Ulster County is in the heart of the lush Hudson River Valley, New York, with the scenic Hudson River on its eastern edge. The county was named after the traditional Irish province of Ulster, and Kingston is its county seat. Much of the county is within the Shawanguk Mountains and

Wallkill is one of the two hamlets in the town of Shawangunk in Ulster County, New York. European settlements in the Wallkill valleys began in the late 17th century and spread throughout the early 18th century. The area used to be known as the “Basin” and was later named Wallkill