Ludingtonville is a
hamlet
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in the town of
Kent
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,
Putnam County,
New York
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, United States.
It is named for early settler
Henry Ludington
Henry Ludington (May 25, 1738 – January 24, 1817) was an American soldier in the American Revolutionary War. He aided the effort by providing spies and was associated with John Jay in a ring of spies.
Early life
Ludington's father, Will ...
from Connecticut.
The building of
Interstate 84 in New York
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resulted in the demolition of much of the historic center to build Exit 17 at Ludingtonville Road, which Ludington Mill survived until a fire burnt it down in 1972—mere months before Putnam's historical society was to restore it. Today Kent Historic Society has made restoring Ludington's mill its project.
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Notable people
*
Nelson Ludington, American lumber baron in
Michigan
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, businessman and banker in
Chicago
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, was born and raised in Chicago.
*
Sybil Ludington
Sybil (or Sibbell) Ludington (April 5, 1761 – February 26, 1839) was an American woman who allegedly made a ride during the American Revolutionary War, though modern accounts dispute this. On April 26, 1777, at age 16, Ludington, the daughter ...
, the American Revolutionary heroine, was born and raised here. Ludington Mill was owned by her family.
Historic Patterson
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See also
*''Town of Kent New York: An Illustrated History'' by George Carroll Whipple III and Reginald White (second edition 2012).
Notes
Hamlets in Putnam County, New York
Hamlets in New York (state)
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