MIDDLETOWN, NY
September 2006
September 2006
An interesting set of
ruins can be found among the 3,100 acres of Highland Lakes State Park, at the outskirts of Middletown.
It seems there was once a village here, a small farming community, which was
likely dying out by the time New York State acquired the land in the 1960s and
70s. Typically, many such
isolated communities in New York were eradicated from the map and
families were relocated in the name of conservation. But Highland Lakes park still bears
the mark of the hand of man across the woodsy landscape.
More information can be found at the Scotchtown
Highlander. The names of Camp Orange and Camp Inwood are associated with
this property as well, as a jumping off point for further research..
House ruins?
ABOVE and BELOW: Barn or house ruins?
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