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49. Nevada, the thirty-sixth state (2020-10-31) ...: (Events Calendar/Nevada, the thirty-sixth state); Nevada, the thirty-sixth state October 31, 1864 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Carson City, Nevada ...; Created on 27 December 2015
50. North Dakota, the thirty-ninth state (2020-11-02) ...: (Events Calendar/North Dakota, the thirty-ninth state); North Dakota, the thirty-ninth state Nov. 2, 1889 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Bismarck, North Dakota ...; Created on 27 December 2015
51. Thompson: (Category); ... and his family are buried in a historical cemetery behind the present Thompsonville Post Office. Thompson, taken from the Town of Mamakating, was formed by an act of the State Legislature in April 1803. ...; Created on 30 November -0001
52. Rockland: (Category); ... Trail to the Big Beaverkill Flats. Later on they continued to Lower Westfield and then Westfield Flats now known as Roscoe, which was named after Roscoe Conklin, New York State Senator. Stewart ...; Created on 30 November -0001
53. Mamakating: (Category); ... state. Other historic places are the Phillipsport Church built in 1819 and the Bloomingburgh Reformed Church built in 1820 and now a county historic landmark. There is also an old cemetery located north ...; Created on 30 November -0001
54. Lumberland: (Category); A BIT OF LUMBERLAND HISTORY By an act of the State Legislature, Lumberland came into existence as a township on March 16, 1798, taking in an area that was bounded in the east by the Mongaup River and ...; Created on 30 November -0001
55. Fremont: (Category); ... mill at the outlet of the pond in 1831. Quinlan states, however, that Zachariah Ferdon located at Round Pond in 1824. If Ferdon preceded Misner, it was Misner and his brother Jacobus Misner who first ...; Created on 30 November -0001
56. Fallsburg: (Category); ... to the evolution in the town after the trains began running through its territory. This is part one of this story, the early settlement of the town. On March 9, 1826, the New York State ...; Created on 30 November -0001
57. Delaware: (Category); ... omies badly damaged as railroad travel gave way to the automobile. Building of New York State Route 97 in the 1930s as a scenic highway did not immediately lead to an influx of new visitors. By the 1950s, ...; Created on 30 November -0001
58. County History: (Category); ... 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 ...; Created on 30 November -0001
59. Cochecton: (Category); ... for the most part, they were settled tentatively around 1769 but differences among the three states continued for a number of years. The Skinner family, who migrated from Connecticut, was among the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
60. Callicoon: (Category); ... of the Town of Lumberland and from 1807 to 1842 was part of the Town of Liberty. By an act of the State Legislature, the Town of Callicoon was formed in 1842. Once established, Callicoon was one of the ...; Created on 30 November -0001
61. Mission Statement ...: (Historical Society); STATEMENT OF MISSION OF THE SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. The Sullivan County Historical Society, Inc, was established on September 18, 1886 in order to preserve the history of Sullivan County ...; Created on 01 June 2010
62. New Book Available at the Gift Shop about Judge Cooke: (Announcements); ... History. Judge Lawrence Cooke was the former Chief Judge of New York State and a lifelong resident of Monticello, NY. The book takes a look at Judge Cooke as a person as well as a respected jurist. The ...; Created on 04 August 2017
63. The Borscht Belt: (Now Showing); 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, ...; Created on 17 June 2016
64. Sullivan Life: (Now Showing); When the colony that is now New York State established its first twelve counties in 1683, the present Sullivan County was part of Ulster County. In 1809, Sullivan County was split from Ulster County. ...; Created on 11 June 2016
65. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... through Forestburgh, New York State Route 42, Elsie battled with the state highway officials over the threatened destruction of stone walls along the new roadway. “Everybody went to the public hearing. ...; Created on 17 January 2016
66. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... with such poor vision be sent into combat?—but he served stateside in several capacities, most notably in the Information and Education Division. In 1945, still in uniform, Harold married Pearl Cutler, ...; Created on 17 January 2016
67. How Woodstock Happened...: (General History); ... til mid-morning Monday August 18. The festival closed the New York State Thruway and created one of the nation's worst traffic jams. It also inspired a slew of local and state laws to ensure that nothing ...; Created on 04 January 2016
68. Monticello: (Thompson); ... y an act of the Legislature, Sullivan County was created from part of Ulster. In June the new county government was organized and John P. Jones became the first County Clerk. He was later elected state senat ...; Created on 26 December 2015
69. Frederick A. Cook Exhibit: (Pictures); ... was born in Hortonville, NY in 1865 and died in New Rochelle, NY in 1940. State historical markers are at his birthplace and near his remains in Forest Lawn, Buffalo, NY. The Sullivan County Museum has ...; Created on 18 December 2015
70. Frederick A. Cook: (Now Showing); ... was born in Hortonville, NY in 1865 and died in New Rochelle, NY in 1940. State historical markers are at his birthplace and near his remains in Forest Lawn, Buffalo, NY. The Sullivan County Museum has ...; Created on 18 December 2015
71. Sullivan County: (Genealogy Department); ... When researching your family be sure to choose the correct state. We have received calls from people looking for Tennessee and are surprised to find out they reached the SCHS in New York. ...; Created on 12 March 2015
72. Sullivan County Long Beards: (History Makers); ... Beards are committed to passing on this heritage, as well as the preservation and improvement of habitat, for future generations. The Sullivan County Long Beards is a chapter of New YorkState, ...; Created on 18 October 2014
73. Patricia and William Burns: (History Preserver); SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY PRESERVER AWARD 2014 Patricia and William Burns The stated mission of the Sullivan County Historical Society has been no better exemplified than through ...; Created on 18 October 2014
