Stony Point, New York
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Stony Point Light in Stony Point
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 Location in Rockland County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 41°14′14″N 74°0′4″W / 41.23722°N 74.00111°WCoordinates: 41°14′14″N 74°0′4″W / 41.23722°N 74.00111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rockland |
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| • Total | 31.6 sq mi (81.8 km2) |
| • Land | 27.6 sq mi (71.5 km2) |
| • Water | 4.0 sq mi (10.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,059 |
| • Density | 480/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10980 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-71674 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979532 |
| Website | http://www.stonypointny.org |
Stony Point is a triangle-shaped town in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. The town is located north of the town of Haverstraw, east and south of Orange County, New York, and west of the Hudson River and Westchester County. The population was 15,059 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is derived from a prominent projection into the Hudson River.
The town is in the northeast part of the county. U.S. Route 9W, U.S. Route 202, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway are major north-south routes through the town. Stony Point is included in the North Rockland Central School District. It is the most rural out of the 5 towns in Rockland County.
During the American Revolution, the King's Ferry in Stony Point linked New York and the southern colonies with New England; it was used many times by George Washington's Continental Army, and in 1781 Washington's French allies used it on their way to the Battle of Yorktown.
The Stony Point Battlefield, just north of Stony Point, marks the July 16, 1779Battle of Stony Point in which General "Mad" Anthony Wayne led 1,350 Continental Army troops in a surprise attack just before midnight on July 15th against the 544-man British garrison at Stony Point. The Americans were unable to hold the fort for more than a few days. This may or may not have contributed to Anthony Wayne earning his nickname of "Mad" Anthony Wayne.
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