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41-626: The Kerhonkson CDP is an urban concentration that straddles the border of the town of Rochester and the town of Wawarsing , with the larger portion in Rochester. US 209 is the hamlet's main artery. The western terminus of US 44 / NY 55 is at Route 209 in the Wawarsing portion of the Kerhonkson CDP. The U.S. Postal Service Zip Code of Kerhonkson (12446) covers a much larger area of the town of Rochester, as well as part of Wawarsing and

82-863: A branch was begun to Auburn from Norwich, but it only was constructed to Scipio Center before being sold to the Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railroad in 1876. Access to New York City was provided by the Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap Railroad and the New Jersey Midland Railway beginning in 1872. On September 3, 1869, the NY&;OM began using the Pennsylvania Railroad 's station at Exchange Place in Jersey City, New Jersey, which provided its passengers with ferry access to

123-514: A household in the CDP was $ 41,541 and the median income for a family was $ 53,423. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 17,964. As of 2000 6.4% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over. Males had a median income of $ 32,008 versus $ 24,412 for females. Kerhonkson was the site of a colonial fort, on Deyo's Hill, that served settler-colonial interests. Before

164-603: A new line to Sylvan Beach on the east shore of Lake Oneida , the O&;W extended its operations into new market areas, and the Sylvan Beach Loop became a seasonally-significant corridor by providing transportation to central New York's recreational resort area. By 1889, the O&W added two new branches, New Berlin to Edmeston , and Port Jervis to Monticello , connecting to the main line at Summitville, New York . The most significant addition occurred in 1890, when

205-742: A new owner, Doreen Richardson, in 1989. Part of Route 209 in Ulster County was named “Clayton Peg Leg Bates Memorial Highway” in his honor. Richardson operated the former Peg Leg Bates club as the "Mountain Valley Resort" until her death in 2012. The Peg Leg Bates resort played an important role in the history of the civil rights movement in 1966 when a meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) held there voted to expel whites from its staff. Congregation Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel

246-456: A plaque proclaiming them to be members of the O&W's new "Flying Diesel Corps." Each plaque was topped with a cast presentation model of their F-unit locomotive; the castings were provided by EMD. One of the freight cars involved in the accident was loaded with chocolate bars from the Nestlé plant in nearby Fulton , New York . It was said that when the younger residents of Hamilton learned of

287-588: A small area of the town of Olive . Kerhonkson Elementary School is one of two elementary schools in the Rondout Valley Central School District. Soyuzivka , a Ukrainian resort and cultural center, is within the Kerhonkson Zip Code, in the town of Warwarsing. The Kerhonkson CDP is located at 41°46′28″N 74°17′51″W  /  41.774485°N 74.297480°W  / 41.774485; -74.297480 . with

328-637: A thrift shop, and a pet food pantry. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church is located on Foordmore Road. The parish is part of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford . The Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes on Route 209 in Kerhonkson is a Catholic mission associated with the parish of St. Mary and St. Andrew in Ellenville . Kerhonkson has hosted a baseball Little League, Indian Valley Little League, since 1953. Indian Valley won

369-647: A total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km), all land. The CDP is in the valley of Rondout Creek , a tributary of the Hudson River , and adjacent to the Shawangunk Mountains, famous for the rock climbing and biodiversity of the Shawangunk Ridge . The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is in the Kerhonkson Zip Code area, along Route 44/55. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,684 people, 684 households, and 433 families residing in

410-568: Is named Gnome Chomsky. There are two other, larger gnomes that now hold the distinction of being the world's largest. Rochester, Ulster County, New York Rochester is a town in Ulster County, New York , United States. The population was 7,305 at the 2022 census. It is an interior town located near the center of Ulster County . The northwestern part of the town is in the Catskill Park . U.S. Route 209 passes across

451-653: Is now a popular local hiking and biking destination known as the Rail Trail. It is 3.5 miles long. In 1951, the famed tap dancer Peg Leg Bates became the first African-American resort owner in the Catskills when he opened the Peg Leg Bates Country Club in Palentown , a hamlet in the northern end of the Kerhonkson Zip Code. His wife Alice E. Bates died in 1987, and Bates leased the property to

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492-479: Is on Main Street near where the railroad used to be. It has a social hall that holds meetings of local organizations, dinners, and parties. The Kerhonkson-Accord Volunteer Ambulance Corp is along Route 209 and provides first aid service for both Kerhonkson and Accord . Kerhonkson contains what was once the world's largest garden gnome , constructed in 2005; it is situated on Route 209 in front of Kelder's Farm and

