surrounding regions in 1775 and 1809. In 1842, part of New Paltz was removed to form the Town of Esopus. More of New Paltz was removed in order to form the Towns of Rosendale (1844), Lloyd (1845), and Gardiner (1853).  The Wallkill River flows northward through the town, passing west of New Paltz village. The New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) passes through the eastern part of the town.  Butterville -- A hamlet west of New Paltz village. New Paltz -- The Village of New Paltz. Ohioville -- A hamlet east of New Paltz village and Putt Corners on Route 299. Putt Corners -- A hamlet east of New Paltz village on Route 299. Springtown -- A hamlet north of New Paltz village. Libertyville -- A hamlet west of New Paltz village. State University of New York at New Paltz -- A SUNY college south of New Paltz village.  The village of New Paltz was established in 1678. This happened indirectly as a result of the Esopus Wars. Dutch prisoners taken captive by natives in the Second Esopus War were transported through regions no Europeans had yet seen. Upon their release, they described the land to the

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Dutch authorities, who set out to survey it. Some of this land was later sold to Huguenots, where they established the village of New Paltz. The Huguenot refugees were from France. These refugees first fled to the Palatinate in Germany before emigrating to the New World and settling in New Netherland. The Palatinate is called the Pfalz in the German language, and Palz (pronounced "pahltz") in the Palatine dialect. This is the origin of the name New Paltz. The refugees were led by Louis Dubois, who along with his son and 10 other leading Huguenots, formed a self-governing council called the duzine, one of the earliest representative forms of colonial government in the Americas. Huguenot Street, a National Historic District, has stone houses built by these refugees. This street is known as the oldest main street in America with its original houses in their original location. Under nominal Dutch rule, the refugees had purchased from the local tribe a several-thousand acre tract of land from the Hudson River to the mountains, and later had their grant confirmed by the English. New Paltz was