Woodbourne, New York facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Woodbourne
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hamlet and CDP
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 Woodbourne
Location in New York
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Sullivan |
| Population
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| • Total | 411 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
12788
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| FIPS code | 32/82733 |
| GNIS feature ID | 971607 |
Woodbourne is a small community known as a hamlet in Sullivan County, New York, United States. It is part of the town of Fallsburg.
Woodbourne is surrounded by other small towns and hamlets. These include Neversink, Grahamsville, Loch Sheldrake, Old Falls, and Hasbrouck. The main roads that go through Woodbourne are New York State Routes 42 and 52. In the center of the hamlet, these two highways briefly join up and cross the Neversink River.
Woodbourne is located in the Catskills region, an area once famous as the "Borscht Belt." In the past, it had many summer hotels, bungalow colonies, and boarding houses. Most of these places are empty for much of the year now. However, the number of people in Woodbourne grows a lot each summer. Many Orthodox Jewish families from New York City, New Jersey, and other areas come to stay. This helps local small businesses, which do very well until around Labor Day Weekend, when summer typically ends.
Woodbourne's Early History
The northern part of the town of Fallsburg was settled by European people in the 1780s. Many of them came from Ulster County looking for good, cheap land.
In 1830, a lawyer named Gabriel Ludlum moved his business from nearby Hasbrouck. He then named the area Woodbourne. After 1831, Mr. Austin Strong and Medad T. Morss started a tannery here. A tannery is a place where animal hides are turned into leather. This tannery burned down in 1866.
Woodbourne was important because it was the closest town in Sullivan County to Ellenville. Ellenville was located along the Delaware & Hudson Canal, which was a busy waterway for trade.
Later, the tanning industry declined because there were fewer hemlock trees in Sullivan County. Also, the New York, Ontario and Western Railway arrived in the early 1870s. The railway became the main way to transport goods and people. This caused Woodbourne to become less important as a trade center.
Places to See in Woodbourne
Woodbourne has several interesting places to visit:
- B'nai Israel Synagogue: A historic place of worship.
- Center Theatre: This old theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
- Church of the Immaculate Conception: A local church.
- Neversink River: A river that flows through the town.
- Woodbourne Correctional Facility: A state prison.
- Woodbourne Reformed Church Complex: This church complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
See also
In Spanish: Woodbourne (Nueva York) para niños
