Cornwall on Hudson, New York
| Cornwall-on-Hudson | |
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 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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 Cornwall-on-Hudson
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| Coordinates: 41°26′33″N 74°00′50″W / 41.442589°N 74.013898°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange County |
| Town | Cornwall |
| Established | 1609 |
| Incorporated (village) | 1885 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,018 |
| • Density | 1,519/sq mi (586.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12520 |
| FIPS code | 36-18333 |
Cornwall-on-Hudson is a riverfront village in the town of Cornwall, Orange County, New York. It lies on the west bank of the Hudson River about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.
The population as of the 2010 census was 3,018. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area.
The village was part of the Governor Dongan tract of 1685. Willisville was an early name for Cornwall-on-Hudson. Settlement in the area occurred at Cornwall Landing, a hamlet on the Hudson River below Butter Hill. It was the only river landing in the town. In the early 1800s, Daniel Tobias sailed a sloop from Cornwall Landing. As there was no direct communication between the river and the table-land above, in 1807, his brother, Isaac S. Tobias, built a road, at his own expense, as far as the first bridge on the road to Willisville. The Mead and Taft Company lumberyard once employed 500 people at the Landing. Cornwall Landing became a commercial hub with its own post office. The Landing began to decline after World War II when passenger train service ended, and Conrail demolished the buildings. Cornwall-on-Hudson incorporated as a village in 1885, within the Town of Cornwall.
The Amelia Barr House, also known as "Cherry Croft", is located on Mountain Road in Cornwall-on-Hudson, on the slopes of Storm King Mountain. Barr, an American writer born in the 19th century, lived here during the most prolific and successful period of her career. In 1982 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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