Johnsontown, New York

Johnsontown was a settlement in the Town of Haverstraw in Rockland County, New York, USA,

History

Johnsontown was founded in the late 18th century by the Johnson brothers who came to the mountain area looking for timber to use for shipbuilding. It stretched along what is now known as Lake Sebago and Lake Kanawauke in the western part of Harriman State Park, making it the largest settlement in the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.

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