Maybrook

History

The hamlet was not incorporated as a village until 1926, making it the last of the town of Montgomery's three villages to be created. Its growth was spurred by the development of Maybrook Yard, an important railroad switching terminal where eastbound traffic from several railroads was funneled across the Poughkeepsie Bridge. At its peak, the yard employed over 1,500 workers. All yards, terminals and roundhouses have since been removed following the closing of the Poughkeepsie Bridge in 1974. There remains freight service to Maybrook via the Middletown and New Jersey Railroad.

Geography

Maybrook is located at (41.486660, −74.214463). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. The village is centered on NY 208, which runs through it for the village's two-mile (3.2 km) length in a northeast–southwest orientation, from the small extension in the Town of Hamptonburgh to its northern boundary. By contrast, it is only one mile wide at its widest point, near its south end, and even narrower to the north. The village is mostly flat, rising up to hills on its western side. The summit of one is its highest elevation, at above sea level. Maybrook's lowest point is a swampy, undeveloped area in iterns northeast corner, in elevation. In 1930 Thomas "Archie" Stewart, an early aviation enthusiast and descendant of prominent local dairy farmer Lachlan Stewart, convinced his uncle Samuel Stewart to donate "Stoney Lonesome", split between the towns of Newburgh and New Windsor, to the nearby city of Newburgh for use as an airport. In the early 1970s, Governor Nelson Rockefeller's administration saw the potential for Stewart Airport to support the metropolitan area. Its long runway made it particularly attractive for intercontinental service via supersonic transport (SST), then under development in the U.S. and elsewhere. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority was the first government body to try to convert it into the New York metropolitan area's fourth major airport. It tripled the airport's territory, extending its land well beyond its previous western boundary at Drury Lane, a two-lane rural road. The state government used its eminent domain powers to take for terminals, runways and a buffer zone expanding the airport from Newburgh into neighboring towns of Montgomery and a small portion of…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,314
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,053
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  12,373
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,282
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  12,225
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  12,056
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,375
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,907

Largest nearby schools

• NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMY
  High · NEWBURGH · 3,433 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
  High · MIDDLETOWN · 2,523 students · 13.2:1 ratio
• PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · PINE BUSH · 1,615 students · 15:1 ratio
• VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
  High · MONTGOMERY · 1,346 students · 11.9:1 ratio
• WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · WASHINGTONVILLE · 1,318 students · 12.7:1 ratio
• CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
  High · NEW WINDSOR · 1,027 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
  High · GOSHEN · 1,017 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• MEADOW HILL GLOBAL EXPLORATIONS MAGNET SCHOOL
  Elementary · NEWBURGH · 1,013 students · 11.1:1 ratio

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