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1. Lumberland: (Category); ... some 300,000 acres, as compared to about 32,270 acres today and took in what are now the Townships of Bethel, Callicoon, Cochecton, Delaware, Fremont, Highland, Liberty and Tusten. The population of ...; Created on 30 November -0001
2. Fremont: (Category); ... by blazed trees or crossed the Delaware, passed over a road on the Pennsylvania side to Cochecton and then to Liberty by way of Bethel. This gives an indication of this man’s interest in public affairs. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
3. Delaware: (Category); ... cluding today's Towns of Bethel, Highland, Cochecton, Liberty, and Tusten - was formed in 1798. In 1869, the Town of Delaware was taken from the Town of Tusten. The first supervisors of the Town were ...; Created on 30 November -0001
4. County History: (Category); ... They held great council fires in the Mamakating valley and annual corn harvest festivals along the Delaware River at what is today Cochecton. With the arrival of the Europeans—Swedish, Dutch and then ...; Created on 30 November -0001
5. Cochecton ...: (Category); The History of the Town of Cochecton Sal Indelicato, Supervisor/Historian for the Town of Cochecton, has compiled this information from various publications, writings, articles and news sources. Previous ...; Created on 30 November -0001
6. Cochecton ...: (Category); The Information in the listed Cochecton Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
7. Callicoon: (Category); ... of Newburgh, caused the first road to be made in the township and oversaw the clearing of much land. In 1807, DeWitt, along with others, agreed to build a road from Newburgh to Cochecton, portions of which ...; Created on 30 November -0001
8. Bethel: (Category); ... significant to this history. Well, this covered bridge was part of what was called the Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike. Its replacement, which spans the Mongaup River, is now the connection between the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
9. The Cochecton Bridge Company, Inc. ...: (Cochecton); The Cochecton Bridge Company was incorporated by an Act of the Legislature of the State of New York on April 7, 1817, naming as incorporators: William Tyler, Benjamin Conklin, Moses Thomas, Oliver H. ...; Created on 03 November 2011
10. Old Town Cochecton Cemetery ...: (Cochecton); LOCATION: rOUTE 97, Cochecton, across from Old Cochecton-Newburgh Turnpike on banks of the Delaware River across tracks FAMILY: Heirsville: Porr Family: Calkins Family Information on burials in this ...; Created on 03 June 2010
11. Methodist Church of Cochecton Cemetery ...: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Cochecton Township - Began in 1845 AKA: FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery is not available at this time. REF: None ...; Created on 03 June 2010
12. East Cochecton Cemetery ...: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Old Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike at the corner of Cross Road AKA: FAMILY: Began in 1886. Information on burials in this cemetery is available at the Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, ...; Created on 03 June 2010
13. CochectonCenter Cemetery ...: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Route 52 AKA: FAMILY: First Cemetery. Information on burials in this cemetery may be found at the Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY REF: None; Created on 03 June 2010
14. Monticello: (Thompson); ... of cattle and wood products taken from the virgin forests of Sullivan. The proposed Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike ultimately brought about the founding of the village of Monticello. ...; Created on 26 December 2015
15. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... Presbyterian churches of Cochecton and Hortonville both have had long, proud histories, the former dating back as far as 1812 with its creation. As for the Hortonville church, its early history began wit ...; Created on 04 April 2012
16. The Stone Arch Bridge: (Cochecton); ... of the central portion of Sullivan County. The route served the major means of transportation between the Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike and the Callicoon Valley, it was important to the development of the ...; Created on 03 November 2011
17. Pike Milestone Back on the Job: (Bethel); SCHS Observer; January 25, 1965 - Vol. 1 No. 5 "One of Sullivan County's oldest relics is back on "duty." Milestone "47" of the old Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike has been placed in a stone shelter and re-erec ...; Created on 22 September 2011
18. The Oil Pipeline: (General History); The morning of February 17th, 1936, has dawned along the Delaware Valley with relatively mild temperatures as several hundred people make their way along State Route Three-A below Cochecton to witness ...; Created on 28 June 2011
