Stone houses in the historic district along Huguenot Street in New Paltz. They are among the first houses built by Europeans in North America.

New Paltz is a village in Ulster County in the U.S. state of New York. It is about 90 miles north of New York City. The population was 6,034 at the 2000 census. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 365 pixel Image in higher resolution (1075 × 490 pixel, file size: 292 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photographed by Daniel Case I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 365 pixel Image in higher resolution (1075 × 490 pixel, file size: 292 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photographed by Daniel Case I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under... The Huguenot Street Historic District is located along that street in New Paltz, New York. ... Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the states beautiful Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City...

The Mayor of New Paltz is Jason West. Jason West is the mayor of the village of New Paltz, and a member of the Green Party. ...

The Village of New Paltz is located within the Town of New Paltz. New Paltz is also home to the State University of New York New Paltz, founded in 1828. New Paltz is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 12,830 at the 2000 census. ... The State University of New York at New Paltz is a public university in New Paltz, New York. ...

History

Early development

New Paltz was founded in 1678 by French Huguenots who had taken refuge in Mannheim, Germany, for a few years before coming to America. Mannheim was, at that time, capital of the area called the Rhenish Palatinate or, in German, the Rhein Pfalz. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France. ... Mannheim is a city in Germany. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

The European migration to New Paltz was influenced by the Esopus Wars. The Esopus Wars were two short wars between Dutch settlers and the Esopus tribe of Lenape Indians in Ulster County, New York during the latter half of the 17th century. ...

The people of Mannheim leave out the "f" in the name Pfalz, pronouncing it "Paltz." Records of the New Paltz Reformed Church, which was formed in 1683, show the name of the settlement was first expressed not in German, nor in English, but in French: Nouveau Palatinat The Reformed churches are a group of Protestant denominations historically related by a similar Zwinglian or Calvinist system of doctrine but organizationally independent. ...

The community was governed by a kind of corporation called the Duzine, referring to the twelve partners who acquired the royal patent. That form of government continued well past the time of the American Revolution, by special action of the New York State legislature. Cross in the center of the village. ... John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress The American Revolution was a political movement during the last half of the 18th century that ended British control of the... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...

The 33,000 or so acres of the patent, stretching all the way to the Hudson River and augmented soon by the other patents on the south, were eventually divided among those twelve partners, their relatives, and a few friends into large plots--part wilderness, and part farm. The farms were grouped principally around the heights west and east of the Wallkill River. The commercial center serving this agricultural base was located on the east shore of the Wallkill River, in the area where the first settlers had huddled, on the street now known as Huguenot Street. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Islands in the Wallkill River near Walden, NY The Wallkill River, a tributary of the Hudson, drains Lake Tomahawk, near Sparta, New Jersey, flowing from there generally northeasterly more than 90 miles (144 km) into New York, where it drains into Rondout Creek near Rosendale, with the combined flows reaching...

There, the church, schools, blacksmith, seamstresses,and stores flourished for the benefit of farmers who required things like seed, tools, worship, education, clothing, and food not available on all farms, including alcoholic beverages. Many of the buildings still stand today, a museum community. A blacksmith A blacksmith at work A blacksmith at work A blacksmiths fire Hot metal work from a blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from iron or steel by forging the metal; i. ... Turn of the century sewing in Detroit, Michigan An old sewing machine Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. ... Alcoholic beverages are drinks containing ethanol, popularly called alcohol. ...

Population slowly spread from the Wallkill up along the street now known as North Front Street and then along what is now Chestnut Street, and, in the nineteenth century, along what is now Main Street. The secession of the Town of Lloyd and parts of Shawangunk, Esopus, and Gardiner, between 1843 and 1853, reduced New Paltz to its present size. In 1887, the Village of New Paltz was incorporated within a town of the same name. Lloyd is a town located in Ulster County, New York. ... Shawangunk may refer to: In New York: Shawangunk, New York, a town in Ulster County Shawangunk Correctional Facility Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge, a wildlife refuge located in Ulster County Shawangunk Kill, a tributary of the Wallkill River Shawangunk Ridge, also known as the Shawangunk Mountains or The Gunks Shawangunk... Esopus is a town located in Ulster County, New York. ... Gardiner is the name of several places in the United States of America: Gardiner, Maine Gardiner, Montana Gardiner, New York These should not be confused with places named Gardner. ...

