Huguenot, Orange County, New York
Huguenot is a hamlet in the town of Deerpark, in Orange County, New York. It is north of Port Jervis on US-209. Huguenot Schoolhouse and Neversink Valley Grange Hall No. 1530 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2] The community was named after Huguenot immigrants.[3]
Since 2005, the annual electro-music music festival has been held in Huguenot's Greenkill Retreat Center.[4] Huegenot is named for Huguenot families Cuddeback and Gumaer who settled here in 1698. Indian name Seneyaugnquan.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/09/13 through 12/13/13. National Park Service. 2013-12-20.
- Eager, Samuel Watkins (1846). An Outline History of Orange County: Together with Local Tradition and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers, Etc. T. E. Henderson. p. 394.
- "electro-music 2011 - Sept 9-11 - Huguenot, NY".
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