Marbletown NY Real Estate includes the includes the hamlets of Stone Ridge, High Falls, Kripple Bush, Lyonsville, Atwood, Laplwa, Lomontville, Pacama and The Vly. Today’s citizens range from newly arrived weekenders to long time local residents, all of whom are encouraged to participate in local government and community affairs.
The Town of Marbletown is located in the central portion of Ulster County on the eastern edge of the Catskills and the northern edge of the Shawangunk Mountains. Marbletown today encompasses 54.9 square miles and is bordered by the Towns of Hurley, Olive, Rochester, New Paltz and Rosendale. US 209 and NY 213 pass through the town. In the 2010 census our population was 5,607.
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The area was settled around 1638 but received its patent but did not receive its patent until the 25th of June, 1703. The patent was granted by Col. Henry Beekman, Capt. Thomas Garton and Capt. Charles Brodhead in trust for the inhabitants. The trustees continued to be elected annually, until 1808.
By 1672,there were fifty-three houses on the site of the village of Marbletown, most of them log dwellings. The surface of the town was hilly upland, broken by valleys and streams. The Esopus flows through the northern part, while the Rondout runs through the southeast corner with a fall at High Falls. The town, like the county, was changing as a part for Olive was removed in 1823, and a part for Rosendale was removed in 1844.
After the burning of Kingston by the British during the American Revolutionary War in 1777 Marbletown served briefly as the state capital. The Council of Safety fled to Marbletown on October 19, three days after the invasion of Kingston. After being there a month, they removed to Hurley on the 18th of November, and thereafter adjourned to Poughkeepsie. Part of Marbletown was used in 1823 to form the Town of Olive and another part was used in 1844 to form the Town of Rosendale. The Town of Marbletown was formed in 1844.
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The assessed valuation of $698,825.00 on 30, 146 acres. In the 1980 census our population was four thousand nine hundred fifty-six and five thousand eight hundred fifty-four in the year 2000.
Marbletown is part of the Rondout Valley Central School district, and is home to Ulster County Community College, a two-year SUNY college providing undergraduate and continuing education on a state-of-the-art campus. Marbletown’s scenic landscape, mountain views and abundant farmland help define its rural character. The Town is rich in architectural heritage, boasting four nationally registered historic districts. Historic homes, churches, restaurants, farm stands, retail shops, alternative and traditional health care providers, a canal museum, a library, and a performing arts center can all be found in the commercial hamlets of High Falls and Stone Ridge.