Sloatsburg
| Sloatsburg | |
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 Located within the Town of Ramapo and Rockland County , New York
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| State : | United States |
| State : | new York |
| County : | Rockland County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 10 ′ N , 74 ° 11 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 3,039 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 474.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 6.5 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 6.4 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 107 m |
| Postal code : | 10974 |
| Area code : | +1 845 |
| FIPS : | 36-67708 |
| GNIS ID : | 2391140 |
 Metro North Line Station |
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Sloatsburg is a village in the Town of Ramapo in Rockland County , New York in the United States . The location is at the southern entrance to Harriman State Park . In 2010 the place had 3,039 inhabitants. The place takes its name after Stephen Sloat, an early resident.
geography
Sloatsburg's geographic coordinates are 41 ° 10 ′ N , 74 ° 11 ′ W (41.161894, -74.187707). The village borders Orange County to the west .
According to the information from the United States Census Bureau , the place has an area of 6.5 km² , of which 6.4 km² is land and 0.1 km² (= 1.54%) is water.
Sloatsburg Station is on the Metro North route from Hoboken to Port Jervis . As the Orange Turnpike, New York State Route 17 runs through Sloatsburg. The Interstate 87 also runs through Sloatsburg, but there is no junction. However, the Interstate Highway can be reached via Seven Lakes Drive .
history
Sloatsburg, originally Pothat , was named after the Sloat family who settled in the area around 1760. The land was previously the hunting ground of the Lenni Lenape Minsi tribe . Indian travel routes led through the Ramapo Mountains early on and developed into the Orange Turnpike from 1800 onwards. It is still home to important thoroughfares - the New York State Thruway , New York Route 17, and the Norfolk Southern Railroad .
Wynant Van Gelder bought the land here from the Minsi in 1738 and transferred it to his father-in-law Isaac Van Deusen in 1747. Stephen Sloat married Marritje Van Deusen in 1763 and received the land on which he founded Sloat's Tavern , an inn and stopover on the Carriage Road from New York City to Albany . During the American Revolutionary War , the inn became a headquarters for the independence movement troops stationed at the Ramapo Pass. ´The Kutschenstraé became an important military route during the war and the pass became a strategically important point. George Washington traveled several times in the area and was at least once in Sloat's Tavern on June 6th, 1779. In 1781 Commodore John D. Sloat was born here, who in 1846 took possession of California for the United States.
After the War of Independence, the Sloats added a tannery and cotton mill. At the beginning of the 19th century Abram Dater built a forge on the river, as well as a grain mill and a sawmill. The mechanically very gifted Jacob Sloat opened a spinning mill for wool in 1815. He then turned successfully to the manufacture of yarns after obtaining a patent for finishing the fabric in 1840. In its prime, the plant was producing £ 8,000 a week. In 1878 the plant ceased operations.
Between 1836 and 1841 an Erie Railroad was built through Sloatsburg, increasing the population and prosperity of the Village. A catastrophic flood in 1903 destroyed most of the factories in the village, many of which were no longer built.
Due to its location on the Orange Turnpike, the strong growth in automobile traffic at the beginning of the 20th century had a profound effect on the town and its surroundings. Before the New York State Thruway and Palisades Parkway were built in the 1950s, Sloatsburg was practically cut in two by traffic. Long traffic jams were not uncommon in the 1940s and 1950s; on the fourth weekend in July 1952, the traffic jam reached back around 13 km.
During Prohibition , Sloatsburg's rural character and proximity to New York City made it an attractive location for black markers and smugglers ; the local forests were occasionally used by the criminals involved in this scheme to get rid of the bodies of those killed in the process.
When Sloatsburg was incorporated as a city in 1929, the city had 1,559 inhabitants, and David Henion was elected first mayor.
Historical buildings
Four historic buildings in Sloatburg - all linked to the Sloat family - are on the National Register of Historic Places . There are also several other historical sites in the place.
- The Glenwood Hotel was founded in 1908. It belonged to Henry and Kathleen Tobin. For five decades, until the opening of the New York State Thruway , the airy dining rooms were a popular stop for travelers en route to northern New York, Vermont and Canada. In 1998 the building was renovated and restored to its original appearance.
- The Old Sloatsburg Cemetery at Eagle Valley Road includes tombs, dating from the Revolutionary War to about the mid-20th century, including the grave of the soldier John Sloat, who was killed in 1781 during the Revolutionary War and other members of the family Sloat.
- The Sloatsburg Historical Society and the Sloatsburg Public Library display artifacts from the city's history, the Indians of North America and from excavations, some of which date back thousands of years.
- Sloat House and Inn at 19 Orange Turnpike (State Route 17) is the home built by Jacob Sloat in 1848. Peter Bush, a descendant of the family, has restored most of the house to its original state. Part of the house is open to the public.
- Sloat's Dam in Eleanor Burlingham Memorial Park on Waldron Terrace is the only remaining dam on the Ramapo River and was built by Isaac Sloat in 1792.
- The Jacob Sloat House (Harmony Hall) at Liberty Rock Road 15 was built in the 1848th Sloat's friend and painter Jasper Cropsey may have been a co-architect.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Sloatsburg had 3,117 people. The population density was 449.1 people per km ². There were 1078 housing units at an average 155.3 per km ². The Sloatsburg population was 90.95% White , 3.53% Black or African American , 0.45% Native American , 2.50% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , and 0.93% of other races belong to and 1.54% named two or more races. 5.58% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Sloatsburg were distributed to 1046 households out of which 38.5% had children under 18 years of age. 63.6% of households were married, 10.4% had a female head of household without a husband, and 21.0% were not families. 15.9% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 5.7% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.27.
The population was divided into 26.1% minors, 7.0% 18–24 year olds, 31.1% 25–44 year olds, 24.2% 45–64 year olds and 11.6% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 women there were 99.6 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 99.3 men.
The median household income in Sloatsburg was 70,721 dollars and the median family income reaching the level of 78,529 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 51,549 compared with $ 39,464 for women. The per capita income was $ 27,180. 3.0% of the population and 0.8% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 1.5% of minors and 3.4% of those aged 65 and over.
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- Eugene L. Kuykendall: Historic Sloatsburg, 1738-1998, The Way it Was, Is and Can Be ( English ). Sloatsburg Historical Society, Sloatsburg 1998.
Web links
- Village of Sloatsburg (English)
- Jacob Sloat House (English)
- Sloatsburg Fire Department (English)