Pawling (town), New York
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 View of Harlem Valley from Appalachian Trail in Pawling
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| Name origin: From Catherine Pauling, wife of Albert Pauling, and eldest daughter of colonial landowner Henry Beekman | ||
| Country | United States | |
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| State | New York | |
| Region | Hudson Valley | |
| County | Dutchess | |
| Landmark | The Great Swamp | |
| River | Swamp River | |
| Center | Village of Pawling | |
| - elevation | 480 ft (146 m) | |
| - coordinates | 41°34′N 73°36′W / 41.567°N 73.600°WCoordinates: 41°34′N 73°36′W / 41.567°N 73.600°W | |
| Highest point | Observatory Hill (Pawling) | |
| - elevation | 1,332 ft (406 m) | |
| - coordinates | 41°35′16″N 73°32′27″W / 41.58778°N 73.54083°W | |
| Lowest point | East Branch Croton River at Putnam County line | |
| - elevation | 420 ft (128 m) | |
| - coordinates | 41°31′24″N 73°36′12″W / 41.52333°N 73.60333°W | |
| Area | 45 sq mi (117 km2) | |
| - land | 44.2 sq mi (114 km2) | |
| - water | 0.8 sq mi (2 km2) | |
| Population | 8,463 (2010) | |
| Density | 170.2/sq mi (66/km2) | |
| Founded | 1788 | |
| Government | ||
| - location | Town Hall, 160 Charles Colman Blvd. | |
| - elevation | 450 ft (137 m) | |
| - coordinates | 41°34′08″N 73°35′59″W / 41.56889°N 73.59972°W | |
| Town Supervisor | David P. Kelly (R)
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| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 12564 | |
| Area code | 845 | |
| Exchange | 855 | |
 Location of Pawling, New York
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| Website: Welcome to Pawling, NY | ||
Pawling is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 8,463 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Catherine Pauling, the daughter of Henry Beekman, who held the second largest land patent in the county. A misprint caused the U to change to a W and the name stuck.
The Town of Pawling is in the southeast part of the county. The town has a village of Pawling.
A part of the town was involved in a boundary problem involving New York and Connecticut. A section of the town, located in the "Oblong,"(This curious name was given to the disputed oblong strip of land, two miles in width forming part of the Eastern boundary of the now Dutchess and Putnam Counties.) It was settled by Nathan Birdsall and his wife Jane Langdon, they were the first pioneer settlers of Quaker Hill, Dutchess, NY. He was a native of Long Island and was born about 1700 of Quaker parents. He was one of the surveyors of the area and picked his home site during the survey. Nathan purchased his land from the Great Nine Partners Patent, and prior to moving his family there, he erected a log house and barn, probably around 1720. The next settler was Benjamin Ferris, a Quaker preacher. It was not until 1731, when the one-hundred-year-old dispute as to the boundary between the English in New England and the Dutch in New York was settled, that emigration started in any volume, a number of "Friends" coming from Harrisons Purchase, now a part of Rye, in Westchester County, New York. Quaker Meeting House is still standing today, and open for visitors. George Washington established his headquarters at the John Kane House in the town (now the village) for two months in 1778. The town was founded in 1788, but part of the town was used to form the neighboring Town of Dover in 1807.
The oldest public golf course in the United States, the Dutcher Golf Course, also is in Pawling, and still in use. The Pawling Corporation is headquartered there.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.0 square miles (117 km2), of which 44.2 square miles (114 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (1.80%) is water.
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