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1. SULLIVAN COUNTY (NY): A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY IN IMAGES (1596296461): Written by County Historian John Conway; Created on 21 December 2015
2. British troops enter Washington, D.C. (2020-08-24): (Events Calendar/British troops enter Washington, D.C.); British troops enter Washington, D.C. On August 24, 1814, British troops under General Robert Ross enter Washington, D.C. to destroy many government buildings, including the White House, the Treasury building ...; Created on 27 December 2015
3. Mamakating: (Category); ... north of the village of Wurtsboro and it was called Fort Devans. A building was later added to make it larger and it is now the home of the Barone family, the owners and operators of the Wurtsboro airport. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
4. Liberty: (Category); ... and some of the oldest remains left in the Town are some laid up stones in the outlet of Revonah Lake, which were probably placed there in 1797 for the purpose of building the first saw mill in the area. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
5. Highland: (Category); ... r was cut and tied into rafts and floated down the river to Philadelphia where the logs were used as spaars in the shipbuilding industry. There were numerous sawmills in the town during its lumbering heyday ...; Created on 30 November -0001
6. Fallsburg: (Category); ... are still in operation and many people have summer homes here. Countless Orthodox Jews and Hasidim return each year to bungalow colonies and old hotel and boardinghouse buildings. Human resource groups ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. Delaware: (Category); ... dner established a paper mill. Callicoon Depot, as it was first known, did not exist until the building of the Erie, America's first long line railroad. During construction of the Erie's Delaware Di ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. County History: (Category); ... Delaware River to Philadelphia for use in the burgeoning ship building industry in that city. Timber rafting, the first of the county’s three great industries—historians today call them the three Ts-- ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. Cochecton: (Category); ... a favorite for the many raftsmen who traveled the Delaware. According to an article carried in “Cochecton Papers II,” the building still stands at the junction of Route 97 and the old Cochecton-Fosterdale ...; Created on 30 November -0001
10. Sullivan County Historical Society 2020 Election: (News); As you know the Sullivan County Historical Society museum building in Hurleyville has been closed to the public since last March because of the pandemic. Our programs have been impacted by the closure ...; Created on 01 December 2020
11. The Great Monticello Fire - Rep-Watchman Aug 13th 1909: (Thompson); ... a mass of flames. The Palatine, P. C. Murray’s fine hotel, stands directly in front of the Casino, and that was the next building to go up in smoke and flames, and a sorry sight it was indeed. It swep ...; Created on 16 February 2018
12. The Golden Age of The Catskills: (Video); ... to put back into these places so slowly, they declined,” Frishman said. Today, some of the old bungalows are owned by orthodox groups, who occupy the buildings during the summer months. “There are st ...; Created on 06 July 2017
13. History of Farms: (Now Showing); ... 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 ...; Created on 13 October 2016
14. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... the town’s name situated on top of the building was minus the letter “H.” Organized as a separate town in 1837, the final letter “H” had always been prominently placed at the end of the town’s name, depicting ...; Created on 17 January 2016
15. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... classrooms and run outside to witness the passage of an airplane overhead. South Fallsburg had no elementary school building when Harold started school. He attended several grades in the community center. ...; Created on 17 January 2016
16. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... ations like the Village Voice and Rolling Stone magazine. Ads began to run in The New York Times and The Times Herald-Record in May. For Kornfeld, Woodstock wasn't a matter of building stages, signing act ...; Created on 04 January 2016
17. Monticello: (Thompson); The Village of Monticello On March 20, 1801, an act was passed authorizing the building of a new turnpike road from the Hudson River to the Delaware through what was then Ulster and Orange Counties. ...; Created on 26 December 2015
18. Concord Remembered: (Pictures); ... service resort in the world! The exhibit will explore the hotel's history from a modest 35 room building in the mid 1930s through its closing in 1998. Featured will be photos, memorabilia, lecture ...; Created on 01 July 2015
19. Concord Remembered: (Past Exhibits); ... service resort in the world! The exhibit will explore the hotel's history from a modest 35 room building in the mid 1930s through its closing in 1998. Featured will be photos, memorabilia, lecture ...; Created on 01 July 2015
20. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); ... scribbled notations are filled-in on dates throughout the calendar month, indicating the proposed dates for upcoming meetings, building functions and programs, many of which that had been planned by her. ...; Created on 18 October 2014
21. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... problem was solved when the Society, along with fellow country-wide volunteer organizations, relocated into the unused school building at Hurleyville which became the Sullivan county Museum, Art and Cultura ...; Created on 04 April 2012
22. The Cochecton Bridge Company, Inc.: (Cochecton); ... contract for building the bridge. It was completed in 1819, but was so unsubstantial that it was never used and fell of its own weight. It had only one pier. in the spring of 1820, Major Wheat moved ...; Created on 03 November 2011
