Founding and formation
When part of the New Netherland colony, Dutch traders first called the area of present-day Ulster County "Esopus", a name borrowed for convenience from a locality on the opposite side of the Hudson. The local Lenape indigenous people called themselves Waranawanka, but soon came to be known to the Dutch as the "Esopus Indians" because they were encountered around the settlement known as Esopus. In 1652, Thomas Chambers, a freeholder from the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, purchased land at Esopus. He and several others actually settled and began farming by June, 1653. The settlements grew into the village of Wiltwijck, which the English later named Kingston. In 1683, the Duke of York created 12 counties in his province, one of which was Ulster County. Its boundaries at that time included the present Sullivan County and parts of the present Delaware, Orange, and Greene Counties.
In 1777, the first state capital of the independent New York State was established at Kingston. The official records of Ulster County were removed to safety to a stone house in Kerhonkson when it became evident that the British would burn Kingston.
Company Details
- Employees
- 161
- Founded
- -
- Industry
- Government Administration
- NAICS
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Public AdministrationJustice, Public Order, and Safety ActivitiesSpace Research and TechnologyLegal Counsel and ProsecutionCorrectional InstitutionsParole Offices and Probation OfficesFire Protection
- Website
- ulster.ny.us
- Competitors
- Albany County, NY, Pound Ridge Land Conservancy, Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc., Ulster County, Handel & Carlini, New York State Department of State, ULSTER COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, City of Kingston, NY, ULSTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, City of Poughkeepsie.
Ulster County Questions
Ulster County's website is ulster.ny.us
Ulster County's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/ulster-county-comptrollers-office
Ulster County has
161 employees.
View email and phone details for 161
employees at Ulster County.
Ulster County's industry is
Government Administration
Ulster County's top competitors are
Albany County, Ny,
Pound Ridge Land Conservancy,
Ulster County Regional Chamber Of Commerce Foundation, Inc.,
Ulster County,
Handel & Carlini,
New York State Department Of State,
Ulster County Mental Health Department,
City Of Kingston, Ny,
Ulster County Health Department,
City Of Poughkeepsie.
Ulster County's categories are Government Administration
Ulster County's founding year is 1653
