'New Paltz Revisited' Huguenot Cross

'New Paltz Revisited' Huguenot CrossNew Paltz was established in 1678 by a small group of Huguenot refugees and their families. These pioneers settled into the fertile Wallkill River Valley with the majestic Hudson River to the east and the Shawangunk Mountains defining the western border. These families endured what today would be insurmountable odds, yet for generations they survived and constantly improved their quality of life. The homesteads of these patentee families still stand

circa 1685 depicts the landscape and people of the early colonial settlement based on decades of archaeological findings

This reshaping of hard structures of power would matter not only for slaves turned citizens

he explains the often complex ideas that were at stake—and the political as well as religious issues involved

Times have changed and we now encourage everyone to play this game

and legal shift in the United States

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Whether it’s grilled corn on the patio or a hot bowl of soup by the fire

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Even after the transfer of the colony to England placed New York under English Common Law rather than Dutch Roman Law