533-597: Is the primary Jewish temple in the area. It was constructed in 1924. The community house also found on that property was constructed in 1954. In 2013 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Federated Church of Kerhonkson is a Protestant church that is partially of the Methodist denomination and partially of the Reformed denomination. The church has a food pantry ("Christ's Cupboard"),

574-542: The Burning of Kingston on October 12, 1777, all the important documents of the nascent New York state government and government officials were moved to Kerhonkson, remaining for two weeks until they were moved to Albany , making Kerhonkson briefly the capital of New York. The Delaware and Hudson Canal was completed in 1828. This opened up local industries such as coal, lumber, dairy, and hotel. Barges towed by mules transported goods along Rondout Creek from Pennsylvania to

615-846: The Cortlandt Street Ferry Depot in lower Manhattan and the Desbrosses Street Ferry . With the Panic of 1873 , the company began to fold, and it severed its ties with the NJM and the MU&;WG. In 1880, O&W inherited the New York & Oswego Midland's lines. The O&W improved the main line by providing a new route to the New York City area from Middletown, New York , which extended to Cornwall on

656-672: The Hudson River and then to Weehawken Terminal . This development was made possible by negotiating trackage-rights from the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway , later part of the New York Central system. In 1886, O&W acquired the operations of both the Utica, Clinton & Binghamton and the Rome & Clinton railroads from the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company . By acquisition of these assets and construction of

697-572: The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NH), the railroad acquired control of the O&W and installed NH president Charles Sanger Mellen as president for a year. Regulatory difficulties frustrated Mellen's plans to barter the O&W to the New York Central Railroad for concessions elsewhere. The 1940s saw a receding of passenger service. In the early years of the 1940s, the Summitville-Kingston branch

738-565: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 88.8 square miles (230 km ), of which 88.4 square miles (229 km ) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km ) (0.42%) is covered by water. Rochester lies in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains . As of the census of 2000, there were 7,018 people, 2,688 households, and 1,830 families residing in the town. The population density

779-569: The 2017 District 16 championship, defeating Rondout Valley Little League. More recently Indian Valley removed its longtime mascot, Chief Wahoo, from signs, shirts, hats, website, and Facebook for its racial insensitivity. The local swim team, the Kerhonkson Barracudas, are based out of the Kerhonkson Elementary School pool and compete against other local teams in the summer. The Kerhonkson Fire Department

820-423: The 213-ton EMD FT diesel locomotive at the head of the train "flew" a distance of 150 feet (46 m) beyond the coal trestle from an elevation of 15 feet (4.6 m). Two of the crew were seriously injured, but no crewmen were killed in the wreck. An investigation by New York state police as to why the switch had been thrown resulted in no arrests. A dinner was later given in honor of the crew, who each received

861-427: The CDP. The population density was 317.7 inhabitants per square mile (122.7/km). There were 857 housing units at an average density of 161.7 units per square mile (62.4 units/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.6% White , 1.8% African American , 0.7% Native American , 1.3% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.4% from other races , and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.8% of

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902-582: The Hudson River. In the canal era, Kerhonkson was known as Middleport The Delaware and Oswego Railroad was constructed in 1909 along the old canal towpath and a station was constructed along Main Street to ship out dairy products. The Summitville to Kingston segment was acquired by the New York, Ontario and Western . In the line's waning years, passenger service was reduced to Sunday and holiday service, and summer only. The tracks were pulled up in 1957 once products were being moved by truck upstate. The path

943-580: The Metro New York City area. The New Haven offered to purchase the company in 1952, but later withdrew its offer, citing its own financial problems. Abandonment was loudly-protested by towns along the line, which considered unpaid back taxes as an investment in the railroad. The New York State legislature approved a $ 1 million aid bill, citing the O&W as essential for civil defense, but the state civil defense commission rejected it. The bankruptcy court finally ordered complete abandonment, and

984-672: The O&W "had always been sickly and should not have been built" at just "541 miles". Parts of the Summitville - Kingston division, ending at Kingston , have become a rail trail . Some of the stations have been converted into residences, including the Alligerville station in High Falls, New York , owned by Gerry Leonard since 2001 and used as a recording studio. The Starlight station in Wayne County, Pennsylvania

1025-470: The O&W constructed a 54-mile branch from Cadosia, New York , to Scranton, Pennsylvania , through the rich anthracite coal reserves in Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley. Revenues from this new Scranton Division strengthened O&W's revenues and provided the means for future improvements to the railroad. The railroad's W-in-O logo first appeared in 1892. During the ill-fated " Morganization " of

1066-419: The age of 18 living with them, 52% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under

1107-463: The age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 43,071, and the median income for a family was $ 47,257. Males had a median income of $ 36,250 versus $ 24,773 for females. The per capita income for

