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Mahopac, NY

Mahopac and Mahopac Falls played central roles in the history of Putnam County. Lake Mahopac (Algonquin word for "the Big Pond') was originally settled by the Wappinger Indians, one of the Algonquin tribes.  The Town of Carmel and virtually all of present-day Putnam County were purchased by Adolphus Philipse, son of a wealthy Anglo-Dutch gentryman, in 1697. During the French and Indian War the resident Wappani tribe traveled north to Massachusetts to fight for the British.

After an appeal to the British government for return of the land was denied, the Wappingers surrendered the Lake Mahopac area. After the war, more farmers  and their families migrated to Mahopac from as far away as Cape Cod and rented land from the Philipse family. Wheelwrights and blacksmiths set up shops to assist the tenant farmers.  

Putnam County was incorporated in 1812, and the area grew steadily afterward. Mahopac became a booming summer resort community in the mid-1800s. The New York Central Railroad brought vacationers north from New York City to Croton Falls where stagecoaches then drove them to Lake Mahopac. Italian and Irish immigrants helped build the railroad decided to build their homes in the community as well. Mahopac remained primarily a summer resort until World War II when nearby highways such as the Taconic State and Saw Mill River parkways replaced the need for rail travel (passenger service ceased in 1959.)

Since then, Mahopac has developed into an upper middle-class town within commuting distance of New York City with most people living in it year-round.

How Do Mahopac's Schools Add Up?...

Austin Road Elementary

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How Am I Supposed To Get To Work?...

NY MTA Metro North Railroad

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