- 1. Mamakating
- (Category)
- ... Thompson in 1803 and part of Forestburgh in1837. In 1788 the first school in Sullivan County was built in Bloomingburgh. In 1825 two brothers by the name of Wurts decided to build a canal. This canal ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 2. Forestburgh ...
- (Category)
- Forestburgh is one of the smallest of the fifteen towns of Sullivan County bordered by Thompson, Lumberland and Mamakating. Early inhabitants in the 1780's were of Celtic, German and Sweedish ancestry. ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 3. County History
- (Category)
- ... with Chester W. Chapin owning more than 20,000 acres covering several towns, and William Howe Crane forming the Hartwood Club in Forestburgh. Economist Henry George founded what became a mecca for artists ...
- Created on 30 November -0001
- 4. Elsie Winterberger
- (History Preserver)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORY PRESERVER AWARD 2015 Elsie Winterberger (1910 - 1992) For Elsie Winterberger, the preservation of the history for her beloved town of Forestburgh was ...
- Created on 17 January 2016
- 5. Monticello
- (Thompson)
- ... when Sullivan County was still part of Ulster County. When the town was first formed, it was much larger than it is today. A part of Fallsburg was taken off in 1826, a part of Forestburgh in 1837 and a ...
- Created on 26 December 2015
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