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... From the beginning, Rockland was a savage paradise, difficult to penetrate except by the Indian trails in the area. The most important ones were the Sun Trail, Cross Mountain Trail, Berry Brook Trail, ...

... the fishing. The hotel was called either Lackawack Hotel or Shield’s Hotel and Tammany Hall politicians and their families were an important part of the clientele. In the valley along the Neversink ...

... historic places in Mamakating one of the most important is the grave of Manual Gonsalus, the first non-Indian settler. His tombstone is dated April 18,1752 and is one of the oldest tombstones in the ...

... period of time. The Neversink River runs from north to south through the Town of Fallsburg and played an important part in its early development. In the late 1780�s the valley above ...

... therefore easy to understand why land disputes in the region continued for many years. Pre-Revolutionary War Cochecton was considered an important post to Sullivan County’s great fur trade. The plentiful ...

... 60's in Kauneonga Lake, an entire new Community of second homes appeared. This community became known as the White Lake Homes. The residents from this community have become a very important part of the s ...

A place to post announcements not directly related to the Museum or the Society but are important to their functions. ...

... oving men around... I said at one point, 'I don't care if was a convention of 50,000 ministers," I would have felt the same way." In the cultural-political atmosphere of 1969, promoters Kornfeld and ...

... There were two important reasons for this undertaking. One was to facilitate travel between Newburgh and the rich coalfields of Pennsylvania and the other was to provide a suitable passage for large droves ...

... the important work that he has performed for the Society and his involvement in commemorating the Revolutionary War battle above Minisink Ford, but also his long tenure of involvement within the whol ...

... 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 ...

... However, this community was important in the early days of the Town of Tusten. The first town meeting was held here in 1853 and the small community was an important industrial area. At one time a sawmill, ...

... For many years the Tusten community was considered the seat of the town. It became the most important business community in the town that shared its name. Tusten peaked during the mid 1800’s. It boasted ...

... arly Settlements of the Town of Neversink". The publications "Old Neversink and Surroundings" by Agnes Kortright and "Time and the Valley" published by the Time and the Valleys museum also provided im ...

... hotel, afterwards owned and managed for many years by Henry Dean. This afterwards became a very important boarding hotel, and was lately burned. "Adam Cross, grandfather of Guernsey and Eugene, was ...

... arly Settlements of the Town of Neversink". The publications "Old Neversink and Surroundings" by Agnes Kortright and "Time and the Valley" published by the Time and the Valleys museum also provided im ...

... The groups of people who have made important history in our county are the legion of men and women who have served in our armed forces. These citizens in uniform have made this country a haven for those ...

... 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. ...

... one can appreciate how important it is to have a seven hundred page volume, published in 1873, which provides an overall view of the life of the county to that point in time. If ...

... being reclaimed by new forests and the area is again exporting forest products, it is unlikely that the lumbering industry will ever become as important as it was in the days when the availability of ...

... eight decades the railroad was an important part of county life. There was lumber to be transported, dairy products from the farms along its passage to be taken to market and blue stone from quarries and ...

Sullivan County Historical Society History Maker Award 2004 Max Yasgur (12/15/19~02/09/73) A history maker is hard to define. Some earn that reputation after a lifetime of dedicated service. Others ...

... all of them, but he always returns to an early love: Sullivan County history. In reflecting on the direction his life has taken, he senses the important role that his father played in developing his mind. ...

... led to the placing of many important properties in the Valley on the National Register of Historic Places. In the same spirit she initiated and supervised more than 150 interviews with Valley residents: ...

... was sold and the fort was built. It was in operation from 1957 to 1970, but never prospered financially. Fortunately, the county stepped in and purchased the fort which remains today an important county ...

... on restoration/conservation. There were always useful seminars being offered around the State, and she made a point of attending many of these. As she met important people in the field of local history, ...

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