Milton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States.

Captain William Bond was the first settler of record in the area of Milton, having obtained a patent from Queen Anne on June 12, 1712, which patent reserved the right to any trees fit for masts, planks, or otherwise suitable for her majesty's navy.

Edward Hallock was a seafaring man who owned several vessels, all but one being destroyed by French cruisers.

He and his family relocated from Long Island to Milton in late December 1760, and subsequently purchased land from Captain Bond's daughter Sukie.

[3] In 1770 Captain Anning Smith constructed a small square dock on the river, where he built a wooden mill.

Around 1845 the "old dock" came into possession of investors from Poughkeepsie, who established a factory for the manufacture of pins.

In the summer timber arrived in rafts sent down river from Glens Falls, Fort Edward, and around Lake Champlain.

In winter most of the lumber was shipped from the east side of the river hauled by teams over the ice.

Millard and Mills' steamboat Splendid sailed daily from the Milton dock.

James Hall and Jacob Rowley ran auger factories in Milton at an early date.

The Milton Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

In 1865 Milton became a mission of Rosendale and was attended every two or three weeks by a Father O'Toole and later by Rev.

James Francis Mee was appointed first resident pastor in Milton with missions at Marboro and Ireland Corners (otherwise known as Gardiner).

They initially came to the area as farm laborers picking berries; many went on to become permanent farmers and fruit dealers.

[12] The main street was temporarily redone to resemble an old town in the deep south.

The motion picture, based on a play by Tennessee Williams, was directed by Sidney Lumet.