74. Allan Wayne Dampman: (History Preserver); ... School, the nation was still in the midst of the Second World War, the outcome of which was still by no means certain. The young graduate enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve where, after basi ...; Created on 04 April 2012
75. 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
76. Early History of Youngsville: (Callicoon); ... and is in a fine state of preservation. At the present time, Youngsville is a thriving, peaceful village of industrious people whose main occupation is agriculture and dairy farming. During the summe ...; Created on 03 November 2011
77. The Village of Narrowsburg: (Tusten); ... eddy. The solid rock sides of the narrows form natural abutments for the several bridges that have spanned the river at this point. It was in 1810 that the New York State legislators granted the Narrowsburgh ...; Created on 20 October 2011
78. The Town of Tusten: (Tusten); ... authority of the State of Connecticut. It was located on the Delaware River at the mouth of Ten Mile River. Little is known about these settlers other than Indians wiped them out in 1763. A later settlement ...; Created on 20 October 2011
79. Along the Neversink...: (Neversink); ... by saying that he chose to be the administrator of his own estate. The village boys used to tease Sam when he was intoxicated. One day he secured an old gun and fired a shot among them, killing one of ...; Created on 07 October 2011
80. A Sketch of Mongaup Valley -By Alice Tillotson: (Bethel); ... him of his brother's death, Captain Watkins stated ". . . that in his capacity as Clerk to a general Court Martial he was of great service to the Court, always performing his duties promptly and cheer ...; Created on 29 September 2011
81. Erect Historic Marker on Site of first House in Monticello: (Thompson); ... the State Department of History being at the bottom, it bears the name of the Sullivan County Historical Society. "It is hoped that other communities will evince a like interest in their local histor ...; Created on 22 September 2011
82. Pike Milestone Back on the Job: (Bethel); ... tle west of the Black Lake Road junction on the north side of Route 17-B, near White Lake. Mr. Robert Schlicting, New York State Department of Highways engineer on the reconstruction of 17-B, has placed ...; Created on 22 September 2011
83. Mystery of Missing Marker: (Thompson); ... s Durland and Bert Feldman at the NYS Highway Department offices from Monticello to Binghamton to Albany drew a blank look and no information at the county and township level. Acting State Historian Willi ...; Created on 22 September 2011
84. 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
85. D&H Canal: (General History); ... s, and reservoirs, and cost an estimated 1.2 million dollars. In contrast to the state-financed Erie Canal, the D & H Canal was begun with private money. To raise money and interest in the project, ...; Created on 04 June 2010
86. Misner Burying Grounds: (Fallsburg); LOCATION: Rosenshien Estate, Route 42, Between Woodbourne and Grahamsville. AKA: VanBenschoten Family Cemetery FAMILY: Information on burials in this cemetery is not available at this time. NOTE: ...; Created on 03 June 2010
87. About the Society: (Historical Society); The History of Sullivan County Historical Society The records of the New York State Education Department show that the Sullivan County Historical Society was organized on September 18, 1886. ...; Created on 05 April 2010
88. Edward Van Put: (History Preserver); ... 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 ...; Created on 11 August 2009
89. Alan Gerry: (History Makers); ... By 1995, after nearly four decades in the television business, the company which had begun in Sullivan County had experienced dramatic growth and operated 64 cable systems in 18 states employing more than ...; Created on 11 August 2007
90. Paul Gerry: (History Preserver); ... of the 1969 Woodstock Festival also received worldwide distribution. For thirty years Paul served as the official photographer for the New York State Police and his photographs of accidents and fires were ...; Created on 11 August 2007
91. James Eldridge Quinlan: (History Preserver); ... with the accuracy of his history and made a great effort to check his sources. “We have been favored with the oral and written statements of nearly one hundred well-known residents of ...; Created on 11 August 2006
92. Andrew Neiderman: (History Makers); ... to Sullivan County in the Catskills area of New York. After attending public schools in Fallsburg, he graduated from the State University of Albany where he received his Master’s degree in English. For ...; Created on 01 June 2006
93. Wilmer Sipple: (History Preserver); ... the construction of new railroads to facilitate business and agriculture. This need for a railroad was particularly keen in the area in New York State between the New York Central which crossed the northern ...; Created on 11 August 2005
94. Max Yasgur: (History Makers); ... New York University, studying real estate and business, Max returned to the farm and the life he loved. In 1942 Max and Mimi’s son Sam was born and in 1944 they had a daughter Lois. ...; Created on 01 June 2004
95. Jennie Grossinger: (History Makers); ... Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her father Selig was an estate overseer and her mother Malke a devout woman known for her exceptional cooking. In contrast to other areas of Europe and Russia, the reign of th ...; Created on 11 August 2002
96. John Conway: (History Preserver); ... 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, ...; Created on 11 August 2002
97. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... of Schools in New York State and the first Superintendent in the Third District in Sullivan County. Having graduated from high school in 1884 at the young age of fifteen, Miss Cooke was refused admittance ...; Created on 11 August 2001
98. William Galbraith Smith: (History Preserver); ... and Marge were Co-Chairpersons for Sullivan County’s participation in the New York State bicentennial Commission. Although outside the realm of history, in 1981 Bill became a charter ...; Created on 11 August 1998
99. Lawrence H. Cooke: (History Makers); ... probably agree that the First Citizen of the county was a Monticello man, Lawrence H. Cooke, who became Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. These historians will be impressed with the Judge’s ...; Created on 01 June 1998
100. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); ... of State under Theodore Roosevelt, wrote of Mott: “His powerful personality and . . . self-sacrificing devotion to the cause of peace have, I believe, never been equaled. He does not ...; Created on 11 August 1997

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