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==Points of interest== Points of interest in Orange County include the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point, New York|West Point]]; OC Gov. Center, a [[Paul Rudolph (architect)|Paul Rudolph]] [[Brutalist]] design in Goshen, NY; [[Brotherhood Winery]] in [[Washingtonville, New York|Washingtonville]], America's oldest (continuously functioning) winery (as it made legal "sacramental" church wines during Prohibition); the birthplace of [[William H. Seward]] in [[Florida, Orange County, New York|Florida]]; Museum Village in [[Monroe (town), New York|Monroe]], an 18th Century Colonial town; the [[Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame]] in Goshen; [[Bull Stone House]], a NY Historical designated structure, built in 1722 and still used as a private residence (10 generations) by the Bull family, as well as the [[William Bull III House]], built in the 1780s. The Historical, [[Art Deco]] style [[Paramount Theatre (Middletown, New York)]], built in 1930. Thrall Library/[[Middletown station (Erie Railroad)]], built in 1896, closed in 1983, refurbished (& expanded) into a public library in 1995. The multi-acre, Salesian Seminary, in Goshen, which trained NYC novitiates for the priesthood, was sold to the Village {{Circa|2005}} and a $4.5 million state-of-the-art library built on the grounds in 2018. Three state parks: Goosepond Mountain State Park, [[Harriman State Park (New York)|Harriman State Park]] and [[Sterling Forest State Park]]. Sugarloaf arts community, which features the Lyceum Center theatre. The ''[[Times Herald-Record]]'' newspaper, the first [[cold press offset]] daily in the country, in [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown]] Commercial centers of interest include the [[Galleria at Crystal Run]], in [[Wallkill, Orange County, New York|Wallkill]]; [[Woodbury Common Premium Outlets]] in [[Monroe (village), New York|Monroe]]. The [[Orange County Fair (New York)|Orange County Fair]] in [[Wallkill, Orange County, New York|Wallkill]] is an annual 2 or 3 week summer event, dating back to 1808, but officially opening in 1841. Newburgh was the location of [[Orange County Choppers]], 61,000 square foot, $12 million, custom motorcycle-shop facility featured on [[The Discovery Channel]]'s [[reality television]] series ''[[American Chopper]]'' but it was closed and sold by 2020. The home and birthplace of [[Velveeta]] and Liederkranz Cheese is in Monroe (village), while Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in Chester.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-16 |title=Surprise! Philadelphia cream cheese isn't actually from Philly |url=https://www.today.com/food/philadelphia-cream-cheese-isn-t-actually-philly-t171953 |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref> <gallery mode="packed"> File:Goshen, NY, skyline from Historic Track.jpg|{{center|Goshen (Historic Trotter Track)}} File:Woodbury Commons from US 6.jpg|{{center| [[Woodbury Common Premium Outlets]] }} File:Bull Stone House in the winter.jpg|Bull Stone House sits on 100 acres in Hamptonburgh, New York. Built in 1722. </gallery>
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