Sloatsburg

Sloatsburg is a village in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York, United States. Located east of Orange County, it is at the southern entrance to Harriman State Park. The village is named after Stephen Sloat, an early European landowner.The Village of Sloatsburg lies within the Suffern Central School District. Sloatsburg Elementary School serves the village, and students in grades 6-8 are zoned to Suffern Middle School, and high school students are zoned to Suffern High School. Sloatsburg station provides Metro-North train service on the Port Jervis Line to Hoboken - where connecting PATH train service is available to New York and Jersey City - and to Secaucus, the connecting point to New York Penn Station and points in New Jersey. In the opposite direction, the line goes to Port Jervis. Sloatsburg is the western terminus for Transport of Rockland's bus line number 93.

Some historic landmarks:

• Sloatsburg Historical Society - includes a display of Lenape and other Native American artifacts
• Jacob Sloat House, (Harmony Hall) 15 Liberty Rock Road. 1848 mansion transitions from Greek Revival to Picturesque. Possibly co-designed by Sloat's friend, painter and occasional architect Jasper Cropsey. The Town of Ramapo and Friends of Harmony Hall-Jacob Sloat House have been working together since 2006 to restore the mansion for future use as a regional cultural center. It is estimated that as much as 95 percent of the 1848 footprint of the house has survived. Harmony Hall was listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places in 2006. (NRHP)

For more information about Sloatsburg and the neighborhood, call a Q Home Sales Representative 845-35Q-HOME (845-357-4663)