Accord, NY

Accord is a hamlet and census-designated place in Ulster County, New York, United States. Accord is located in the eastern part of Rochester along US 209. Accord is the seat of town government. Accord makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Accord is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. A Delaware and Hudson Canal town originally named Port Jackson, it is thought that the name "Accord" resulted from a petition of the townspeople to the Capitol in Albany for a new name. The response was that the authorities could not come to an accord about a new name so the name "Accord" was chosen. Accord includes a historic district.