Editing Mohonk Mountain House (section)

== History ==
The [[National Historic Landmark]] Program's "Statement of Significance", as of the site's historic landmark designation in 1986, stated:

{{Blockquote|Begun in the 1870s as a small resort for family and friends by the Smiley brothers, it became so popular that it was enlarged many times. Because of the Smileys' love of the outdoor life, the area around the hotel was treated as an integral part of the attractions of the resort. Much of this area was planned as an experiment in conservation of the natural environment and as an educational tool for studying botany, geology, and outdoor living.<ref name="nhlsum"/>}}
[[File:Albert Keith Smiley and Alfred H. Smiley.png|thumb|Albert Keith Smiley and Alfred H. Smiley ({{Circa|1901}})|left]]
[[Image:Mohonk Mountain House 2011 View of Mohonk Lake from One Hiking Trail FRD 3247.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lake Mohonk]]]]
The resort is located on the shore of [[Lake Mohonk]], which is half a mile (800 m) long and {{convert|60|ft}} deep. The main structure was built by [[Quaker]] twin brothers Albert and Alfred Smiley between 1869 and 1910.<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1356&ResourceType=District|title=Lake Mohonk Mountain House|date=2007-09-11|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110182116/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1356&ResourceType=District|archive-date=2013-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.historichotels.org/stanley-turkel-hotel-history-mohonk-mountain-house.php |title=Hotel History: Mohonk Mountain House (1869), New Paltz, New York |last=Turkel |first=Stanley |website=historichotels.org |access-date=2017-01-05 |archive-date=2017-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106103706/http://www.historichotels.org/stanley-turkel-hotel-history-mohonk-mountain-house.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 1883 to 1916, annual conferences took place at Mohonk Mountain House, sponsored by Albert Smiley, to improve the living standards of [[Native American Indian]] populations.<ref>Powers, Lilian D. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VLbVAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA3 ''Report of the Thirty-First Annual Annual Lake Mohonk Conference on the Indian and Other Dependent Peoples'', Volume 30] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707140024/http://books.google.com/books?id=VLbVAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA3 |date=2014-07-07 }}. Lake Mohonk Conference on the Indian and Other Dependent Peoples, 1913. Preface.</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Burgess |first=Larry |title=The Lake Mohonk Conferences on the Indian, 1883-1916 |type=PhD |year=1972 |publisher=Claremont}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis | title=The Lake Mohonk conferences of the Friends of the Indian, 1883-1916 | publisher=University of Denver | author=Helleson, Linda Louise | year=1974 |type=PhD}}</ref>  These meetings brought together government representatives of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]] and the House and Senate committees on Indian Affairs, as well as educators, philanthropists, and Indian leaders to discuss the formulation of policy. The [[Haverford College]] library holds 22,000 records from the 34 conference reports for researchers and students of American history.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/aids/smiley/smiley1113.pdf | title=Haverford College Library Special Collections: Smiley Family Papers, 1885-1983 bulk 1885-1930 | access-date=27 March 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328011237/http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/aids/smiley/smiley1113.pdf | archive-date=28 March 2014 }}</ref>

The hotel hosted the [[Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration]] between 1895 and 1916,<ref name="Swathmore">{{cite web | url=http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/DG051-099/DG054LakeMohonk.htm | title=Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration Records, 1895-1937 | access-date=27 March 2014 | archive-date=28 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328012144/http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/DG051-099/DG054LakeMohonk.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> which was instrumental in creating the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] in [[The Hague]], Netherlands.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3mkNAAAAYAAJ ''Report of the Annual Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration, Volume 20, Part 1914''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730064512/https://books.google.com/books?id=3mkNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover |date=2017-07-30 }}. Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration, 1914.</ref> Those conference papers were donated by the Smiley Family to [[Swarthmore College]] for research.<ref name="Swathmore" />

The house was given a [[United Nations]] Environment Programme Award in 1994 in honor of "125 years of stewardship". According to the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]], "Through its buildings and roads, its land, and its spirit, Mohonk exemplifies America's history and culture. Mohonk has since managed to maintain its 19th century character into the 21st century."<ref>[http://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/mohonk-mountain-house/history.php Mohonk Mountain House – History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414032507/http://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/mohonk-mountain-house/history.php |date=2014-04-14 }}. [[Historic Hotels of America]]. [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]].</ref>

The resort was sued in 2014 by 200 guests who had become ill in a [[norovirus]] outbreak after staying there. They claimed that the owners had been aware of the [[gastrointestinal illness]] at the resort prior to the guests' arrival.<ref name="dailyfreeman.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/norovirus-victims-settle-suit-against-mohonk-mountain-house/article_46e2f63b-3e72-58eb-a71b-9656b28892f9.html|title=Norovirus victims settle suit against Mohonk Mountain House|date=February 27, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926051914/https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/norovirus-victims-settle-suit-against-mohonk-mountain-house/article_46e2f63b-3e72-58eb-a71b-9656b28892f9.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/07/273150762/stomach-bug-closes-landmark-new-york-resort|title=Stomach Bug Closes Landmark New York Resort|website=NPR.org|date=7 February 2014|last1=Hensley|first1=Scott|access-date=26 September 2018|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926052155/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/07/273150762/stomach-bug-closes-landmark-new-york-resort|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/virus-shuts-historic-york-state-resort/story?id=22446268|title=Norovirus Shuts Down Historic New York State Resort|website=ABC News|access-date=2018-09-26|archive-date=2018-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926052246/https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/virus-shuts-historic-york-state-resort/story?id=22446268|url-status=live}}</ref> The resort settled the claims for $875,000 two years later.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/judge-oks-settlement-for-mohonk-mountain-house-guests-who-fell/article_b49c37ba-1a0c-5c79-aaf5-1ebd8b0177e5.html |title=Judge OKs settlement for Mohonk Mountain House guests who fell ill |access-date=2018-09-26 |archive-date=2018-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926052035/https://www.dailyfreeman.com/news/judge-oks-settlement-for-mohonk-mountain-house-guests-who-fell/article_b49c37ba-1a0c-5c79-aaf5-1ebd8b0177e5.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>