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Historic Sites Attractions In New Paltz

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New Paltz is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 14,003 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston. New Paltz contains a village also with the name New Paltz. The town is named for Palz , the dialect name of the Rhenish Palatinate, called Pfalz in standard German. Due to the presence of what is now the State University of New York at New Paltz, it has been a college town for over 150 years.
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Historic Sites Attractions In New Paltz

  • 1. Historic Huguenot Street New Paltz
    Historic Huguenot Street is located in New Paltz, New York, approximately 90 miles 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. After negotiating with the Esopus Indians, this small group of Huguenots settled on a flat rise on the banks of the Wallkill River in 1678. The settlers named the site in honor of Die Pfalz, the region of present-day Germany that had provided them temporary refuge before they came to America. Recent archaeological finds indicate that the immediate area settled by the Huguenots was occupied by Native Americans prior to Euro...
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