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ORANGE COUNTY. 511
W1WAYAJVDA1—was formed from Minisink, Nov. 15, 1849. It is an interior town, lying
s. w. of the center of the co. Its surface is rolling and hilly. ■ The highest summit is Joe Gee
Hill,2 in the sr. w. part. The Drowned Lands occupy a portion of the s. e. corner. The principal
streams are Wall Kil, forming the s.e. boundary, Rutgers Creek, forming the s.w. boundary,
Wawayanda Creek, in the w. part, and Monhagan Creek, in the n. e. corner. The soil is chiefly
a clay and sandy loam, and is best adapted to pasturage.3 JVew Hampton, (p. v.,) on Wall
Kil, in the n. e. corner, contains a gristmill, sawmill, and 25 dwellings; f>entoii5 1 mi. s. w. of
New Hampton, 1 church and 25 dwellings; 15 id gAiSnsry, (p.v.,) near the center, 2 churches
and 30 dwellings; Slate Mill, (p.v.,) 1 mi. w. of Ridgebury, 1 church and 25 dwellings;
Centerville, in the w. part, 1 church and 15 dwellings; Millsburgli, (Wells Corner p. o.,)
1 mi. s. of Centerville, on the line of Minisink, a grist and saw mill and 15 dwellings; and
Gardnerville, in the s. part, on the line of Minisink, a gristmill, sawmill, and 15 dwellings.
The first settlements are .supposed to have been made previous to 1700.4 There are 5 churches in
town; 3 Presb., M. E., arid Bap.
Acres of Land, Valuation, Population, Dwellings, Families, Freeholders, Schools, Live
Stock, Agricultural Products, and Domestic Manufactures, of Orange County.
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Names of Towns. |
Acres of Land. |
Valuation of 1858. |
Population. |
No. of Dwellings. |
No. of Families. |
Freeholders. |
Schools. |
|
Improved. |
Unimproved. |
Real Estate. |
Personal
Property. |
Total. |
|
Females. |
No. of
Districts. |
Children'
taught. |
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Blooming Grove........ |
15,491 |
5,549} |
$989,921 |
$320,109 |
$1,310,030 |
1,094 |
1,090 |
364 |
389 |
211 |
n |
781' |
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Chester.................... |
12,521} |
2,968 |
689,132 |
311,850 |
1.000,982 |
841 |
855 |
277 |
310 |
189 |
5 |
403 |
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Cornwall................. |
10,874} |
15,594 |
656,729 |
107,650 |
764.379 |
2.420 |
2,158 |
648 |
808 |
401 |
9 |
1,348 |
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Crawford................. |
19,575 |
4,688 |
692,445 |
125,975 |
818,420 |
959 |
1.041 |
338 |
356 |
221 |
10 |
701 |
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Deerpark................. |
8,998} |
22,473 |
1,342,945 |
210,690 |
1,-553,635 |
2,946 |
2,558 |
851 |
972 |
449 |
9 |
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Goshen.................... |
20,853} |
3,676} |
1,288,175 |
438,450 |
1,726,625 |
1,566 |
1,647 |
482 |
529 |
226 |
10 |
1,040 |
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Greenville............... |
12,675 |
4,736 |
414,703 |
41,100 |
455,803 |
606 |
612 |
217 |
233 |
140 |
7 |
514 |
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Hamptonburgh......... |
14,519} |
2,184 |
693,287 |
131,607 |
824,894 |
662 |
641 |
212 |
223 |
141 |
6 |
434 |
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Minisink.................. |
11,590 |
2,497 |
521,863 |
97,450 |
619,313 |
635 |
660 |
231 |
242 |
161 |
8 |
656 |
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Monroe................... |
19,959} |
77,666} |
1,034,800 |
149,662 |
1,184,462 |
2,380 |
2,171 |
737 |
■812 |
290 |
16 |
1,703 |
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Montgomery............. |
