๐บ๐ธ Monticello is a village located in Thompson, Sullivan County, within the Catskills region of New York, United States. It is the seat for the Town of Thompson and the county seat of Sullivan County. The village was named after the residence of Thomas Jefferson.
The village is located in the central part of Thompson, adjacent to New York Route 17. Monticello is the largest village in the county in both population and area.
History In 1801, Samuel F. Jones was given the task of finding a route for the Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike to connect The Hudson and Delaware Rivers. While he marked the path through what was then Orange and Ulster counties he saw an opportunity to build a village on the turnpike. Samuel convinced his younger brother, John Patterson Jones, to buy a 1861 acre tract of land that would be bisected by the turnpike so they could build this new village. In 1803, John and 11 other men started work on a sawmill, and other infrastructure to help them build the village. The group left the area during the winter but would return in the early months of 1804 to continue their work. In spring of the same year the route for the turnpike was finalized and the two brothers started to plan the village. After the plan was completed, the first tree was chopped down by John September 4, 1804 on the property that would later become his house. The village grew from there having 20 houses by 1813 and being officially incorporated on April 20, 1830.
1909 Fire On the evening of August 10, 1909, a major fire started in the Broadway district of Monticello. The fire started in a local power station and quickly spread from building to building, engulfing the whole of Broadway street in flames. Local fire departments were scrambled to stop the fire, quickly containing the fire and stopping its spread to residential areas. By the time the dust had settled 40 buildings had been reduced to ash causing roughly 1 million dollars in damages. Luckily, no one was killed in the fire and the village soon rebuilt.
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.1 square miles (11ย kmยฒ), all land.
The Village of Monticello is located in the southern portion of the Catskill Mountains region of Lower New York. By driving distance, Monticello is approximately 80 miles (130ย km) NE of Scranton, Pennsylvania, 90 miles (140ย km) south-east of Binghamton, 150 miles (240ย km) south-east of Elmira, 85 miles (137ย km) north-west of New York City, 150 miles (240ย km) north-west of Lakewood, New Jersey, and 100 miles (160ย km) south-west of Albany.
Education The Monticello Central School District operates five schools. โข Project Excel: preschool โข George L. Cooke Elementary School: Grades Kโ2 โข Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School: Grades 3โ5 โข Emma C. Chase Elementary School: Grades Kโ5 โข Robert J. Kaiser Middle School: Grades 6โ8 โข Monticello High School: Grades 9โ12.
Media Monticello is home to the radio station WSUL 98.3 FM that features Adult Contemporary music and is Sullivan County's most popular station. Other stations in the area include WVOS 1240 AM and WVOS-FM 95.9 FM, licensed to the Village of Liberty. Thunder 102.1 Thunder Country has moved from Liberty to Monticello.
Transport Monticello is located adjacent to New York State Route 17 (known regionally as the Quickway and eventually upgraded to be Interstate 86). It is also at the eastern terminus of New York State Route 17B. New York State Route 42 also serves the area, running North and South.
The local bus station is served by Coach USA Short Line, and the station acts as a hub for the region. There is also local service provided by Sullivan County Transportation that runs once a week on two routes.
The New York, Ontario & Western Railway had a branch to Monticello. Patronage was heavy until after World War II, when competition from the automobile led its abandonment on March 30, 1957.
Tourist Industry Monticello is known for its Monticello Raceway which attracted people from all over the north-east in its heyday. Now the Raceway has turned into a racino, hosting electronic slot machines as well as horse racing. The casino portion of Monticello Casino and raceway was closed in 2019, and now serves as a raceway only. Just seven miles (11ย km) away from the Raceway is Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival. An auto racing circuit, Monticello Motor Club, is also located nearby. Resorts World Catskills, Vegas-style casino, luxury hotel and spa opened within the towns location near the old Concord Resort property in February 2018.
The communityโ the centre of what was colloquially known as the "Borscht Belt"โ was once well known internationally for its massive Jewish resorts including the Concord and Grossinger's resorts, among many others. Only a handful survived into the 21st century. Kutsher's Hotel was one of the last to close. The remnants were auctioned off on February 6, 2014. Today, only the Raleigh Hotel remains open.
Monticello has a population of over 7,173 people. Monticello also forms the centre of the wider Sullivan County which has a population of over 78,624 people.
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Locations Near: Monticello -74.6833,41.65
๐บ๐ธ Middletown -74.417,41.45 d: 31.4
๐บ๐ธ Milford -74.8,41.317 d: 38.3
๐บ๐ธ Honesdale -75.25,41.567 d: 48
๐บ๐ธ Newton -74.754,41.052 d: 66.8
๐บ๐ธ Palm Tree -74.167,41.333 d: 55.6
๐บ๐ธ Newburgh -74.017,41.517 d: 57.4
๐บ๐ธ Kingston -74.068,41.97 d: 62.2
๐บ๐ธ Poughkeepsie -73.908,41.702 d: 64.7
๐บ๐ธ Ramapo -74.111,41.111 d: 76.6
๐บ๐ธ Parsippany -74.423,40.86 d: 90.5
Antipodal to: Monticello 105.317,-41.65
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