Place:Plattekill, Ulster, New York, United States

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NamePlattekill
Alt namesPlattekilsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS36021347
Platterkillsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS36021347
TypeTown
Coordinates41.617°N 74.067°W
Located inUlster, New York, United States
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Plattekill is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 10,499 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a stream, the Platte Kill.

The town of Plattekill is in the southeastern part of the county, immediately north of the town of Newburgh in neighboring Orange County.

The five official hamlets in the town are Ardonia, Clintondale, Modena, New Hurley, and Plattekill.

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History

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The area was settled by whites early in the 18th century, and the town was established in 1800 from part of the town of Marlborough.

The Reformed Dutch Church of New Hurley was built in the 1830s, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The Shuart-Van Orden Stone House was built in 1740 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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