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New Paltz (locally / ˈ n uː p ɔː l z /) is an incorporated U.S. town in Ulster County, New York. The population was 14,407 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston .
An 1875 map of the town of New Paltz; the village was created in the central portion. New Paltz was founded in 1678 by French Huguenots settlers, including Louis DuBois, who had taken refuge in Mannheim, Germany, for a brief period of time, being married there in 1655, before emigrating to the Dutch colony of New Netherland in 1660 with his family.
Ulster County has also played a role in some significant moments in U.S. history. The Senate House State Historic Site in Kingston, New York, is where, in early 1777, American colonists met to ratify the New York Constitution. The Ulster County Fair has been held in New Paltz for many years and is promoted as "The Best Six Days of Summer".
The Jean Hasbrouck House is a historic house on Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York. Built in 1721, it is one of the best examples of colonial Dutch architecture in stone in the United States. [3] The house is a National Historic Landmark and is part of the larger Huguenot Street Historic District, also a National Historic Landmark.
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New York State Route 299 (NY 299) is a short but important state route entirely within Ulster County, New York, in the United States.Centered on its interchange with the New York State Thruway outside New Paltz, it provides access from that road to the popular recreational attractions of the Shawangunk Ridge to the west and Poughkeepsie to the east.
The campus of SUNY New Paltz starts to form a distinct skyline to the north, and to the east the ridgeline of Illinois Mountain complements the Shawangunks. The Shawangunk Ridge as seen from NY 208 south of New Paltz. The views reach their peak at the New Paltz town line, then NY 208 descends from the rise it has reached. After some tight ...
Historic Huguenot Street is located in New Paltz, New York, approximately 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City.The seven stone houses and several accompanying structures in the 10-acre National Landmark Historic District were likely built in the early 18th century by Huguenot settlers fleeing discrimination and religious persecution in France and what's now southern Belgium.