▁Warner ▁House ▁has ▁been ▁completely ▁restored ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁ready ▁as ▁a ▁Museum ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Mart ela er ' s ▁Rock ▁Between ▁Cold ▁Spring ▁and ▁West ▁Point ▁lay ▁a ▁large ▁rock y ▁island ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁shore ▁by ▁a ▁re edy ▁mar sh . ▁Dutch ▁N avig ators ▁called ▁it ▁Mart ela er ' s ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁between ▁it ▁and ▁Storm ▁King ▁Mountain , ▁Mart ela er ' s ▁R ack , ▁or ▁Mart yr ' s ▁Re ach . ▁The ▁word ▁" mart yr " ▁sign ified ▁" stru gg ling ", ▁as ▁vessels ▁coming ▁up ▁the ▁river ▁with ▁a ▁fair ▁wind ▁would ▁frequently ▁find ▁themselves , ▁immediately ▁after ▁passing ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁into ▁the ▁reach , ▁cont ending ▁with ▁the ▁wind ▁ahead . ▁ ▁Fort ▁Constitution ▁ ▁The ▁strateg ic ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁control ▁navigation ▁along ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁was ▁obvious ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁Americans ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁from ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁open ▁host ilities . ▁The ▁Hudson ▁was ▁the ▁major ▁means ▁for ▁transport ation ▁of ▁supplies ▁and ▁troops ▁throughout ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁n ortheast . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress ▁resolved ▁to ▁build ▁fort ifications ▁in ▁the ▁Hudson ▁high lands ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁protect ing ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River . ▁ ▁General ▁George ▁Washington ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress ▁to