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'Carmel' is a town located in Putnam County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 33,006. It is the county seat of Putnam County⁶.
The 'Town of Carmel' is on the south border of the county. The town hall is in Mahopac.
Guideposts Magazine, founded by Norman Vincent Peale, is headquartered in Carmel.

Contents

History

Putnam County Courthouse

News & Events

Geography

Demographics

Notable Celebrities in Carmel

Political Leaders

Notable Sites & Organizations

Communities and locations in Carmel

External links

History

The town was first settled around 1740 by George Hughson.
On the night of April 26, 1777, after learning the news that the British had begun burning nearby Danbury, Connecticut, sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington rode her horse, Star, the entire night through the towns of Carmel, Mahopac, Kent Cliffs, Farmers Mills, warning those along the way that the British were coming before returning home at dawn. A statue memorializing the female Paul Revere sits along side Lake Gleneida.
Carmel was established from part of the Town of Kent (then known as ''Frederickstown'') in 1795. Carmel was designated the county seat in 1812. In 1861, a small part of Carmel was taken to be added to the Town of Putnam Valley. In 1924, much of the town burned.

Putnam County Courthouse

The Putnam County Courthouse is located on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel, and is historic for several reasons. It was built in 1814 and the jail was added in 1855. There was one hanging in 1844 and it is today the second oldest working courthouse in New York State. Putnam County is nearing the finish of the contribution of a new courthouse, but the existing courthouse must be recognized for its historical significance. The structure is almost two hundred years old. The four main pillars represent classic architecture that is no longer used in modern construction.

=== Carmel High School ===
Constructed in 1929, Carmel High School, which serves 1,594 students, is located on Fair Street across the street from the post office in the heart of town. The school has had three extensions, one in 1969, and another in 1980. A fourth extension is currently being built and was slated to be completed during the summer of 2007, however this has been delayed to mid 2010. The new wing will hold brand new science classrooms and a new library.
The high school track team, the Carmel Rams, made history when it became just the fourth team in the nation to ever break nine minutes in the 3,200-meter relay indoors at the Penn Relays in early 2007.

News & Events

★ July 29, 1933 - former professional Wrestler and Manager for the WWF, "Captain" Lou Albano was born.

★ July 29, 1971 - a category 2 tornado 1.9 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

★ July 10, 1989 - a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.7 miles away from the Carmel city center traveled east across Fair Street near the King's Grant condos, injured five people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

★ August 22, 2000 - a 2.5 magnitude earthquake was felt. The epicenter was located approximately 2.5 miles northeast of the town of Carmel. People were awakened mainly because of the loud noise as if their oil burner had exploded or there was a truck collision on a road near their house.

★ September 11, 2001 - four Carmel residents were lost: Police Officer Stephen Patrick Driscoll, Firefighter Daniel Harlin, Firefighter Thomas Joseph Kuveikis, Firefighter Robert Minara. The town has a memorial dedicated at the corner of Fair Street and Route 52.

★ 2002 - a scene for the Adam Sandler movie "Mr. Deeds" was filmed at the Wendy's in the Putnam Plaza. The scene was edited from the film and the Wendy's burned to the ground in early 2007.

★ 2006 - Carmel High School became the subject of news when there were altercations over football rivalries between students of Carmel and Mahopac. The events led to a few game cancellations, as many disagreements became bloody, and began to include adults as well as students.

★ April 27-28, 2007 - the town of Carmel hosted a two-day militia encampment along Lake Gleneida. The event celebrated the 230th anniversary of the heroism of Putnam County's teenage Paul Revere, Sybil Ludington.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 105.4 km² (40.7 mi²). 93.5 km² (36.1 mi²) of it is land and 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 11.26% water.
The south town line is the border of Westchester County, New York. The town is located approximately fifty miles north of New York City (measured from Central Park) and approximately ten miles west of Danbury, Connecticut.

