Mamakating, New York
| Mamakating, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Mamakating in Sullivan County, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°35′4″N 74°29′15″W / 41.58444°N 74.48750°WCoordinates: 41°35′4″N 74°29′15″W / 41.58444°N 74.48750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Sullivan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98.2 sq mi (254.5 km2) |
| • Land | 95.9 sq mi (248.4 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,085 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-44809 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979187 |
| Website | Mamakating, NY - Official town site |
Mamakating is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 12,085 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Mamakating is in the southeast part of the county.
The town of Mamakating was organized Dec 17th, 1743 and was the first township of Sullivan County. The first county seat was Bloomingburg; incorporated in 1833. According to historical records Johanis Hardenburgh, a resident of Kingston, N.Y., purchased a large tract of land known as the Hardenburgh Patent. This land and another patent known as the Minisink Patent were what is now most of Orange and Sullivan Counties. On December17th, 1743 a precinct was formed called Mamakating. Some say it was called Mamacotten. It included what is now all of Sullivan County but was still a part of Ulster County.
During the early and middle 18th century the construction of forts all along the Old Mine Road (today US 209) was necessary to protect the settlers from hostile Indians. There were three forts built in Mamakating. Fort Westbrookville was built in 1750 on what is now the Sullivan and Orange county border and until several years ago it was a restaurant. In 1757 a fort was built north of the village of Wurtsboro and it was called Fort Devans. A building was later added to make it larger and it is now owned by the operators of Wurtsboro Airport. Another fort was built on the east side of the Bloomingburgh Mountain. It was called Fort Roosa and was built in 1731. It is still standing and is considered the oldest building in Sullivan County. Many people traveling the old mine road from Kingston found land that was good for planting crops, plenty of game to hunt, streams filled with fish, and virgin trees to build homes. They decided that it was a good place to settle down and raise a family.
In 1788 Mamakating was reduced to its present size with the forming of Deerpark, Orange County in 1788. Lumberland was formed from Mamakating in 1798, Thompson in 1803 and part of Forestburgh in1837.
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