Palentown
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Palentown is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, USA.
Palentown is situated inside the Catskill State Park in the northwest part of the Town of Rochester. Palentown is located off Ulster County Route 3 just south of the Rochester-Olive town lines. The hamlet is northeast of the nearby hamlet of Riggsville and south of the Olive hamlet of Samsonville.
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[edit] Geography
Palentown is located at Latitude: 41.87889 : Longitude: -74.32194 (41° 52' 44" North, 74° 19' 19" West). It is located about 1053ft above sea level. The nearby Catskill Mountains rise higher to about 2600ft in the Town of Rochester. The Mettacahonts Creek, which originates in the nearby mountains, and several smaller streams flow through Palentown.
[edit] Places of Interest
- Palentown Cemetery
- Palentown Schoolhouse - Built ca. 1870 in district 10. It has been recently restored.
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