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The History of Wappingers Falls

The story of Wappingers Falls and the city around it.

Wappingers Falls is part of Wappingers Falls, New York — a community with its own local history shaped by the people, industry, and landmarks around it.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site

Alexander Graham Bell made the world's first long-distance telephone call from his father's homestead in Tutela Heights, just minutes from West Brant. The Bell Homestead National Historic Site preserves the farmhouse and coach house where Bell conducted his early telephone experiments in the 1870s. Open seasonally for tours.