Hometown hero Dennis "Big Dan" Brouthers was baseball's first great slugger. Living much of his life in the village of Wappingers Falls, Big Dan played first for the Wappingers Actives before  advancing to major leagues. He spent much of his career with the New York Giants,   He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. 
 
This postcard depicts his plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.