ULSTER COUNTY 



Ulster County, which lies in the southeastern part of the state 

 011 the west bank of the Hudson, has an area of 729, (300 acres. 

 From north to south the extent is approximately o5 miles; from 

 east to west it averages from 25 to 40 miles. 



The population is shown in the following table: 



Population by Cities and Townships 



Denning 



Kingston (city) 



Esopus 



Gardiner 



Hardenbergh .. . 



Hurley 



Kingston 



Lloyd 



Marbletown 

 Marlborough .. . 



New Faltz 



Olive 



(Census of 1915) 

 531 Tlattekill .. 

 Rochester .. 

 Rosendale . 

 Saugerties . 

 Shandaken 

 Shawangunk 



Ulster 



Wawarsing 

 Woodstock . 



26, 354 

 4,643 

 1,328 



565 

 1,189 



323 

 2.S65 

 2,709 

 4,303 

 2,569 

 2.921 



Total 



1 



.028 



• ) 



,715 



o 



,S80 



9 



,856 



2. 



730 



2 



.392 



3 



,437 



7 



,507 



1, 



,605 



85. 



,367 



* Kingston is the county seat. 



HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 



Ulster County, which was formed in 1683, was named from the 

 third dukedom of the Duke of York — that of Ulster, Ireland. 

 There arc, therefore, three comities commemorating the Duke of 

 York — Albany, New York, and Ulster. 



The Dutch established a trading post near the Hudson River on 

 the present site of Kingston in 1014. Tin's is said to have been 

 the third settlement made in New York. The county appears to 

 have suffered more from Indian hostilities than any other portion 

 of the country while under Dutch control. The early settle- 

 ment being broken up, a new one was commenced between 1030 

 and 1040. This was also attacked, and was finally abandoned in 

 1655. Before 1000 the pioneers had again located at and near 

 Kingston. During that year a treaty was concluded with the 

 Indians and the Bottlers became so unsuspicious of danger that they 

 left open the gates of their fort both day and night. Within a 

 few years, however, the outer settlements were all destroyed. 



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