New Paltz (village), New York: Difference between revisions

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[http://www.newpaltz.org New Paltz.org]

== History ==

The Village of New Paltz was established in 1678. The first European residents were Huguenot refugees from France. Huguenot Street has stone houses built by these refugees. This street is known as the oldest street in America with its original houses.

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Starting in the late twentieth century, New Paltz increasingly became an outer commuter suburb of New York City. Residents either commute daily, commute part time, or telecommute daily. This trend accelerated

as a result of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This suburbanization increasingly uses agricultural lands for housing and commercial development. Much of the agricultural lands in the New Paltz area were apple orchards.

== Nature ==

Just outside of New Paltz is the Shawangunk mountain range which includes the Mohonk Preserve.

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[http://www.mohonk.com Mohonk Mountain House]

== Culture ==

Scenes in the film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111001/ The Road to Wellville] were shot at the Mohonk Mountain House.