23. Early History of Youngsville: (Callicoon); ... fine hemlock trees in this section, the bark of which was used in the tanning process, many tanneries were set up along the creek. Then, with the building of the Erie Railroad in the Callicoon section ...; Created on 03 November 2011
24. Civilian Conservation Corps: (Tusten); ... n the location here. Buildings are already located at different points on the reservation, which would be suitable for such groups of men..." ...; Created on 07 October 2011
25. Casino Burns: (Liberty); October 19, 1911; Sullivan County Review "Clark's Pavillion at Lake Ophelia, near Liberty, burned to the ground early this morning. When help arrived it was too late, as the whole front of the buildi ...; Created on 07 October 2011
26. Erect Historic Marker on Site of first House in Monticello: (Thompson); SCHS Observer; November 9, 1964 "A blue-and-gold historical marker has been erected on the front lawn of the Intercounty Trust Company in the village of Monticello to mark the site of the first buildin ...; Created on 22 September 2011
27. Pike Milestone Back on the Job: (Bethel); ... on Route 17-K near Montgomery in Orange County. "After the first phase of rebuilding 17-B took place several years ago, the reddish stone monument was taken up and placed in the custody of the Sullivan C ...; Created on 22 September 2011
28. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); ... recently been purchased by Doctor T R Bradley, from Connecticut. Though not in use for the past dozen years, the last building standing was an imposing and impressive structure. Over four stories in ...; Created on 28 June 2011
29. About the Museum: (Sullivan County Museum); The Sullivan County Museum Home of the Sullivan County Historical Society The Museum is l.ocated at 265 Main Street in Hurleyville, NY. in an attractive county owned building. The original structure ...; Created on 01 June 2010
30. The Kutsher Family: (History Makers); ... first, then a creative approach to building an image, a willingness to reinvest and a little luck.” Farming did not offer the future they hoped for, so they decided to concentrate on making Hagan’s farm ...; Created on 11 August 2008
31. Charlotte M. Osterhout: (History Preserver); ... and interest in other people as an important influence in building up the Society’s collection of genealogical materials. The archives are open to the public on Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ...; Created on 11 August 2008
32. Alan Gerry: (History Makers); ... 1996, Granite bought the property where the original Woodstock concert was held in 1969, along with several hundred surrounding acres; and Alan began the lengthy process of building an exceptionally attractive ...; Created on 11 August 2007
33. Maurice Gerry: (History Preserver); ... up residence in the house. Shortly afterwards, the Ferndale Post Office closed and moved to its present location and Maurice was able to buy the building. The building housed Fred Manion’s ...; Created on 11 August 2007
34. Paul Gerry: (History Preserver); ... former Katz’s Bakery building, dedicated its first major historic exhibit to Paul’s work. ...; Created on 11 August 2007
35. Daniel Skinner: (History Makers); ... settlements on the lower river. Not only were the timbers used to construct buildings, but they provided raw materials for a thriving shipbuilding industry. In time, however, the easily accessible stands ...; Created on 11 August 2005
36. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); ... a caboose, a museum building and a trout car expected to arrive in 2006. The story of how this all came about is lengthy and complex, but it is best to begin in the years following the Civil ...; Created on 11 August 2005
37. Beatrice Schoch: (History Preserver); ... two different years. Residents of Bethel were invited to bring family and town historic items and personal memories to the ambulance building to share them with their neighbors. These “Walks” were received ...; Created on 11 August 2003
38. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... nway uses the phrase Silver Age to describe the hotels which existed before the First World War. Some of these buildings were physically impressive, but the activities available to the guests were limite ...; Created on 11 August 2002
39. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... property which a rich historical background and to restore buildings that were badly in need of repair. Part of John’s fascination with the county is that so much of it is unexplored. ...; Created on 11 August 2002
40. Delbert Van Etten: (History Preserver); ... in his town? In reflecting on his lifelong fascination with his Liberty neighbors and their buildings, Del wonders if it was his grandfather that first stimulated his imagination. His grandfather, Alfred ...; Created on 11 August 2000
41. Francis S. Currey: (History Makers); ... in the building and crossed the street to secure rockets meanwhile enduring intense fire from enemy tanks and hostile infantrymen who had taken up a position at a house a short distance away. In the f ...; Created on 01 June 2000
42. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); ... that position until 1992 and greatly expanded its responsibilities. Within the title of County Historian, Bill was designated Building Director for the Sullivan County Museum, Art and Cultural Center as ...; Created on 11 August 1998
43. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); ... graduated in 1888 having majored in philosophy and history. During these college years he also became very active in the YMCA. In fact, he used his abilities to raise the money to build a YMCA building ...; Created on 11 August 1997
44. Otto Hillig: (History Preserver); ... a studio at 84 North Main Street in Liberty. The building, though modified over the years, is still in use and lies within the bounds of the Liberty historic district. Besides being a highly successful ...; Created on 11 August 1996

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