fred Kronk Collection

Category

Goosepond Mountain
Chester Views

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Chester Views

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Date Published

circa 1910

Transcription

Overhanging rock known as "Claudius Smith's Cave." It was a rendezvous of the "Scourge of the Highlands" and his gang of outlaws while on their predatory raids in the Ramapo Valley during the Revolutionary War. Goosepond Mts. Chester N.Y [verso] Post Card [postage stamp box] Place Stamp Here Correspondence Here This just over hill from my place towards o Chester & the other post card is going into the city of Oxford from yours mother old home. [note] "Claudius Smith's Cave, Goosepond Mts, Chester, NY" Reproduced from Fred Kronk's original Postcard by Clifton Patrick 5/20/99

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

October 5, 2024