Milton, Ulster County, New York
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| Region | Hudson Valley |
| County | Ulster |
| Town | Marlborough |
| Landmark | Milton Railroad Station |
| River | Hudson |
| Elevation | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°39′32″N 73°57′36″W / 41.65889°N 73.96000°WCoordinates: 41°39′32″N 73°57′36″W / 41.65889°N 73.96000°W |
| Lowest point | Sea level |
| - location | Hudson River |
| Area | 2.8 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - land | 2.08 sq mi (5 km2) |
| - water | 0.35 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population | 1,403 (2010) |
| Timezone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 12547 |
| Area code | 845 |
 Location in Ulster County and the state of New York.
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| Website: Milton & Marlboro | |
Milton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2010 census. The town was named after John Milton, an English poet.
The community of Milton is located in the northeast part of the Town of Marlborough.
Captain William Bond was the first settler of record in the area of Milton, having obtained a patent from Queen Anne on June 12, 1712, which patent reserved the right to any trees fit for masts, planks, or otherwise suitable for her majesty's navy. Although Bond followed the sea, he served as deputy surveyor in Marlborough in 1717. Edward Hallock was a seafaring man who owned several vessels, all but one being destroyed by French cruisers. He and his family relocated from Long Island to Milton in late December 1760, and subsequently purchased land from Captain Bond's daughter Sukie. Hallock was a preacher in the Society of Friends.
In 1770 Captain Anning Smith constructed a small square dock on the river, where he built a wooden mill. The road leading to it, called the King's highway, was one of the first roads opened for the settlers living farther inland. Around 1845 the "old dock" came into possession of investors from Poughkeepsie, who established a factory for the manufacture of pins. Sloops were built and launched near here. In 1844 Sumner Colman started a wheel-barrow factory at the pin factory dock. In 1880 Henry H. Bell, from Long Island, started a plush and glove-lining factory at the site of the old pin factory. This later expanded to include the site of the former wheelbarrow factory which had burned in 1852.
In 1802 Charles Millard had two sawmills specializing in white pine. In the summer timber arrived in rafts sent down river from Glens Falls, Fort Edward, and around Lake Champlain. In winter most of the lumber was shipped from the east side of the river hauled by teams over the ice. In 1824 Charles Millard moved across the river to New Hamburg, establishing a lumber yard there. His son Walter carried on the business on the west side. Millard and Mills' steamboat Splendid sailed daily from the Milton dock.
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