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Carmel (pronounced ) is a
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in Putnam County,
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, United States. As of the
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, the town had a population of 33,576. The town may have been named after
Mount Carmel Mount Carmel ( he, הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, Har haKarmel; ar, جبل الكرمل, Jabal al-Karmil), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias ( ar, link=no, جبل مار إلياس, Jabal Mār Ilyās, lit=Mount Saint Elias/Elijah), is a c ...
in
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. The Town of Carmel is on the southern border of Putnam County, abutting
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, approximately north of New York City and west of
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. It has no incorporated villages, although the hamlets of
Carmel Carmel may refer to: * Carmel (biblical settlement), an ancient Israelite town in Judea * Mount Carmel, a coastal mountain range in Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea * Carmelites, a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order Carmel may also ...
and
Mahopac Mahopac ( or ) is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York, United States. Also known as Lake Mahopac, the exurb is located some north of New York City, on US Route 6 at the county's southern central ...
each have populations sizable enough to be considered villages.


History

The town was settled around 1740 by George Hughson. On the night of April 26, 1777, after learning the news that the British had begun burning nearby
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,
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, sixteen-year-old
Sybil Ludington Sybil (or Sibbell) Ludington (April 5, 1761 – February 26, 1839) is recognized as a heroine of the American Revolutionary War; the accuracy of these accounts is questioned by modern scholars. On April 26, 1777, the 16-year-old daughter of a c ...
rode the entire night through the hamlets of Carmel, Mahopac,
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and Farmers Mills, warning those along the way that the British were coming before returning home at dawn. A statue memorializing the ride sits alongside
Lake Gleneida Lake Gleneida is a controlled lake in the hamlet of Carmel within the Town of Carmel in central Putnam County, New York. Originally a smaller natural water body, Shaw's Pond, it was dammed by New York City in 1870 and enlarged to for inclusion ...
. Carmel was formed with Franklin town from part of Frederick town on March 17, 1795, while still a part of
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. (Franklin was renamed
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April 6, 1808. Frederick changed its name to
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April 15, 1817.) Carmel was transferred to Putnam County when Dutchess County was split to form Putnam County in 1812 and Carmel was designated the county seat. In 1861, a small part of Carmel was taken to be added to the town of
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.


Putnam County Courthouse

The Putnam County Courthouse was built in 1814. It is the second oldest working courthouse in New York State. General James Townsend, of Carmel, was the architect. A landmark on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel, the building has a classical front facade. There was one hanging there in 1844. A jail was added in 1855. A new Putnam County Courthouse was completed in early 2008, located nearby on Gleneida Avenue.


Significant events

* December 4, 1965 – A Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 plane en route to San Francisco collided with an Eastern Airlines Constellation flight in mid-air, killing four people. * July 29, 1971 – A category F-2
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away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages. * October 22, 1974 - A large row of businesses on Gleneida Avenue was destroyed in a fire that required over 200 volunteer firefighters to fight the blaze. * September 1982 – June 1983 – Carmel High School Boys Track star Mike Stahr was ranked first in the US for the mile run, losing only one high school track race during his junior and senior year. He set state records and was the
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mile winner two years in a row. * July 10, 1989 – A F-2 (max. wind speeds 113–157 mph) tornado away from the Carmel town center traveled east across Fair Street near the King's Grant condos, injuring five people and causing between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages. *
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– eight Carmel residents died in the September 11 terrorist attacks: Police Officer Stephen Patrick Driscoll, Firefighter Daniel Harlin, Firefighter Thomas Joseph Kuveikis, Firefighter Robert Minara, George Paris of Cantor Fitzgerald, Firefighter Christopher Blackwell, David Fodor of Fiduciary Trust, and Firefighter George Cain. The town has a memorial dedicated at Spain-Cornerstone Park on the corner of Fair Street and Route 52. * April 27–28, 2007 – The Town of Carmel hosted a two-day Revolutionary War era militia encampment along Lake Gleneida. The event celebrated the 230th anniversary of the heroism of Sybil Ludington.


Government

Carmel is governed by a
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and the
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. The Carmel
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is located at 60 McAlpin Avenue in Mahopac.


Emergency services

Law enforcement is primarily handled by the Town of Carmel Police Department, supplemented by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police. Fire protection services are provided by the Carmel Fire Department, Croton Falls Fire District, Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, and Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Emergency medical services are provided to the town based on nature and location of emergency. Basic life support ambulance service is provided by Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department, and North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Advanced life support ambulance and first response service is provided by EMStar Ambulance under contract by Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services.


Education

The Town of Carmel is served primarily by two school districts:


Carmel Central School District

Carmel Central School District
encompasses 85 square miles and serves approximately 5000 students from six different towns. The district enrolls students from the town of Kent, as well as parts of the towns of Carmel, Putnam Valley, Patterson, Southeast and East Fishkill. George Fischer Middle School is Carmel's primary middle school. Built in 1963, it was named after a former school board member, George F. Fischer. It contains a large number of students (1,000+), and contains grades 5–8. It is notable for its music program. Constructed in 1929, Carmel High School, which serves 1,843 students, is located on Fair Street across the street from the post office in the heart of town. The original building had four additions, including one built in 1936 with money from the
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, one in 1969, one in 1980, and one in 2007, which holds science classrooms and a library. St. James the Apostle is a
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elementary school in Carmel that opened in 1954.


