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Newburgh[nOO´burg, nyOO´–] Pronunciation Key, city (1990 pop. 26,454), Orange co., SE N.Y., on the west bank of the Hudson River, opposite Beacon; settled 1709 by Palatines, inc. 1800. The city has become an area wholesale and trucking center that ships fruit and dairy products. Manufactures include clothing, plastic goods, and varied metal products. Newburgh has many historic structures, and serious preservation efforts began in the 1990s. At Hasbrouck House (1750; now a museum), Washington made his headquarters from Apr., 1782, to Aug., 1783. It was in Newburgh that the Continental Army was disbanded. Mt. St. Mary College is in the city. West Point is located a few miles to the south.
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