Higher education has been one of the main concerns of the community since the 1830s, centering first on North Front Street, then moving late in the nineteenth century to the area of Plattekill Avenue and Manheim Boulevard (notice the French spelling), where the State University of New York at New Paltz now stands. The State University of New York at New Paltz, known as SUNY New Paltz for short, is a public university in New Paltz, New York. ...

New Paltz farmers looked early on to surrounding communities and even to New York City for markets. Establishment of the Wallkill Valley Railroad in 1870 gave a great boost to that concern. After fifty years or so, the motor car began to replace the train, and finally, in the early 1950's, the opening of the New York State Thruway brought this community even more fully into the network of business we know in the late twentieth century. Norfolk Southern freight near southern end of Wallkill Valley Railroad in Campbell Hall, NY The Wallkill Valley Railroad was a small railroad that served the towns in the lower (northern) Wallkill Valley, where there were many farms, which meant plenty of farm goods to be transported. ... New York Thruway Trailblazer The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of New York. ...

The names of those Duzine members (Bevier, Deyo, Crispell, DuBois, Hasbrouck, LeFevre) still persist, but they have long shared the limelight with names less French: all the varied pronunciations we in America know well. One of the most famous people associated with New Paltz is Sojourner Truth. Sojourner Truth (c. ...

Modern New Paltz

The mayor is Jason West, elected on the Green Party ticket along with deputy mayor and fellow Green Party member Rebecca Rotzler as well as Julia Walsh. The three became the only Green Party majority in power at that point in the country. On February 26, 2004, West announced that the village would start performing same-sex civil weddings. See Same-sex marriage in the United States. On June 8, 2004, a New York judge ruled that West lacked the authority to perform any further marriages. Jason West is the mayor of the village of New Paltz, and a member of the Green Party. ... In United States politics, the Green Party has been active as a third party since the 1980s. ... Rebecca Rotzler is one of seven co-chairs of the Green Party of the United States, elected to that position on July 24, 2005 [1]. She is also currently deputy mayor and a trustee of New Paltz, New York, elected on May 6, 2003. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Same-sex marriage is a term for a governmentally, socially, or religiously recognized marriage in which two people of the same sex live together as a family. ... Same-sex marriage, often called gay marriage, is a marriage between two persons of the same gender. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²). 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.70%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

The Wallkill River runs north through New Paltz and flows into the Rondout Creek which, in turn, flows into the Hudson River. The portion of the Shawangunk Ridge which includes the Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park Preserve, is just outside of New Paltz. This mountain is considered to be one of the best rock climbing sites in America. Islands in the Wallkill River near Walden, NY The Wallkill River, a tributary of the Hudson, drains Lake Tomahawk, near Sparta, New Jersey, flowing from there generally northeasterly more than 90 miles (144 km) into New York, where it drains into Rondout Creek near Rosendale, with the combined flows reaching... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Shawangunk Ridge from south of New Paltz, N.Y. The Shawangunk Ridge (also known as the Shawangunk Mountains, or The Gunks) is a ridge of mountains in Ulster County, Sullivan County and Orange County in the state of New York, extending from the northernmost point of New Jersey to the... The Trapps in the Mohonk Preserve The Mohonk Preserve is located in the Shawangunk Ridge, a section of the Appalachian Mountains, ninety miles north of New York City and five miles west of New Paltz, New York. ... Lake Minnewaska The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is a twelve thousand acre preserve located on the Shawangunk Ridge in New York on US 44/55, five miles west of New York State route 299, near New Paltz, New York. ... Rock climbers on Valkyrie at The Roaches in Staffordshire, England. ...

