Holmes, New York

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Holmes, New York
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Holmes
Location in New York
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Holmes
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°31′24.34″N73°38′48.46″W / 41.5234278°N 73.6467944°W / 41.5234278; -73.6467944 [1]
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County Dutchess
Town Pawling
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Holmes is a hamlet in the town of Pawling, Dutchess County, New York, United States. [1]

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History

Formerly Reynoldsville, the decision was made to change the name upon the discovery that there was already a post office with the same name in New York. [2] The post office, railroad station, and subsequently the community they served was renamed to Holmes in 1898 after the Holmes family, who were prominent property owners of the area. [3]

Historic Photos

Notable Places

Whaley Lake Church
The oldest Baptist Church in the state of New York is located in Holmes. It was established in 1754 [4] as the "First Pawling Baptist Church." [5]
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Holmes Station
The former station was once a stop on the Maybrook Line, which allowed passenger travel to Poughkeepsie, Brewster, and Danbury. However, for most of the 1900s the station was used for transporting goods rather than people. [6]
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Sanita Hills A former vacation camp for NYC sanitation workers, notable for the use of "Pullmanettes," or decommissioned railway cars, which were converted into bungalows for the campers. [4] The camp sparked controversy over the LaGuardia administration's misuse of city labor and materials at the site. Following a federal investigation, the camp was shut down and donated to the Boy Scouts of America in 1956. [7]

Parks and recreation

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "Holmes". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Decision Cards". U.S. Board on Geographic Names. 1898. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. Myers, Helen (February 9, 1964). "Why Holmes?". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "NYC train cars turned into cottages on Pawling's Whaley Lake during 1940s". Gannett. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  5. Weber, Max (2019). Images of America: Pawling. Arcadia Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  6. Weber, Max (2019). Images of America: Pawling. Arcadia Publishing. p. 31. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  7. Musso, Anthony P. (March 4, 2009). "Holmes once hosted sanitation workers". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  8. "Crew member of ill-fated Titan submarine was Dutchess County resident". Mid Hudson News. Maybrook, New York. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.