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... to the Indian landlords by buying their interest in the land. The entire tract of land comprised parts of Delaware, Greene, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties. Hardenburgh made his purchase from Nanismos, ...

... and Phillipsport where a lone stretch of the canal and the towpath, along with a dry-dock have been cleaned up. The county has posted signs explaining the various parts of the canal. There are several ...

... other parts. In addition to the settlement at Hankins two other parts of the town were independently settled. One at Long Pond (now Tennanah) and the other [at] Basket. That these settlements had reached ...

The History of the Town of Fallsburg By Judy Magie The History of the Town of Fallsburg can be divided into two parts, one describing the town and its growth before the railroad and the other relating ...

... a saw mill was established by 1843 and was owned by a man named Merret. Clement’s and Stewarts’s Store was operating in 1845 as well as a blacksmith shop owned by a man named Van DeVoort. The first school ...

... Smallwood-Mongaup Valley Fire Department It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of William "Bill" Burns. 💔 The "Big Boss" as he was kno ...

... and pictures donated by Fred. The background barn siding wall is even from a building on his property. Many of the pictures are from the Livingston Manor – Shandelee parts of Sullivan County. In ...

Borscht Belt, or Jewish Alps, is a colloquial term for the (now mostly defunct) summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan, Orange and Ulster counties in upstate New York. Borscht, ...

... stock Ventures. He had a Bethel town permit to run a music festival. "I think it cost $12 or $8 or something like that," Tiber said."It was very vague. It just said I had permission to run an arts and ...

... ct to the festival, and its later reincarnation into the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, that is now explored by the new exhibit being assembled at the Sullivan County Museum. The land on which the st ...

... Foundation's "Community Service Award" and he was the recipient of the Sullivan Performing Arts "Art Advocate of the Year" award. Sullivan County has the distinction that few other regions can claim; t ...

... families in this section were: the DeWitts, Hardenburgs, Morgans, Rushes, Porters, DeBroises, McNally's, Bogarts, Quicks, Sheppards, Inderlieds, Jacobs, Heidts and Fitzgeralds. Due to the abundance o ...

... arts and entertainment center. Visitors come from around the world both to enjoy the arts, but also to celebrate Woodstock’s musical legacy. Named Bethel Woods, the complex has just completed its second ...

... the Industrial School of the Arts in the City where he learned the many aspects of photography. During WWII he enlisted in the army and was awarded the Purple Heart for a wound received during the Battle ...

... War. At that time transportation in many parts of the country was still limited to slow moving canals and to roads which were often paralyzed by snow and mud. The result was a demand in these areas for ...

... He recalls that when the State legislature in 1809 formed the county large parts were quite literally unexplored and even at the end of the century when the nation had been largely opened up for settlement, ...

... Town of Delaware historian. About the same time Tom and Elaine DeGaetani with their great vision of the region’s potential were bringing together various organizations to form the Delaware Valley Arts ...

... in the hearts of his neighbors and friends. ...

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