The Shawangunk Ridge Coalition [1] is an environmental protection interest group. The Phillies Bridge Farm Project [2] provides local, environmentally friendly agriculture practices and education programs. An interest group (also called an advocacy group, lobbying group, pressure group (UK), or special interest) is a group, however loosely or tightly organized, doing advocacy: those determined to encourage or prevent changes in public policy without trying to be elected. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 6,034 people, 1,898 households, and 586 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,346.7/km² (3,482.5/mi²). There were 1,957 housing units at an average density of 436.8/km² (1,129.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 73.42% White, 7.79% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 7.01% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 8.35% from other races, and 3.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.93% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... Chief Quanah Parker of the Quahadi Comanche Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory which is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 1,898 households out of which 12.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 69.1% were non-families. 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.66. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the village the population was spread out with 6.9% under the age of 18, 58.7% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 10.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 80.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $21,747, and the median income for a family was $51,186. Males had a median income of $33,103 versus $22,935 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,644. About 11.8% of families and 36.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Notable residents

• Louis Dubois, founder of one of the earliest Huguenot colonies in the Americas
• Abe Attell was a boxing champion.
• Floyd Patterson was a boxing champion.
• Lewis DuBois was a descendant of the original Huguenot refugees and a military commander in the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Louis Dubois was a Huguenot colonist to New Netherland, who founded, with his son and 10 other refugees known as the duzine, the village of New Paltz. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ... Abraham Washington Attell (born February 22, 1884 in San Francisco, California, United States – died February 6, 1970 in New Paltz, New York), better known in the boxing world as Abe Attell, was a boxer who became known for his involvement in scandals as well as for his long period... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin), prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a... Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. ... Lewis DuBois American Revolutionary War commander. ... Illustration depicting uniforms and weapons used during the 1779 to 1783 period of the American Revolution by showing four soldiers standing in an informal group General George Washington, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. ... John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress The American Revolution was a political movement during the last half of the 18th century that ended British control of the...

New Paltz in fiction

• New Paltz was the place in which the character Penny Johnson (Cynthia Rhodes) got an abortion in the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, which was set in the early 1960s.

"The Sounds of Mohonk Mountain" is a reference during Steve and Miranda's honeymoon in Sex and the City to the famous Mohonk Mountain House. Cynthia Rhodes (born November 21, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American actor, singer and dancer. ... Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film directed by Emile Ardolino. ...

Politics

In May 2003, progressive students and community members elected the Innovation Campaign candidates Jason West, Rebecca Rotzler and Julia Walsh to the Village of New Paltz government to serve a 4 year term. The three activists ran on a platform that promoted environmental sustainability & democracy. Mayor Jason West and deputy mayor Rebecca Rotzler are members of the Green Party and Julia Walsh is currently a member of the Democratic Party. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Jason West is the mayor of the village of New Paltz, and a member of the Green Party. ... The Deputy Mayor of a community is the number two official to the mayor. ... Rebecca Rotzler is one of seven co-chairs of the Green Party of the United States, elected to that position on July 24, 2005 [1]. She is also currently deputy mayor and a trustee of New Paltz, New York, elected on May 6, 2003. ... In United States politics, the Green Party has been active as a third party since the 1980s. ...

Transportation

New Paltz is exit 18 on the New York State Thruway which is also designated as Interstate 87. There is frequent bus service between The Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City and New Paltz with connections to many other villages and cities. Stewart International Airport is the nearest major airport to New Paltz. The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail [3] is on the bed of the Wallkill Valley Rail transport, the former main transportation link for New Paltz. New York Thruway Trailblazer The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of New York. ... Interstate 87 (abbreviated I-87) is a 346 mile (558 km) intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York. ... Port Authority Bus Terminal at Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City. ... Stewart International Airport (IATA: SWF, ICAO: KSWF) is located near Newburgh, New York, in the southern Hudson Valley, 55 miles (88. ... Railway tracks running through a railway station in North East England A railway yard in Portland, Oregon. ...

External links

• New Paltz Community Information
• Village of New Paltz Government
• Huguenot Historical Society documents the history of New Paltz with a focus on the Huguenot refugees and their descendants
• Elting Library contains a special local history collection
• Elting Memorial Library Digital Collections
• G. Steve Jordan Nature Photography
• State University of New York at New Paltz
• Mohonk Mountain House
• WikiPaltz, a Wiki (mainly about student life in and) about New Paltz
• New Paltz Farmers' Market
• One Book One New Paltz Fall 2007: Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
• New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce visitor information, lodging availability and attractions
• New Paltz Journal