Accord is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 562 at the 2010 census.Accord is located in the eastern part of the Town of Rochester along US 209. Accord is the seat of town government.HistoryOriginally 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. The local pronunciation of this word is with a flat 'A' with the accent on the 'A' (ACK-kord).Accord is home to a Paleolithic site discovered in 2004 called the 'Mettacahonts Creek Find', as it is currently being reviewed there is evidence of the items recovered dating to a period earlier than the currently accepted arrival of man in North America. The over 200 specimens recovered, in pristine condition, are unusual in that there are multiples of the same lithics and there are large examples not commonly found in typical lithc sites in North America. It is also believed that the site was used over a period of many of thousands of years. The collection is privately owned.The Appeldoorn Farm, Common School No. 10, and Joachim Schoonmaker Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
