Stony Point, New York Stony Point Stony Point Light in Stony Point Stony Point Light in Stony Point Stony Point is positioned in New York Stony Point - Stony Point Stony Point is a triangle-shaped town in Rockland County, New York, United States.
The town is positioned north of the town of Haverstraw, east and south of Orange County, New York, and west of the Hudson River and Westchester County.
Stony Point is encompassed in the North Rockland Central School District.
4 Communities and locations in the Town of Stony Point Stony Point State Park The "Mad" Anthony Wayne statue in Stony Point During the American Revolution, the King's Ferry in Stony Point linked New York and the southern colonies with New England; it was used many times by George Washington's Continental Army, and in 1781 Washington's French allies used it on their way to the Battle of Yorktown.
The Stony Point Battlefield, just north of Stony Point, marks the July 16, 1779 - Battle of Stony Point in which General "Mad" Anthony Wayne led 1,350 Continental Army troops in a surprise attack just before midnight on July 15th against the 544-man British garrison at Stony Point. The Americans were unable to hold the fort for more than a several days.
The town of Stony Point was established in 1865 from the northern part of the town of Haverstraw.
The town line is the border of Orange County, New York, and the easterly town line is defined by the Hudson River with Westchester County on the opposite shore.
In comparison, the average full time pay in 2010 for a full-time Stony Point police officer was $126,895.
Cedar Flats A hamlet northwest of Stony Point hamlet.
Grassy Point short peninsula into the Hudson River in the southeast part of the town.
William Denning Sr., a wealthy New York lawyer sold 10 acres (40,000 m2) at the south end of the property to another New York lawyer, William Smith who assembled Rosa Villa, his nation estate.
Stony Point The hamlet and CDP of Stony Point is in the easterly part of the town.
Tomkins Cove - A hamlet by the Hudson River, just north of the Town of Stony Point.
The ex-New York Central's River Subdivision follows the west bank of the Hudson River through Stony Point.
A talking defect detector, which scans the axles of passing trains for problems, is positioned in Stony Point.
On average, between 20 25 trains pass through Stony Point per day.
There are only two trestles in Stony Point.
Site of King's Ferry, Route 9 - W & Park Road at Stony Point, just north of Stony Point Battlefield.
An meaningful river crossing for American troops and supplies amid the Revolution, as it was a link between New England and the states to the south; thus the importance of capturing Stony Point from the British in 1779.
Stony Point Battlefield, Route 9 - W & Park Road Stony Point Battlefield A state historic site, off Route 9 - W, Stony Point Occupied by the British in 1779.
Stony Point Light Lighthouse assembled in 1828 to guide ships through the narrow part of the Hudson River.
John Cage (1912 1992), composer, lived in Stony Point amid the 1950s and 60s Stephanie Courtney (1970 ), actress and comedian who was born in Stony Point Richard Humann (1961 ), conceptual artist, born and raised in Stony Point until age 18 Jasper Johns (1930 ), artist, lived in Stony Point amid the 1980s and 1990s Mitch Miller (1911 2010), musician and record producer; owned a home in Stony Point now inhabited by his daughter Stan Vanderbeek (1927 1984), autonomous filmmaker; assembled his Movie Drome theater in Stony Point General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (1745 1796), United States Army officer, statesmen, member of United States House of Representatives, earned his nickname "Mad" at the Battle of Stony Point amid the Revolutionary War "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Stony Point town, Rockland County, New York".
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stony Point town, Rockland County, New York".
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