Mount Gulian |
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A new interpretive exhibit about the Society of the Cincinnati can be seen at Mount Gulian. Four large panels measuring 60"x48" tell the story of the Cincinnati's founding and later history up through the present. Items from the museum's collection on display include: an epaulet worn by Colonel Henry Emanuel Lutterloh, a Revolutionary War officer; an early membership certificate from 1785; an 1857 wooden ballot box donated by the New York State Society of the Cincinnati; and a replica of the Institution donated by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Connecticut.
Through public programs and events,
visitors learn of our nation's rich and diverse history. By providing
engaging, innovative programming that appeals to visitors of all ages
Mount Gulian shows the fascination of events, personalities, and outcomes
while emphasizing the drama and personal interest of it all. Our school
programs, in particular, invigorate teachers' classroom lessons, allow
educators to move their students beyond textbooks, and enable them to
expand their classroom to the community. For further information about Mount Gulian and to become a member visit our website at www.mountgulian.org |
Mount Gulian Historic Site,
overlooking the Hudson River in New York State, was originally built by
New York City merchant Gulian Verplanck between 1730 and 1740 as a
summer residence. The Verplanck family lived at the estate until 1931 at
which time it was destroyed by fire and the family was forced to abandon
it. It lay in ruin until 1966 when the Mount Gulian Society, with an
initial membership comprised of family members and members of the Society
of the Cincinnati, was formed with the intention of reconstructing the
homestead. The site today consists of the reconstructed
eighteenth-century house, an eighteenth-century Dutch barn, a restored
nineteenth-century garden, and 44 acres overlooking the Hudson. Mount
Gulian became the headquarters of the New York State Society of the
Cincinnati in 1995. 
Since opening to the public as an
historic house museum in 1975, Mount Gulian has welcomed tens of thousands
of visitors and has offered numerous educational programs and events with
a special concentration on the American Revolution. Mount Gulian is
historically significant because it served as the headquarters of
General von Steuben in 1782-83 and is the birthplace of the Society of
the Cincinnati, May 13, 1783. 
With a history spanning more than
250 years, Mount Gulian has ties to the times of the early Dutch settlers
and the Native American Indians; Verplanck family members - politicians,
authors, gardeners and a captain of African American troops in the Civil
War; and James Brown, an escaped slave who worked for the
Verplancks and whose freedom was purchased by the family.