Mountain Lodge Park, New York
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Mountain Lodge Park is in the Town of Blooming Grove
in Orange County
, New York
, United States
. It is built on the western slope of Schunemunk Mountain
, the highest in the county.
Historically Mountain Lodge Park was a community of summer homes
but over the years it has gradually been transformed to mostly full year residences. There are approximately 800 homes that are split between the two 'sides'. One side is considered the Mountain Lodge Park side and the other side is called Glenwood Hills. Mountain Lodge Park was developed with some fits and starts just before and then after World War Two. Glenwood Hills was developed in the 1950s with building continuing into the 1970s. During the Carter Administration the community was offered an opportunity to pave all roads and install municipal water and sewage lines while it was being rebuilt after a terrible storm. The residents in the area turned down the offer as it would have increased taxes on homes that were unoccupied for most of the year. Generally on the Mountain Lodge Park side the houses are further apart but most of the roads (trails) are unpaved. On the Glenwood Hills side most of the houses are closer together but the roads are paved.
From the 1960s through the 1980s the community featured a first rate volunteer fire department, a general store, a seasonal municipal water supply, two neighboring horseback riding academies, a large pool area, a synagogue, and a multi-purpose meeting house. Mountain Lodge Road exits Mountain Lodge Park in the Town Of Blooming Grove and cuts a winding path to nearby Washingtonville.
Former New York City Councilman Peter F. Vallone, Sr. is said to have lifeguarded at the pool there.
The Mountain Lodge Park/Glenwood Hills Residents Association has a website located at http://www.mlpghra.org
Blooming Grove, New York
Blooming Grove is a town in Orange County, New York, USA. The population was 17,351 at the 2000 census.The Town of Blooming Grove is in the central part of the county, located southwest of Newburgh.- History :...
in Orange County
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
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. It is built on the western slope of Schunemunk Mountain
Schunemunk Mountain
Schunemunk Mountain is the highest mountain in Orange County, New York. The 1,664-foot summit is located in the town of Blooming Grove, with other portions in Cornwall and Woodbury. The community of Mountain Lodge Park is built up its western slope.The mountain is a popular recreational resource...
, the highest in the county.
Historically Mountain Lodge Park was a community of summer homes
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but over the years it has gradually been transformed to mostly full year residences. There are approximately 800 homes that are split between the two 'sides'. One side is considered the Mountain Lodge Park side and the other side is called Glenwood Hills. Mountain Lodge Park was developed with some fits and starts just before and then after World War Two. Glenwood Hills was developed in the 1950s with building continuing into the 1970s. During the Carter Administration the community was offered an opportunity to pave all roads and install municipal water and sewage lines while it was being rebuilt after a terrible storm. The residents in the area turned down the offer as it would have increased taxes on homes that were unoccupied for most of the year. Generally on the Mountain Lodge Park side the houses are further apart but most of the roads (trails) are unpaved. On the Glenwood Hills side most of the houses are closer together but the roads are paved.
From the 1960s through the 1980s the community featured a first rate volunteer fire department, a general store, a seasonal municipal water supply, two neighboring horseback riding academies, a large pool area, a synagogue, and a multi-purpose meeting house. Mountain Lodge Road exits Mountain Lodge Park in the Town Of Blooming Grove and cuts a winding path to nearby Washingtonville.
Former New York City Councilman Peter F. Vallone, Sr. is said to have lifeguarded at the pool there.
The Mountain Lodge Park/Glenwood Hills Residents Association has a website located at http://www.mlpghra.org