Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Highland, NY

Highland is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Lloyd in Ulster County, New York, on the west bank of the Hudson River.

Highland had a population of 6,385 at the 2020 census, up from 5,647 in 2010 and 5,060 in 2000.

Highland stands at the western end of the Walkway Over the Hudson, the old Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge completed in 1888 and reopened as a pedestrian walkway in 2009.

From Highland, the Hudson Valley Rail Trail runs west through the town of Lloyd toward New Paltz as part of the Empire State Trail.

The hamlet sits directly across the Mid-Hudson Bridge from Poughkeepsie, on U.S. Route 9W, with Routes 44 and 55 also passing through it.

Highland's history begins in 1754, when Anthony Yelverton started a sawmill at Highland Landing on the river, followed by a brickyard, a store and a ferry service to Poughkeepsie.

Farmer Philip Elting later founded the village of Highland on the higher ground above the landing, and Highland was once an incorporated village in its own right.

In its railroad heyday Highland promoted itself as the "Gateway to Ulster County."

Highland contains two parks: Franny Reese State Park, with trails beneath the Mid-Hudson Bridge, and Highland Landing Park on the riverfront.

Two Highland houses, the Brown-Ellis House and the Anthony Yelverton House, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.