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Birth of the U.S. Marine Corps On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution to raise 2 battalions of Marines. This date is regarded as the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. ...

... 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. ...

... Legislature passed an act establishing the Town of Fallsburg. The town was created from portions of the already existing towns of Thompson and Neversink and derived its name from the falls located there ...

... that time until the 1970s virtually every Franciscan in the Province passed through St. Joseph's Seraphic Seminary, either as student, as teacher, or both. Finally closing due to a drop in student enr ...

... that the tribe ultimately controlled a land mass that encompassed from what is today upstate New York to the state of Delaware. They called this land Lenapehoking, or “land of the Lenape.” The tribe ...

It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing that long time board member, Bill Burns has passed away. He has served the Sullivan County Historical Society for over 40 years as a member, board member, ...

... enough to be at one of the local stations as the circus train passed! One such train suffered a disaster between Gillman’s Station and Barnum’s Crossing. A car containing elephants caught fire and burned. ...

... red for." The Wallkill Zoning Board of Appeals officially banned Woodstock on July 15, 1969. To the applause of residents, board members said that the organizer's plans were incomplete. They also said ou ...

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. ...

... passage of time, board of director members have passed away and there appears little interest in replacing them. With much of Dr. Frederick Cook’s archival material already located at the Museum, Pat and ...

... time, and I can easily recall many of them. Those whom I fail to recall, having long ago passed on, will pardon my lapse of memory.... Monroe Wright ...

... n. It bore the legend; "47 mi. N'bgh" "It was custony to mark each mile on the old turnpike. "The stone has seen much of our county's history pass by. Boys from all over Sullivan County have passed i ...

... that had become a highly familiar beacon to river rafts-men, railroaders and highway travelers as they passed through this section of the valley. The large brick chimney had once belched the exhaust ...

... he passed a state examination and accepted a position with New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation. In those years when he was busy with a job, a new family and working ...

Sullivan County Historical Society History Preserver Award 2008 Charlotte M. Osterhout (1928 – 2008) Charlotte Main Osterhout passed away on May 18 of this year. Before she died, ...

... products from the tanneries and acid factories while they lasted to be used in an expanding economy. Unfortunately, the choice of a route for the O&W had not been a wise one, as the railroad had bypassed ...

... to the Town of Bethel website. As time passed, she developed close relationships with members of the Sullivan County Historical Society and eventually was asked to join the staff in the ...

... His father ran a gas station in Monticello, but found time to be a voracious reader and books such as Quinlan’s “History of Sullivan County” occupied a prominent place on his shelves. His father passed ...

... duplicate. She grew up in a setting where family traditions going back two and a half centuries had been passed down generation to generation with a resulting love and respect for the Valley and its inhabitants. ...

... school in Wurtsboro named after her. Despite the responsibilities of her family and busy job, Mrs. Chase found time to make many worthwhile contributions to the work of the Society and passed on her enthusiasm ...

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