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Putnam
Valley
is a town located on the southern border of
Putnam
County
with a population of 11,000.
Putnam
Valley
contains the villages and hamlets of Adams Corners, Christian
Corners, Gilbert Corners,
Lake
Peekskill
, Oscawana Corners,
Putnam
Valley
, Tompkins Corners, Sunnybrook.
Putnam
Valley
is also home to the
Clarence
Fahnestock
State Park
which covers much of
Putnam
County
, and some of
Dutchess
County
.
Putnam county formed in 1812, when it detached from
Dutchess
County
. As of 2004, the
population is 100,570. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area.
The county seat is
Carmel
. Putnam county was
named in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and
Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Putnam
County
is one of the most affluent counties in
America
, ranked 11th by median household income, and 47th by per-capita
income, according to the year 2000 census.
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After WWII,
Putnam
County
became an exurb of
New York City
. Rapid development
occurred as
Putnam
County
became a bedroom community. However, the protection of Putnam
county's reservoirs put a brake on development, as much of the land
in the county is close to wetlands or reservoirs.
Since World War Two, the county has seen the development of
the
Taconic State Parkway
as well as several state routes.
The county has six public school districts: Brewster,
Carmel
, Garrison, Haldane, Mahopac, and
Putnam
Valley
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The
library system consists of eight libraries; the Brewster Public
Library in Brewster; the Kent Public Library in Kent; the Reed
Memorial Library in Carmel; the Julia L. Butterfield Library in Cold
Spring; the Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library in
Garrison; the Mahopac Public Library in Mahopac; the Patterson
Library in Patterson and the Putnam Valley Free Library in Putnam
Valley. |
