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Now that wrestling is underway at the Tokyo Olympics after having been spared the intended axe as a contested sport, it seems an appropriate time to discuss its Sullivan County connection—a …
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John Conway
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8/6/21
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110 Years Ago - 1911
H.B. Mingle of the firm of Mingle & Ward, attorneys of 165 Broadway, New York representing the estate of Archer Brown, who in his lifetime financed the Liberty and …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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8/3/21
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On July 30, 1915, Charles E. Becker was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison, the first police officer ever executed for murder in this country.
Becker was born on July 26, 1870 in …
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John Conway
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7/30/21
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110 Years Ago - 1911
Last Thursday a special meeting was held at the Callicoon firehouse for the purpose of voting on the proposition as to whether or not the district would pay the …
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7/27/21
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On October 14, 1778, Dr. Benjamin Tusten, a Goshen physician who served as a Lt. Colonel in the Orange County militia’s 3rd Regiment, wrote letters to George Washington and Governor George …
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John Conway
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7/23/21
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140 Years Ago - 1881
Philip Hembdt of the Halfway House left some stalks of peavine clover five feet seven inches in length at this office. He has four acres all of which is just as …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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7/20/21
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On July 20, 1779, Joseph Brant, a Mohawk chief fighting for the British, led a raiding party of Native Americans and Tories against the settlement at Pienpack, near present-day Port …
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John Conway
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7/16/21
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110 Years Ago - 1911
Thursday afternoon during the extremely heavy showers, which were accompanied by thunder and lightning, the barn on Adam Gorr’s farm on the hill was struck by lightning …
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7/13/21
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During the Revolutionary War, the region between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers was home to two of the most notorious Tories of the era, Claudius Smith of Orange County and Robert Land of Cushetunk. …
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John Conway
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7/9/21
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110 Years Ago - 1911
The White Steamer touring car belonging to Martin Hermann was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday evening in front of the home of Henry Mauer in the Beechwoods. Mr. Hermann …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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7/6/21
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It used to be a well-kept secret that Cushetunk, the first European settlement in the Upper Delaware River Valley, was populated mostly by Tories in the years immediately preceding and during the …
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John Conway
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7/2/21
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110 Years Ago -1911
From the Sullivan County Democrat, June 17, 1911, issue: Our popular girl Piano Contest is ended and Miss Mary Bretchel of Cochecton is the winner by an enormous majority. She …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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6/29/21
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