Historic Huguenot Street

Local nameHistoric Huguenot Street
LocationNew Paltz, New York, United States

Historic Huguenot Street is located in New Paltz, New York, approximately 90 miles north of New York City. The seven stone houses and several accompanying structures in the 10-acre National Landmark Historic District were likely built in the early 18th century by Huguenot settlers fleeing discrimination and religious persecution in France and what's now southern Belgium. After negotiating with the Esopus Indians, this small group of Huguenots settled on a flat rise on the banks of the Wallkill River in 1678. The settlers named the site in honor of Die Pfalz, the region of present-day Germany that had provided them temporary refuge before they came to America. Recent archaeological finds indicate that the immediate area settled by the Huguenots was occupied by Native Americans prior to European contact. The site is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the United States.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenot_Street_Historic_District

Official website http://www.huguenotstreet.org/

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/huguenotstreet

Twitter https://twitter.com/HuguenotStreet

Email info@huguenotstreet.org

Phone +1 845 255 1660

Address 81 Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY 12561, USA

Coordinates 41°44'49.25" N -74°5'23.208" E

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