1148-417: The last freight train ran from Norwich to Middletown on March 29, 1957. Liquidation proceeded shortly thereafter. Three large scrap dealers bought the entire right-of-way from the bankruptcy court soon afterward, and removed nearly all of the rails and bridges in 1958 and 1959. All O&W assets were auctioned. The diesel locomotives found new owners, but most of the other, antiquated rolling stock and equipment

1189-445: The population. There were 684 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no spouse present, 6.6% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 36.7% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1230-511: The spilled candy, they raced to collect what they could, and that as a result candy sales in the town were for some time afterward very low. When Savannah and Atlanta 750 was restored for excursion service in 1964, it received a new tender and other parts from an ex-NYO&W Y-series 4-8-2 which the S&;A had bought in 1945. This engine, the last surviving steam locomotive from the NYO&;W,

1271-499: The town was $ 21,065. About 8.2% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. New York, Ontario and Western The New York, Ontario and Western Railway , commonly known as the O&;W or NYO&W , was a regional railroad founded in 1868. The last train ran from Norwich, New York , to Middletown, New York , in 1957, after which it

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1312-691: The town. Mombaccus was the Dutch name for the area that became the town of Rochester. It was first settled by Europeans in 1672. The name Rochester began with the issuance of a land patent in 1703. It became a town in 1788, and the formal establishment of the town of Rochester occurred in 1803. Parts of Rochester were used to create the towns of Middletown in 1798 (now in Delaware County ), Neversink in 1798 (now in Sullivan County ), Wawarsing in 1806, and Gardiner in 1853. According to

1353-595: The tracks in Rome , Oneida , and Kingston . These transfers were approved before operations ceased at midnight on March 29, and the transfer of other sections to the Erie Railroad was approved later. A section of the track in New Hartford was still in operation in 2018 by the Northern Division of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway . Rail historian George Drury later commented that

1394-404: Was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 19, 6.1% from 20 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males. As of 2016 the median income for

1435-471: Was 79.4 inhabitants per square mile (30.7/km ). There were 3,750 housing units at an average density of 42.4 per square mile (16.4/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 93.42% white , 2.51% African American , .54% Native American , .51% Asian , .04% Pacific Islander , .83% from other races , and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population. There were 2,688 households, out of which 34.3% had children under

1476-467: Was acquired by Buckingham Township and servies as its Municipal Building. On September 27, 1955, a 50-car O&W train in Hamilton, New York , traveling on a mainline approached a switch set for a siding which led to a coal trestle. Although the engineer fully-applied the brakes, the train continued up the siding at more than 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) and through the trestle. It was learned that

1517-475: Was also eliminated in this period. The last passenger train (from Roscoe, New York , just north of Livingston Manor, to Weehawken Terminal ) operated on September 10, 1953. By 1948 the operating losses had accumulated to over $ 38 million (over $ 69 million in 2024). The decrease of coal as a heating fuel for other than major power plants damaged its primary freight business, as did the end of rail transport of high-priority dairy products from Upstate New York to

1558-496: Was operated over the New York Central Railroad 's West Shore Railroad via trackage rights . In 1866, the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad was chartered under the direction of Dewitt C. Littlejohn, who envisioned a railroad serving a direct connection from the docks opposite New York City to Lake Ontario at Oswego. Construction on the line north of Middletown began in 1868 and was completed in 1873. Branches were also constructed to Ellenville , Delhi and New Berlin, New York ;

1599-583: Was ordered liquidated by a U.S. bankruptcy judge. It was the first Class I U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety. The railroad began life as the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad , organized by Dewitt C. Littlejohn of Oswego, NY, in 1868. Its mainline extended from Weehawken, New Jersey , across the Hudson River from New York City, to Oswego, New York , a port city on Lake Ontario . It had branch lines to Kingston , Port Jervis , Monticello , Delhi , Utica and Rome, New York and Scranton, Pennsylvania . The part south of Cornwall, New York ,

1640-407: Was reduced to a Sundays and holidays, summer-only service. Improved highways ended the O&W's passenger service to the resort areas of the lower Catskill Mountains (the " Borscht Belt ") and lightly populated portions of Upstate New York, with the last train from Walton, New York , to Weehawken operating in the summer of 1948. The O&W's Walton- Delhi branch service, all in Delaware County ,

1681-534: Was scrapped. Certain sections of track serving shippers, many of which were industrial factories, were transferred by the bankruptcy court to other railroads, allowing continued rail access to the plants. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad received track from Utica to New Hartford, New York , and track in Norwich, New York and Scranton, Pennsylvania . The New York Central took over sections of O&W New York track between Fulton and Oswego , and

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