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Shawangunk Ridge from south of New Paltz. The Shawangunk Ridge / ˈ ʃ ɑː w ə ŋ ɡ ʌ ŋ k /, also known as the Shawangunk Mountains or The Gunks, [1] is a ridge of bedrock in Ulster County, Sullivan County and Orange County in the state of New York, extending from the northernmost point of the border with New Jersey to the Catskills.
The promoter for charity concert Live Aid has waded into the row over a new mix of Band Aid ... “My approval wasn’t sought on this new Band Aid 40 release and had I had the choice I would ...
On this day in 1985, a worldwide rock concert dubbed 'Live Aid' was organized to raise money for the relief of famine-stricken Africans at Wembley Stadium in London. According to History.com, the ...
Just For One Day is a jukebox musical with a book by John O'Farrell.Told through a modern-day perspective, Just For One Day retells the events leading up to Live Aid, the 1985 benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise awareness and funds for the famine in Ethiopia.
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 .
Lake Minnewaska from the cliffs on the eastern shore Gertrude's nose from Hamilton Point Lake Awosting in fall Castle Point Trail in Minnewasaka State Park. The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is a 22,275-acre (90.14 km 2) [1] preserve located on the Shawangunk Ridge in Ulster County, New York on US 44/NY 55, five miles (8.0 km) west of New York State Route 299.
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.
The new, paved highway bypassed the hamlet center and cut some properties in two. Many of the remaining residents sold out completely and moved to nearby villages, such as Ellenville, Walden, and New Paltz, where they found work and a better way of life. Irving Van Leuven was the last Trapps resident to live the old ways.