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Esopus (/ ˌ ɛ ˈ s oʊ p ə s / eh-SOHP-əs) is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 9,548 at the 2020 census. [2] The town was named after the local indigenous tribe and previously thought to mean "small river" in English. [3] However, in the Lenape language, the word translates to "Wellspring of Creation".
In 1652, the Esopus tribe sold 72 acres of land to European colonists through the Thomas Chambers land deed in Kingston, New York. It is unknown whether the two Esopus sachems at the time, Kawachhikan and Sowappekat, understood the transaction, as in addition to a language barrier, their culture had foundational differences in understanding ...
Esopus, New York, a town in Ulster County Esopus (village), in the town of Esopus; Esopus Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River; Esopus Meadows Lighthouse, a lighthouse on the Hudson River near Esopus, New York; Esopus Wars, two localized conflicts between Dutch settlers and the Esopus tribe of Lenape native people during the latter half of ...
Col. Oliver Hazard Payne Estate is a historic 60-acre (24 ha) estate, also known as Omega and Wiltwick, [2] located on the west bank of the Hudson River at Esopus in Ulster County, New York, United States. The estate features a 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m 2) Beaux Arts-style Mediterranean palazzo with an open courtyard.
The island is located to the east of the center of the river channel, 84 miles (135 km) north of the river's mouth at New York City, roughly 1,200 feet (370 m) offshore, southwest of Norrie Point in Staatsburg, and opposite the mouth of Black Creek in the town of Esopus on the west shore. It is approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) long.
The Esopus Wars were two conflicts between the Esopus tribe of Lenape Natives (Delaware) and New Netherlander colonists during the latter half of the 17th century in Ulster County, New York. The first battle was instigated by settlers; the second war was the continuation of a grudge on the part of the Esopus tribe.
Esopus is a basic hamlet and only has 5 streets: 9W runs north-south through the hamlet, Main Street, which used to be the original Broadway/9W until a new section of 9W was built splitting off from Main Street, later to meet again about 1/2 mile down the road, Black Creek Road, Parker Avenue, which connects 9W to Main Street, and Old Post Road ...
Esopus Meadows Light was closed in 1965 and by the 1990s it had fallen into a state of disrepair. The most serious problem was the deterioration of the foundation, which had begun to fall apart due to ice damage.