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... near Pepaction. Although Tunis was refused the hand of a white girl; he continued to be a friend of the white man. On one occasion he crept into an Indian camp and freed John Osterhout and Silas Bowker, ...

... y and store. The railroad was commissioned to serve the area and a post office was necessary. Resorts and summer camps soon emerged. Charles Gilman, nephew, served as Town supervisor from 1891 -93 a ...

... Jersey, to settle at the confluence of Callicoon Creek and the Delaware River. Acting as Griswold's land agent, he built a house near what is now Upper Delaware Campgrounds. When Ross came to what cam ...

... resorts replaced logging camps and farmhouses became boarding houses. With the railroads providing easy access to the county for the first time, the tourism industry really began to grow. The western ...

... t of a three-district school merger, the Sullivan West High School campus at Lake Huntington opened for its first fall session in September of 2003. With the school's opening, a rebirth of activity desc ...

... N.J. Vandermark (Beesimer, Hogancamp) Family Cemetery Debruce, Rockland, Sullivan County NY Anyone related to these 3 families, and related families, who is interested in forming a family cemeter ...

... historical roadside markers and restoring a post office in the township. Her campaigns to preserve Forestburgh’s historical heritage often went to higher levels. With the proposed upgrade of the main thoroughfare ...

... ions. Allan Markoff watched the two freaks walk into his store in late April or early May. They were Lang and his buddy, Stan Goldstein. Goldstein, 35, had been one of the organizers of the 1968 Mia ...

This has been a very popular exhibit. There were artifacts, books, pictures , and even a Civil War encampment complete with a tent, fire pit and checker board. NOTE: This exhibit will close ...

This has been a very popular exhibit. There were artifacts, books, pictures , and even a Civil War encampment complete with a tent, fire pit and checker board. NOTE: This exhibit will close on January ...

... In addition, the chapter sponsors youth to attend the Department of Environmental Conservation camp to learn new skills and experience the outdoors. The annual JAKES [Juniors Acquiring Knowledge ...

... ing pains, without a permanent campus and the center of bitter political debates, which led many in the community to question the college's overall purpose. In pressing its role for the educational need ...

"...In the southwest section is a monument over 12 feet high on a three-foot base standing like a sentinel guarding his little encampment. On its northwest side, facing the road, is the following inscription; ...

October 6, 1933; Delaware Valley News "It looks very much as it Narrowsburgh would have a Civilian Conservation Corps camp located at the Ten Mile River Boy Scout Foundation. Forest rangers have visite ...

... July, 1963, the familiar NYS blue and gold sign, which indicated the site of Camp Holly, encampment of the 143rd NYVI during the Civil War vanished from its usual place. "Repeated inquiries by Mrs. Glad ...

... century. "In the southwest section is a monument over 12 feet high on a three-foot base, standing like a sentinel guarding his little encampment. On its northwest side, facing the road, is the followin ...

... expanded, Milton added two children’s camps to the complex. Kutsher’s Sports Academy was designed for youngsters ages 8-16 who came to learn and train in various sports from talented sports staff. The ...

... Zoning Board of Appeals said no. Needing a site shaped like an amphitheater and owned by someone who had sufficient surrounding land for camping, administration and the like, the ...

... campaigns through the Club to make parents and children aware of services of the Sullivan County Health Association in its drives against diphtheria, smallpox and tuberculosis. The Club implemented her ...

... which found new markets by targeting groups with special insurance needs such as summer camps, race horses, karate classes, etc. which the larger companies avoided. Expansion continued steadily and today ...

... The property had been Marge’s grandparents’ summer getaway in the 1920’s and served as a summer camp for the family over the next sixty years. This wonderful personal change was to be the backdrop for ...

... but he maintained the “high road.” When he was encouraged to run for Governor (one man offered a million dollars towards his campaign) or, on another occasion, to seek a place on the United States Supreme ...

... on the Cornell campus and so impressed contemporaries that upon graduation he became student secretary of the International Committee of the YMCA. For the next twenty-seven years Mott ...

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October 6, 1933; Delaware Valley News "It looks very much as it Narrowsburgh would have a Civilian Conservation Corps camp located at the Ten Mile River Boy Scout Foundation. Forest rangers have visite ...

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