23,186} |
5,703 |
1,434,841 |
460,135 |
1,894.976 |
1,820 |
1,972 |
642 |
715 |
380 |
15 |
1,376 |
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• Mount Hope............ |
12,070} |
3.890 |
560,195 |
57,650 |
617.845 |
857 |
878 |
318 |
368 |
220 |
4 |
493 |
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Newburgh............... |
23,244} |
4,078} |
3,939,875 |
2,383.716 |
6,323,591 |
6,122 |
6,651 |
1,729 |
2,443 |
630 |
13 |
5,047 |
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New Windsor........... |
17,500 |
3.371 |
977,825 |
301,687 |
1,279.512 |
1,278 |
1,277 |
386 |
444 |
216 |
9 |
817 |
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Wallkill.................. |
32,391} |
7,358} |
1.816,860 |
569,800 |
. 2,386,660 |
2,636 |
2,779 |
915 |
1,040 |
622 |
18 |
2.114 |
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Warwick................. |
36,003} |
20,326} |
1,704,901 |
268,475 |
1,973,376 |
' 2,488 |
2,499 |
875 |
930 |
477 |
24 |
1,868 |
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Wawayanda............ |
17,145 |
2,855 |
724,934 |
139,894 |
864,828 |
1,007 |
1,062 |
360 |
377 |
. 172 |
10 |
643 |
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Total................. |
308,599f |
189,615 |
19.483.431 |
6,115,900 |
25,599,331 |
30,317 |
30,551 |
9.582 |
11.136 |
5,146 |
184 |
21,5?5 |
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Live Stock.
Agricultural Products.
Bush, of Grain.
Dairy Products. |
Names of Towns.
2,358
1,920
1,274
2,395
726
3,213
1,918
1,979
1,837
2,409
2,859
1,681
2,456
2,169
3,085
5,119
2,789
2,467
354
846
1,000
270
2,474
499
2,403
331
810
2,856
415
973
1,199
1,580
2,447
453
5,8154
5,099
3,251
5.481
2,149
8.194
4.076
5,332
3,913
6,650
7.481
3,3444
6,7924
6,053
11,7234
12,0074
5,8 ~
95,060
21,175
77,844
252,020
46,194
129,918
249,248
177,820
243,749
98,270
312,466
141,146
218,963}
218,832
365,843
416,494
220,545
1,644
726
1,445
3,500
779
2.
1.505
2,200
1,774
1,572
5,097
986
3,691
3,000
3.778
5,180
1.779
10,054
8,0454
6,361
13,8264
10,548
10,6254
6,908
11.819
7,0634
10,708
34,9284
7,513}
32.521
17^046
20,5534
30,475
26.5384
24,7194
13,820}
44,723
21.818
49,835
21,576
31,781
28,8394
33,673}
70,5374
19:2174
71,0114
45,6074
65,616
73,5254
29,575
4,363
14,582
2,6494
6.617
12,304
10,188
2,705
1,965
2,828
8,162
13,252
3,379.
10,758.
6,467
10,369
8,932
4.030
2,004
347
3,179
11,836
5,505
921
2,470
2,862
3,182
2,173
11,671
1,066
5,601
5,333
17,510
3,886J
634
379
473
570
378
670
374
437
382
541
782
377
1,183
574
921
1,125
434
735
798
738
1,127
922
662
894
1,340
1,025
539
1,113
951
1,475
2,936
823
747
142
138
130
179
171
249
461}
345}
245,6644 672,4144‘103,2114 123,5514 80,180
Blooming Grove
Chester............
Cornwall..........
Crawford.........
Deerpark..........
Goshen.............
Greenville........
Hamptonburgh.
Minisink.........
Monroe............
Montgomery.....
Mount Hope.....
Newburgh........
New Windsor....
Wallkill...........
Warwick.........
Wawayanda......
Total........
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s 1,500 gallons of milk are sent daily from this town to the
N. Y. market.
4 Among the early settlers were John Denton, Richard Car¬
penter, Isaac Dolson, and Daniel and David Cooley. Isaac Dolson
built a blockhouse as a protection against the Indians, in 1756. |
1
The name is said by some to be an Indian corruption of the
English phrase “away over yonder.”—Eager’s Hist. Orange Co.,
pp. 432, 433.
* Named from the last Indian who had his cabin on the hill.
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