Bangall, New York
Bangall, New York | |
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845 | |
GNIS feature ID | 942960[1] |
Bangall is a
History
Bangall lies in the Town of Stanford, which was created from the Town of Washington in 1793. According to local lore, the hamlet's name derives from a Yankee tinker passing through the settlement who was harassed by some youths who went so far as to strike the tinker's horse in the head, killing it. To this the tinker is supposed to have responded, "Well, this does bang all!" A phrase that circulated until it stuck.[4]
Among the early settlers were the Sutherlands, who are recorded in 1815. Early mills were powered by water from the Hunns Lake Creek, a tributary of the Wappinger Creek.[citation needed]
The First Baptist Church was established in 1755, the members having emigrated from Massachusetts. Elder Comer Bullock rode a circuit that included
The Methodist Episcopal Church, erected in 1843, was established largely through the generosity of Leonard Winans, who donated the lumber, much of it hauled from Poughkeepsie. He also provided free board to the carpenters. Until about 1860 it was a joint pastorate with the church in Pine Plains, when it became a shared pastorate with the church in Milan.[4]
The postmaster during President Lincoln's first term was John Bullis. The hamlet of Bangall developed as a railroad stop on the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad, which ran from Dutchess Junction to the Connecticut state line. Thus, the hamlet was a source of goods and supplies for the farmers in the surrounding area. In 1876, the Dutchess and Columbia became the Newburgh, Dutchess and Columbia, locally known as the "Never Did and Couldn't".[citation needed]
In 1882, Bangall had a population of 154. The village had one hotel. Lawyer Daniel W. Guernsey served with the
References
- ^ "Bangall". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c Smith, James Hadden, History of Dutchess County with Illustrations and Biographical Sketch, p.295, Syracuse, D. Mason & Co., 1882