And historical as well On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Bill aka LeFantome <[email protected]>wrote:
> quite a tourist attraction > SEAT AL FRANKEN! > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jon > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 21, 2009 5:47 PM > *To:* NewPals, [email protected] > *Subject:* {Dawgs/Dittos} The OC > > THIS IS VERY COOL, IF YOU EVER LIVED IN ORANGE COUNTY NY (even if you never > did) YOU WILL GET SOME INFORMATION OUT OF IT. > > Some of what Orange County, NY is famous for: The oldest carbon dated human > settlement in North America (12,500 years old) is found here. More Mastodon > skeletons have been unearthed here than any other place on earth. > > The 'Onion Capitol of the World'. The black dirt region of PineIsland . > > ' Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese' was invented in Chester, NY. 'Velveeta' > cheese spread (1923) and 'Liederkranz' cheese (1882) were invented in > Monroe, NY. > > First butter factory in America was in Campbell Hall, NY (1859) > > The oldest (1839) continuously operating winery in the US is in > Washingtonville, NY (The Brotherhood Winery ) > > The Tuxedo dinner jacket originated in Tuxedo Park, an enclosed > community developed by Pierre Lorillard, tobacco magnate (Old Gold). The > daughter of Bruce Price, the designer of Tuxedo Park, NY (1880), and also a > resident, was Emily Post > > The Order of the Purple Heart was established by George Washington in > Newburgh, NY (1782) > > The first Registered National Historic Landmark (1850) is Washington 's > Headquarters in Newburgh, NY. > > The largest number (220+) of discount designer outlets in the US is in > Central Valley, NY with 12 million visitors per year ( Woodbury Commons). > > The world's first, and still used, trotting track is in Goshen, NY > ( Goshen Historic Track ) (est. 1838) > > Nearly all trotters and pacers in the US can trace their pedigree to the > stallion ' Hamiltonian's of Chester, NY (1849). > > The largest living history museum in NYS is Museum Village in Monroe, NY > > Bear Mountain State Park has more visitors annually than does > Yellowstone National Park . > > The main runway at Stewart International Airport (SWF) (formerly Stewart > Air Force base) is over two miles long (11, 818 feet) and is an alternate > landing site for the Space Shuttle. New Windsor, NY > > The United States Military Academy at West Point, NY (USMA est. 1778) > > The largest Church Organ in the world is at West Point USMA. > > Stephen Crane wrote his most popular novel 'The Red Badge of Courage' in > Port Jervis, NY .The Intersection of I-87 and I-84 in Newburgh, NY is known > as the 'Gateway of the Northeast' > > The largest sculpture park in the US is the Storm King Art Center in > Mountainville, NY , featuring works from artists around the world. > > The oldest (1919) continuously operating automobile racing dirt track in > the US is the Orange County Fair Speedway , Middletown, NY > > 'American Chopper', on the Discovery channel, was filmed at ' Orange County > Choppers ' in Rock Tavern, NY, then in Montgomery, NY, and now is filmed at > it's new World Headquarters located in Newburgh, NY. > > The Hudson River , the first explored and most beautiful river in the > United States, passing through this area is called 'The Rhine of the > Americas' > > In 1683, the County of Orange, named for William of Orange (King William > III, 1650-1702), was formed. > > In 1799, the residents of the southern part of Orange County petitioned the > state and broke off to become Rockland County . > > Orange County today is almost a half million acres > in size and is dotted with dairy and produce farms, orchards, vineyards, > horse ranches and bucolic villages set amongst vast areas of woodlands, > rolling hills and glacier carved valleys. > There are three cities within the county's borders: Newburgh, on the Hudson > River ; Port Jervis, on the Delaware River; and Middletown, halfway between > the other two. > > The County seat of Orange County, NY, is the Village of Goshen . > > Of the 10 Counties named Orange in the US, Orange County NY is the oldest > (1683). It is 206 years older than Orange County California (1889), 169 > years older than Orange County Texas (1852), 162 years older than > OrangeCounty Florida (1824), 133 years older than Orange County Indiana > (1816), 98 years older than Orange County Vermont (1781), 69 years older > than Orange County North Carolina (1752), and 51 years older than Orange > County Virginia (1734). > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~ > ~~ J O N ~~ > ~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > -- ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ J O N ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/WebTV-Pals -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
