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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 town of New Paltz was founded in 1678 by French Huguenots by both patent from the governor and purchase from the local Esopus tribe of the Lenape people.Prior to the purchase of New Paltz during the 17th century, the Esopus tribe had been pressured off much of their land which is now present day Ulster and Sullivan counties, because of conflicts known as the Esopus Wars.
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.
Last Catskill fire tower still in use when it was closed in 1990 after 70 years; first one restored and reopened in the late 1990s. 1931 observer's cabin is one of the oldest extant in New York. Part of the Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS 146: Reformed Church of Shawangunk Complex: Reformed Church of Shawangunk ...
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New Paltz Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at New Paltz in Ulster County, New York.The district includes 147 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and eight contributing structures.
The small lake, one-half mile (0.80 km) long and 60 feet (18 m) deep, is located 1,245 feet (379 m) above sea level in the town of New Paltz near Sky Top Mountain, at 1,542 feet (470 m) one of the highest peaks of the Shawangunk Ridge.
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.