"Truly, we have here a deserted village. Would that some writer with more genius than I have might describe it and tell its story. For these plain people have served their day and generation and made history as certainly as any people anywhere. I have long wanted to do them justice and if I have failed, it is only because I could not do any better. I thank the Gazette for the opportunity."

Burton Coon

Marking the Moment in Transportation History: Rhinebeck’s native son Captain Alexander Hamilton Schultz August 15, 1804 - April 30, 1867.