Goshen: Goshen Cheese

   
Wikipedia: Goshen, New York
Goshen is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 14,571 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Biblical Land of Goshen. It contains a village also called Goshen, which is the county seat of Orange County.
 
24 December 1764, New-York (NY) Gazette, pg. 6, col. 2:
A Few FIRKINS of Choice
GOSHEN BUTTER,
Fit for Family Use,
TO BE SOLD BY
ROBERT RAY,
At his House near the Old Dutch Church.
 
Newspapers.com
27 January 1802, Aurora General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA), pg. 2, col. 2 ad:
FOR SALE,
20,000 wt. of Cohsen CHEESE, in casks,
 
17 May 1802, Commerical Advertiser (New York, NY), pg. 3, col. 2 ad:
GROCERY, PROVISION & FRUIT STORE,
No. 123 FLY-MARKET.
(...)
2000 lb. first quality Goshen Cheese.

 
WPDH (Hudson Valley, NY)
Roadside Marker in HV Tells Forgotten Tale of Historic Factory
Published: January 4, 2019
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The sign is located next to a fenced off natural spring near the intersection of Route 207 and Maybrook Road in Campbell Hall and says:

This spring, with an abundance of cool water, determined the site of the first butter factory in the United States
1856

Owned by R.W. Woodhull, the factory was run by George Gouge, a famous butter maker who figured out how to mass produce butter and distribute it to the rest of the country.
 
At the time, Orange County was well known for producing “Goshen Butter.” According to the Neversink Museum, New York was the country’s leading supplier of dairy products during the 18th century. Farmers around the Goshen area supplied all of New York City with butter and eventually became famous all over the country. Goshen Butter was transported on wagons as far south as the Carolinas to be sold in stores. In fact, as the Civil War began, many in the South became angry after supplies from the North were cut off and they could no longer get their beloved Goshen Butter.
 
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Historical markers and the places they represent In New York State ·
Michael Green ·
January 2, 2022 at 11:26 AM ·
Hamtonburgh, a few miles outside of Goshen. It’s been claimed that “Goshen Butter” was the first example of successful brand creation in the U.S.  The local bank printed its notes on yellow paper, sometimes called “butter money”.
(A “BUTTER FACTORY” history sign is shown.—ed.)