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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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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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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140 Years Ago - 1883
Wish to buy apples for cider and will pay fifteen cents per bushel for good cider apples delivered at my mill. A Grouten.
A special meeting of Frasier Post 361, …
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9/19/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
The Fremont Union Schuetzen Verein will meet at Fremont Center on Wednesday, September 10. This society already musters 60 members and is now very popular in …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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9/12/23
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For many years, September meant primary day in political circles, and often the campaigns waged in anticipation of those elections were more heated— and sometimes more consequential— than …
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John Conway
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9/8/23
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150 Years Ago - 1873
The Hankins nitroglycerin factory has suspended operations.
More than 800 people were in town on Fair Day in Jeffersonville.
The Hortonville Paper Factory …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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9/5/23
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It was late August of 1968, and the people of Sullivan County were all abuzz about the latest development in a long list of attempts to save the sagging economy here.
The county’s Golden …
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John Conway
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9/1/23
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130 Years Ago - 1893
Frederick Warde, the noted actor, is stopping at the West shore House in White Lake.
Ex-mayor W.R. Grace of New York is visiting E.N. Knox at the latter’s summer …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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8/29/23
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