Mahopac Central School District

Mahopac Central School District
has 6 public schools serving 4,138 students in
Mahopac, New York Mahopac ( or ) is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York, United States. Also known as Lake Mahopac, the exurb is located some north of New York City, on US Route 6 at the county's southern central ...
. It is divided into five schools: three K-5 schools (Lakeview Elementary School, Fulmar Road Elementary School, and Austin Road Elementary School), a middle school for grades 6-8 (Mahopac Middle School) and a high school for grades 9-12 (Mahopac High School). A nursery school is operated by the district at the Mahopac Falls school. Historically, Mahopac had five one-room school houses that were united into one central school (now Lakeview Elementary School) in 1935. St. John the Evangelist was a Catholic elementary school in Mahopac from 1955 until its closing in 2011. The school building remains with the active Church across the street from Lake Mahopac.


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of (88.74%), of which is land and is water (11.26%). The southern town line is the border of
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, near Somers and
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. The town is located approximately north of New York City (measured from
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) and approximately west of
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.


Notable sites and organizations

* Gilead Cemetery * Putnam Hospital Center — a 164-bed not-for-profit acute care hospital on Stoneleigh Avenue, which opened in 1964. *
Reed Memorial Library Reed Memorial Library is located at the junction of US 6 and NY 52 in Carmel, New York, United States. It is the oldest library building in Putnam County, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was built in 1914 by ...


Communities and locations in Carmel

*Boyds Corners- *
Carmel Carmel may refer to: * Carmel (biblical settlement), an ancient Israelite town in Judea * Mount Carmel, a coastal mountain range in Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea * Carmelites, a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order Carmel may also ...
– A hamlet in the northeastern corner of the town and home to the seat of Putnam County. *Baldwin Place – A hamlet at the junction of
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and NY 118. * Carmel Hills – A hamlet south of Carmel village. * Crafts – once a hamlet of Carmel with its own post office, off Drewville Road, south of Route 6, named after the Craft Family, descendants of Pilgrims. * Field Corners – * Hopkins Corners – * Houseman Corners – * Kent- * Kent Cliffs- * Lake Carmel- * Ludington - *
Mahopac Mahopac ( or ) is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Carmel in Putnam County, New York, United States. Also known as Lake Mahopac, the exurb is located some north of New York City, on US Route 6 at the county's southern central ...
– A hamlet in the southern half the town where the municipal government is located. * Mahopac Falls – A hamlet in the southwestern corner of the town. * Mahopac Mines – Abandoned mines on the eastern side of town near the old Ames building. * Mahopac Point – A former private community on Lake Mahopac *Mahopac Golf Club – Located on the north side of Lake Mahopac is an 18-hole private golf and beach club. * Rock Hill Camp – A Girl Scout camp opened in 1922, located in Mahopac on Long Pond. * The Sedgewood Club – (Previously the Carmel Country Club) A private community with golf and tennis facilities near the hamlet of Carmel, * Thompkins Corners — * Secor Corners – * Seven Hills — * Stillwater – A hamlet in the southwestern corner of the town. * Tilly Foster – A hamlet southeast of Carmel village near the eastern town line.


Demographics

* Total Population: 33,196 * Males, 49.0%; Females – 51.0% * Median Age: 40.1 years * By Race ** White, 90.5% ** Hispanic (of any race), 8.0% ** Asian, 3.0% ** Black or African American, 1.0% ** Other Race, 2.7% * Average Household Size: 2.99 * Median Household Income: $105,406 (2015) * Per Capita Income: $42,034 (2015) * High School Graduation Rate: 94.1% * College Graduation Rate: 42.1% Source: US Census


Notable people

*
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("Captain Lou"), professional wrestler/manager * Nancy Allen, classical harpist * William Francis Bailey,
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politician and judge * Bob May, actor and
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, best remembered for playing The Robot on the 1965-68 television series ''Lost in Space'' *
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, stage and television actor *
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, businessman, developer and financier * Dave Fleming ("Mr. Mahopac"), professional baseball pitcher *
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(1901-1993), lawyer, state senator, state assemblyman, president justice of the municipal court, and law school dean. * Ryan Kelly (born 1991), professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets * Larry Laoretti, professional golfer * Lewis Ludington, businessman, lumber baron, and real estate developer. *
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, star of ''
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'' * Jim Ryan, former ''
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'' anchor * Amedee J. Van Beuren, film producer *
Sabrina Vega Sabrina Vega (born May 24, 1995) is a retired American gymnast from Carmel, New York. She was a five-time national team member and a member of the United States team that won gold at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She later co ...
(born 1995), USA Gymnastics Senior National Team member


References


External links


Town of Carmel official website

Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce



Reed Memorial Library (Carmel)
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