150 Years Ago - 1873
John Manny has some excellent Arizona diamonds for sale at ten cents a quart and also some excellent cider at the same price.
Sullivan County has plenty of poor. …
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12/26/23
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130 Years Ago - 1893
A meeting of the people of Jeffersonville and vicinity will be held at the Mansion House, Jeffersonville, on Saturday evening, December 16, to take steps toward securing the …
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12/19/23
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It was December 14, 1917, and a Christmas miracle-- and the diligent work of local firemen-- prevented a good portion of the hamlet of Narrowsburg’s business district from being incinerated. …
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John Conway
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12/15/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
A new post office has been established at Johnson’s Hotel on the Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike.
The brass band went down the road this morning – full …
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12/12/23
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With another holiday season nearly here, it is time for this column’s annual reminder that books about Sullivan County’s rich and colorful history always make great gifts, but especially …
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John Conway
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12/8/23
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140 Years Ago - 1883
Peter Weismann last week found an Indian tomahawk on his farm a mile north of Callicoon (Callicoon Center). The edge was protruding from the soil in a field that had never …
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12/5/23
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Hurleyville businessman John Harms Knapp and his wife, Mary C. Brophy Knapp founded the Columbia Farms Hotel on the summit overlooking the hamlet in 1891. Locals, not convinced the business would …
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John Conway
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12/1/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
The store of Martin Weyrauch of Thumansville was broken into last night and a number of articles were stolen.
Ground was broken last week for the second track …
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11/28/23
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In August of 2015, the Liberty Museum and Arts Center’s 14th annual conference on the history of the Catskills was entitled, “Small but Grand Hotels: The Backbone of the Catskills Tourism …
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John Conway
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11/24/23
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130 Years Ago - 1893
George H. Smith, the newly elected county judge and surrogate of Sullivan County, is 29 years of age. For one so young, he must be considered extremely fortunate. In …
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11/21/23
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It was late November in 1959, and Sullivan County officials were lamenting a very slow start to deer hunting season, which had traditionally provided a much needed economic boost to the …
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John Conway
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11/17/23
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140 Years Ago - 1883
James Wilson of Egypt purchased 15 sheep at the sale of Ira Clute. On his way home with them, he lost one and on arriving home, the flock to his great surprise contained 27. …
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11/14/23
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Absent a standing professional Army in 1775, America’s first battles during its War for Independence, at Lexington and Concord, were fought almost entirely by members of the militia. At the …
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John Conway
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11/10/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
DeWitt Knapp, proprietor of the Cochecton House at Cochecton, advertised boarding by the day or week. Conveyances furnished.
August Grouten was proprietor of the …
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11/7/23
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He was born in 1891 in Hurd Settlement in the town of Bethel, and graduated from Monticello High School, New York University, and Bellevue Hospital. He began practicing medicine in 1917, and was …
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John Conway
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11/3/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
The Hancock Cornet Band will give a grand vocal and orchestral entertainment at Harmonie Hall, Callicoon Depot, next Friday evening.
Mrs. Peter Wagner of …
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10/31/23
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In October of 1899, Stephen Crane’s short novel, “Active Service” was published to mixed reviews. The book’s tepid reception by both critics and the public was a major …
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John Conway
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10/27/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating, as wiser by always reading.
The United States steamer Juanita has arrived at St. John, Newfoundland …
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10/24/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
Hunters’ hounds are receiving a thorough training preparatory of next winter’s hunt. This season will prove to be an unbearable one for some bears.
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10/17/23
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The long defunct Flagler Hotel in Fallsburg had a rich tradition as one of Sullivan County’s premier resorts, and for decades was a trendsetter in the industry.
After operating for decades …
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John Conway
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10/13/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
Mr. Henry Rose informs us that the bridge which is situated near his residence is in sad need of repair.
P. Jacobs of Youngsville has assumed the directorship of …
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10/10/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
Mr. A.P. Childs, formerly of the Record, has charge of the Youngsville District School. This seminary is classed among the best around here and the District is to be …
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10/3/23
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The heavy late September rains that are still falling as this column is being written are a stark reminder of the destruction floods have caused along the Delaware River over the years.
For …
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John Conway
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9/29/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
Mr. Wales of Pike Pond, County Republican Chairman, attended a convention in Saratoga where he met an old associate, George William Curtis, chairman of the …
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9/26/23
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It was late September in 1965, and the Sullivan County Democratic Committee was in complete disarray.
As the party prepared for its reorganizational meeting at the Hotel Lenape in Liberty on …
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John Conway
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9/22/23
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