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Ulster, county, southeastern New York state, U.S., bordered by the Hudson River to the east and the Catskill Mountains to the northwest. The varied terrain is drained by the Wallkill and Neversink (west and east branches) rivers; lakes include Ashokan Reservoir. Much of the county is occupied by Catskill Park; state parks are located at Lake Minnewaska in the Shawangunk Mountains and at Bristol Beach. The dominant forest types are oak and hickory in the southeast; maple, birch, and beech in the centre; and white, red, and jack pine in the northwest. Algonquian-speaking Indians, such as the Delaware, were early ...(100 of 233 words)

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