History for Sale

Gossips has a few times mentioned the Swallow, the steamboat that crashed into the tiny rock island known as Noah's Brig, just south of Middle Ground Flats, on the evening of April 7, 1845. You can read an account of that disaster and watch a video about it on the Hudson River Maritime Museum website. 

Timbers and lumber from the wrecked steamboat were salvaged and used to build a house in Valatie. Today, the Times Union reports that the house, known as the Swallow House, is for sale: "Historic Valatie home built from sunken steamboat hits the market."  

Photo: Gilcrest Properties

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