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Address: Rt 23City: PrattsvilleRegion: Upper Hudson ValleyZip Code: 12468 Phone 1: 518-299-3395 Web Address: Web Address Zadock Pratt, Jr., whose accomplishments--and those of his family--the Pratt Museum commemorates, was born on Oct. 30, 1790. Prattsville, incorporated in 1832, was one of New York State's earliest communities and once the site of the largest tannery in the world. Zadock Pratt, Jr. was twice a member of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. where he dealt with the developing needs of the nation, such as the transcontinental railroad, Smithsonian Institution, and Washington Monument. Pratt's only son, Colonel George Watson Pratt, a New York State Senator, was mortally wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run and died several weeks later in Albany, NY. The Museum contains a permanent exhibit "The Civil War in Greene County, NY," a tannery exhibit, several period rooms, and other changing exhibits about local and regional history. Open Mem. Day weekend-Columbus Day weekend. Tours Thurs.-Sun., 11am-4pm. Schools and large groups by appointment |
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