Editing Deerpark, New York (section)

==History==
Dutch and Huguenot colonists settled in the area in the 17th century, centered on a Dutch settlement named Waghackamack and later renamed to Minisink. The settlement was part of the [[New York – New Jersey Line War|boundary dispute between New York and New Jersey]], which began circa 1700 and was not resolved until 1773.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://townofdeerparkny.gov/?page_id=91 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=townofdeerparkny.gov}}</ref> During the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]], the area was raided twice by Mohawk Leader, [[Joseph Brant]]. The more impactful of the raids took place on July 20, 1776, causing mass destruction in the town and leading to the [[Battle of Minisink]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minisink Valley Historical Society - The Battle At Minisink Ford |url=https://www.minisink.org/minisinkbattle.html |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=www.minisink.org}}</ref>

The town of Deerpark would be established in 1798, being formed from the southeastern section of [[Mamakating, New York|Mamakating]]. The town got its name from a tract of land enclosed with a brush fence, referred to as "McDaniel’s Deerpark” by locals.<ref name=":0" /> On May 11, 1853, what is now [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]] would split off from the town, becoming its own incorporated village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minisink Valley Historical Society - Port Jervis and the Gilded Age |url=https://minisink.org/histpj.html |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=minisink.org}}</ref>