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Cornwall, New York
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Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York
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Crawford, New York
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Deerpark, New York
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Firthcliffe, New York
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Florida, Orange County, New York
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Fort Montgomery, New York
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Gardnertown, New York
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Greenville, Orange County, New York
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Greenwood Lake, New York
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Hamptonburgh, New York
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Harriman, New York
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Highland Falls, New York
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Highland Mills, New York
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Highlands, New York
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Kiryas Joel, New York
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Maybrook, New York
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Mechanicstown, New York
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Middletown, Orange County, New York
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Minisink, New York
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Mount Hope, New York
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Orange Lake, New York
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Otisville, New York
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Pine Bush, New York
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Port Jervis, New York
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Scotchtown, New York
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Tuxedo, New York
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Tuxedo Park, New York
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Unionville, Orange County, New York
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Vails Gate, New York
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Walden, New York
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Wallkill, Orange County, New York
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Washingtonville, New York
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Wawayanda, New York
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West Point, New York
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Woodbury, Orange County, New York
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Chester (village), New York
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Chester (town), New York
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Goshen (village), New York
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Goshen (town), New York
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New Windsor (CDP), New York
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Newburgh (city), New York
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Warwick (village), New York
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Little Britain, New York
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Arden, New York
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Westbrookville, New York
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Warwick, New York
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Sugar Loaf, New York
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South Blooming Grove, New York
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Mountain Lodge Park, New York
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Edward A. Diana
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Map of all 62 counties in NYS.
A little history of Orange County, New
York.
1683
ORANGE -
a county in the S.E. part of New York, has an area of about 770 square
miles. It is bounded on the E. by the Hudson river, and on the S. by the
State of New Jersey, and is drained by Walkill and Shawangunk rivers,
and other smaller streams, which afford valuable water-power. The
surface in the S.E. parts is mountainous, and the Shawangunk range
passes through the western portion. The other parts of the county are
usually, but moderately uneven. The soil is generally fertile, and well
adapted to grazing, and the "Orange County butter" is highly esteemed in
the New York markets. Indian corn, oats, potatoes, and grass are the
staples. In 1850 this county produced 491,074 bushels of corn; 390,834
of oats; 146,331 of potatoes; 96,593 tons of hay, and 3,769,034 pounds
of butter. There were 49 flour mills, 36 saw mills, 8 cotton, and 8
woolen factories, 3 iron furnaces, 3 paper mills, 18 tanneries, and 4
oilcloth factories. It contained 67 churches, 9 newspaper offices, 9492
pupils attending public schools, and 912 attending academies or other
schools. Iron ore, marble, limestone, and sandstone are abundant. The
Hudson river is navigable for ships along the entire eastern border. The
Delaware and Hudson canal, and the New York and Erie railroad traverse
this county, which is also partly intersected by the Newburg Branch
railroad. Seats of justice, Goshen and Newburg. Population, 57,145.
page 862
Baldwin, Thomas
and J. Thomas, M.D. New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States.
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Grambo, & Co., 1854
Early Orange County History
Dating back to its formation under a
colonial law of 1683, Orange is one of the oldest of the counties in
the State. It was reestablished in 1788, and had its boundaries
finally determined April 3, I80I. In 1799, Rockland was set off, and
five towns from Ulster added. Newburgh and Goshen were jointly the
shire villages. The county was divided at this time into the towns
of Blooming Grove, Chesekook, Deer Park, Goshen, Minisink,
Montgomery, New Windsor, Newburgh, Wallkill and Warwick. The county
has an area of nearly half a million square acres; fronts on both
the Hudson and Delaware, and is bounded on the south and west by the
States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Sullivan and Ulster counties
supply the west and north lines, the Hudson the east.
Few sections of New York can equal the
district in the variety and picturesqueness of terrain. The most and
best of the Hudson highlands, with Storm King, Cro'Nest and Bear
Mountain dominating the landscape, is one of its natural beauties.
The central part is one wide range of rolling surface, broken by
deep valleys; on the west are the Shawangunk mountains. There are
valleys in which the richest bottom lands have been cultivated for
more than two centuries, such as the Neversink. Lakes are to be seen
in profusion, some of the best roads making them accessible to all.
Even the swamp lands, such as those in the "Drowned Lands," have
both charm and utility, since drainage has been used in their
development. The geology is as interesting as the topography,
although minerals of commercial value are few.
Of the part played by the county in the
history of the State and Nation, it is well to recall that this
section was intimately associated with some of the crucial events of
the Revolution. Not only was there a continuous movement of troops
through the region, for West Point was on the county's frontier, but
near the close, the last cantonment of the war was in Orange, and
Washington passed the greater part of his time here. When the army
went into winter headquarters at Little Britain in 1782, with the
end of the war in sight, there grew the idea that a republic was an
impossibility as a form of government, and Washington was suggested
as the king of a limited monarchy. He was a resident of the county
when such an offer was made to him by Colonel Nicola. The stern
rejection of the idea is well known, and in his utterance he assured
the establishment of a free government.
Read more about it! . . .
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The Early History of Orange County
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The Concise History of Orange County
New York - Orange County and Westchester
County were neck and neck in terms of population growth in New
York State from July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2007.
Orange's population grew by 3,069 people over that one-year
span while in Westchester County, it grew 3,245.
By percentage, Orange remains the fastest growing county in
the state, with a 10.5 percent increase from 2000 to 2007.
No other county in the Hudson Valley or Catskills regions came
close. Sullivan County grew by 600 people. Dutchess and
Rockland counties each grew by 500 people, and Putnam County
grew by 200 residents. In Ulster County, 40 more people were
added to the population last year.
As of July 1, 2007, the population of each county was:
Westchester – 951, 325
Orange County – 377,169
Rockland – 296,483
Dutchess – 292,746
Ulster - 181,860
Putnam County – 99,489
Sullivan County – 76,303
Columbia County – 62,363
Greene County – 49,246
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