Cuddebackville, New York

Cuddebackville
Hamlet
The Neversink River in Cuddebackville
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Coordinates: 41.4673°N 74.5937°W / 41.4673; -74.5937
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Orange
Town	Deerpark
Named for	William Cuddeback
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	12729

Cuddebackville is a hamlet in Deerpark, New York, in Orange County, New York, United States. Taking US-209, its location is about ten miles (16 km) north of Port Jervis. Cuddebackville is home of the Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School, which is run by the Port Jervis City School District.^[1][2] This hamlet is also home of the Delaware and Hudson Railway Canal Park and the Neversink River Unique Area. The hamlet was named after William Cuddeback, a general from the War of 1812 and a descendant of the Cuddeback family, one of the first families to settle in the area.^[3]

The Cuddebackville Dam was a dam that was located in Cuddebackville, which was built in the 1820s and expanded on in 1903. In October 2004, the dam was removed by the Army Corps of Engineers to help aquatic life in the area.^[4]

According to the Census Bureau, the center of population in New York is located within the hamlet of Cuddebackville.^[5]

Cuddebackville also is the home of the global headquarters of the Falun Gong movement and the Shen Yun performance arts troupe.^[6]

References

1. "2020 Census School District Reference Map" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
2. "Index". www.pjschools.org. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
3. Eager, Samuel Watkins (1846). An Outline History of Orange County: Together with Local Tradition and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers, Etc. T. E. Henderson.
4. "The Nature Conservancy - The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Team Up to Demolish Dam". 2008-11-29. Archived from the original on 29 November 2008. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
5. "State Centers". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
6. "Fei Tian Academy of the Arts | An experience like no other". Retrieved 2024-05-12.