Wassaic, New York

Wassaic, New York
Hamlet
Downtown Wassaic Downtown Wassaic
Wassaic Location in New York state
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Dutchess
Town	Amenia
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	12592
Area code(s)	845
GNIS feature ID	968879

Wassaic is a hamlet in the town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, in the United States.

Wassaic is located in southeast New York, surrounded by the East and West Mountains and along the Ten Mile River.

The name of the hamlet comes from the Native American name Washaic, or "land of difficult access".

Wassaic is home to The Wassaic Project, a non-profit arts and music organization and the Wassaic Artist Residency. They provide summer programming as well as run an artist in residence program.

Wassaic's main employers in the 19th century were Gridley Iron Works and the Harlem Division of the New York Central Railroad. In 1861 Gail Borden opened a factory for producing a milk that would not need refrigeration. Long sold by Borden, it today marketed as Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. Wassaic was also known for dairy sheep and grain farming.

In the Revolutionary War, General George Washington marched through Wassaic on the way to Connecticut.

Wassaic is the northernmost and final station of Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. The station, once located in the hamlet, has been moved to state highways 22 and 343 a mile north of it.

External links

• Map of Wassaic at Topzone.com
• Town of Amenia
• The Wassaic Project: An annual Arts and Music Festival