Croton's Old Post Road Inn, 1890

Croton's Old Post Road Inn, 1890

Croton's Old Post Road Inn, 1890

In January 1890, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly published an article by C. Hills Warren examining the Albany Post Road's history with nostalgic reverence. Warren observed that the road's significance had diminished considerably since its heyday as the primary stagecoach route between New York City and Albany. Steam navigation and railroad expansion had rendered it obsolete for transportation purposes.

Warren embarked on a journey retracing the historic route, d

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