Demographics

★ Total Population: 33,006

★ Males, 49.6%; Females - 50.4%

★ Median Age: 37.1 years

★ By Race

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★ White, 94.6%;

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★ Hispanic, 5.9%,

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★ Asian, 1.2%;

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★ Black or African American, 1.1%;

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★ American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.1%;

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★ Other Race, 1.5%

★ Average Household Size: 3.02

★ Median Household Income: $77,406 (1999)

★ Per Capita Income: $29,368 (1999)

★ High School Graduation Rate: 90.5%

★ College Graduation Rate: 32.9%
Source: US Census [1]

Notable Celebrities in Carmel

★ Professional Wrestler, Lou Albano "Captain Lou"

★ Amazing Race Contestants, The Paolo Family

★ Former Good Day New York Anchor, Jim Ryan

★ Actor Jay Acovone

★ Former Wrestler "Chrissy Dissy"
Source: Internet Movie Database [2]

Political Leaders

★ Governor Eliot Spitzer 2007 -

★ Senator Charles Schumer 1999 -

★ Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton 2001 -

★ Congressman John Hall 2007 -

★ State Senator Vincent Leibell 1995 -

★ Assemblyman Greg Ball 2007 -

★ County Executive Robert Bondi 1987 -

★ County Legislator Mary Ellen Odell

★ Town Supervisor Connie Munday 2005-

★ County Legislator (Mahopac Mahopac Falls) Robert P. McGuigan Jr. 1998 -

★ County Executive Michael Reilly 1976 -

Notable Sites & Organizations

★ Arms Acres is a 129-bed residential alcoholism and substance abuse treatment facility situated on a beautiful 54-acre site also on Seminary Hill Road.

★ Centennial Golf Club is a 27 hole championship course on 340 acres, located on John Simpson Road.

★ Gilead Cementary has marked gravestones dating back to 1766, and was a principal burying ground to the community throughout the nineteenth century, including that of Enoch Crosby, a Revolutionary War soldier and spy.

★ Guideposts, founded by Norman Vincent Peale and Ruth Stafford Peale is located at 39 Seminary Hill Road.

★ Lake Gleneida, formed by ice age glaciers, covers almost 168 acres and is more than 100 feet deep in some areas. It is located at the center of the hamlet of Carmel.

★ Putnam County Park is located along Gipsy Trail Road and is a 200-acre haven with hiking trails, camp grounds and a lake for swimming and ice skating.

★ Putnam Hospital Center, which opened in 1964, is a 164-bed not-for-profit acute care hospital on Stoneleigh Avenue.

★ Reed Memorial Library was dedicated in 1914 and was built by Arrietta Crane Reed in memory of her late husband, William Belden Reed. It sits at the intersection of Routes 6 and 52.

★ Smalley's Inn & Restaurant, originally built in 1883 by Colonel Thomas Taylor, is located on Route 52 (Gleneida Avenue).

Communities and locations in Carmel

★ 'Baldwin Place' -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.

★ Carmel -- The hamlet of Carmel is in the northeast corner of the town.

★ 'Carmel Hills' -- A hamlet south of Carmel village.

★ 'Crafts' -- once a hamlet of Carmel with its own Post Office, off of Drewville Road, south of Route 6, named after the Craft Family, descendants of Pilgrims.

★ 'Field Corners' --

★ 'Hopkins Corners' --

★ 'Houseman Corners' --

★ Mahopac -- A hamlet where the town government is located.

★ 'Mahopac Falls' -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.

★ 'Mahopac Mines' --

★ 'Mahopac Point' --

★ 'McLaughlin Acres' --

★ 'Rock Hill Camp' -- A location north of Mahopac.

★ 'The Sedgewood Club' -- (Previously the Carmel Country Club) A private community with golf and tennis facilities near the Hamlet of Carmel,

★ 'Secor Corners' -- A location north of Mahopac.

★ 'Stillwater' -- A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.

★ 'Tilly Foster' -- A hamlet southeast of Carmel village near the east town line

★ 'West Mahopac' -- A hamlet near the west town line.

External links

★ Town of Carmel, NY

★ History of Carmel, NY

★ Town of Carmel Police Department

★ Reed Memorial Library (Carmel)

★ Mahopac Library

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