19. St. Lucy’s Church Cemetery: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Route 97, South Cochecton AKA: Nobody Station FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery can be found at Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 REF: 1984 ...; Created on 03 June 2010
20. St. Tammany Flat Cemetery: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Cochecton Township AKA: None FAMILY: Information on families buried in this cemetery is not available at this time. REF: None ...; Created on 03 June 2010
21. Single Grave: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Wm Keesler's property (1979) Along old road to Cochecton Center: discontinued about 1970. AKa: FAMILY: Single grave of woman to be buried in winter; unable to make it uphill so burie ...; Created on 03 June 2010
22. Presbyterian Church of Damascus Cemetery: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Cochecton NY, by bridge to PA. AKA: Baptist Church of Cochecton Cemetery FAMILY: Information on burials at this cemetery is not available at this time. REF: ...; Created on 03 June 2010
23. Old Lake Huntington Cemetery: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Cochecton Township FAMILY: Keesler Family - Information on burials in this cemetery can be found at Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 AKA: 1st Presbyterian Church ...; Created on 03 June 2010
24. Laurel Cemetery: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Cochecton Center, NY - New Cemetery AKA: FAMILY: Information on burials at this cemetery is not available at this time. REF: None ...; Created on 03 June 2010
25. Lake Huntington Presbyterian Church Cemetery: (Cochecton); LOCATION: Cochecton, NY 2nd Cemetery AKA: FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery can be found at Sullivan County Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 REF: None ...; Created on 03 June 2010
26. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... towns, beginning with Bethel and ending with Tusten. (Cochecton and Delaware were combined into one chapter.) He writes in detail and with affection for the men and women who lived in a particular town ...; Created on 11 August 2006
27. Daniel Skinner: (History Makers); ... of timber were used up and by the mid-1750's lumbermen had to turn their attention to more distant areas. In 1760 Daniel Skinner, a Connecticut Yankee, came to settle in the vicinity of Cochecto ...; Created on 11 August 2005
28. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... Story of Superintendent Emma C. Chase, which was researched and written by Marie “Mazzie” R. Schultz of Cochecton, sometime between 1963 and 1968. The family of Emma Chase is indebted to Ms. Schultz beyond ...; Created on 11 August 2001
29. Mary Edith Curtis: (History Preserver); ... a founding director of the Cochecton Preservation Society, a member of the Equinunk Historical Society, has led walking tours of Milanville, Callicoon and Hortonville and has been the Folk Arts Chairman ...; Created on 11 August 2001
30. Judge Robert C. Williams: (History Makers); ... duty, he did come down with malaria and frozen feet. By 1952 he had graduated Bates College and the same year married a young woman from Cochecton, Dorothy Bertsch. He completed his studies ...; Created on 11 August 1996
31. Cochecton ...: (Tags); Cochecton ...; Created on 26 December 2015
32. Cochecton ...: (Article Category tagged with: Cochecton); The History of the Town of Cochecton Sal Indelicato, Supervisor/Historian for the Town of Cochecton, has compiled this information from various publications, writings, articles and news sources. Previous ...; Created on 30 November -0001
33. Cochecton ...: (Article Category tagged with: Cochecton); The Information in the listed Cochecton Cemeteries is available at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum, 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, NY 12747 ...; Created on 26 December 2015
34. The Cochecton Bridge Company, Inc. ...: (Article tagged with: Cochecton); The Cochecton Bridge Company was incorporated by an Act of the Legislature of the State of New York on April 7, 1817, naming as incorporators: William Tyler, Benjamin Conklin, Moses Thomas, Oliver H. ...; Created on 03 November 2011
35. The Oil Pipeline: (Article tagged with: Cochecton); The morning of February 17th, 1936, has dawned along the Delaware Valley with relatively mild temperatures as several hundred people make their way along State Route Three-A below Cochecton to witness ...; Created on 28 June 2011
36. The Stone Arch Bridge: (Article tagged with: Cochecton); ... of the central portion of Sullivan County. The route served the major means of transportation between the Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike and the Callicoon Valley, it was important to the development of the ...; Created on 03 November 2011

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