Tioronda Hat Works Ruins

Tioronda Hat Works was one of Beacon's biggest hat factories, and its brick ruins still stand at 555 South Ave beside Fishkill Creek.

The History

Lewis Tompkins opened the factory in 1879 on the creek, where Catheryna Brett's grain mill once stood, and within a decade it employed 650 workers. Beacon was once known as the hat-making capital of New York State.

Seeing the Ruins

The ruins sit beside Scenic Hudson's Madam Brett Park, and you can see them from the park's boardwalk along the creek as it winds toward the Hudson.

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