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State Senator Warren M. Anderson came to Sullivan County to speak at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new convention center that was never built.
To benefit the whole country
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 … more
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A copy of George Washington’s April 9, 1779 letter sparing Robert Land’s life and ordering his captors to tranport him to Easton, PA for a civil trial.
Retrospect
According to records, only four men were hanged for treason in the state of Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War. Robert Land was very nearly the fifth. Land, the Justice of the Peace in … more
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My View from the Mountains, A Catskill Memoir by Patti Posner.
New book tells the Brickman story
Shortly after emigrating from Russia in 1908, Abraham and Molly Brickman fled the overcrowded tenements of New York City and purchased land just outside South Fallsburg in Sullivan County. Like many … more
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Charles E. Becker as a NYC police officer.
The notorious Charles E. Becker
The story of Charles E. Becker, one of the most notorious natives of Sullivan County ever, continues to fascinate people to this day. Born on July 26, 1870 in Callicoon Center, Becker lived and … more
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The author William L. “Larry” Kidder.
Free black men in Colonial America
The author Larry Kidder describes his book, “The Revolutionary World of a Free Black Man: Jacob Francis: 1754-1836” as “a story of grit and determination combined with kindness and … more
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NY Governor John T. Hoffman
The execution of Noah Bigelow
On July 15, 1869, Noah Bigelow of North Branch became the third man to be hanged for murder in Sullivan County’s history. Just three days earlier, New York Governor John T. Hoffman had … more
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Of patriots and loyalists
Cushetunk, the first permanent European settlement in the Upper Delaware Valley was established around 1755 by a group of Connecticut farmers calling themselves the Delaware Company. The settlement … more
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Mugshot of Irving “Big Gangi” Cohen.
The acquittal of Big Gangi
Late in the afternoon of Friday, June 21, 1940, a jury of 11 men and one woman delivered a verdict in one of the most famous trials ever conducted in Sullivan County Court. They found Irving … more
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In May of 1953, a year after Sullivan County’s perfect summer, the New York Times reported that there were 2,000 bungalow colonies in the county, averaging 25 bungalows each, for a total of 50,000 bungalows. This is a fairly typical example.
Retrospect
It is probably safe to say that the participants in last Sunday’s bus trip to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway and the closing of the second annual Festival of … more
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Photo of a portion of “the letter that won the American Revolution” from George Washington to Nathaniel Sackett asking him to form a network of spies.
The godfather of American Intelligence
On May 23, 1789, Nathaniel Sackett sent a long, rambling letter to newly inaugurated president George Washington. The letter informed Washington that Congress had denied Sackett’s proposal that … more
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The Festival of the Founding Fish 2023 emblem.
Retrospect
As far back as 2012, Debra Conway, at that time beginning her second year as the Director at Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History in Narrowsburg, was advocating for an annual festival in the … more
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A sportsmen’s parade
Long before the O&W Railway touted the healing environment that was Sullivan County beginning in the 1880s, the Erie Railroad had been established along the county’s western edge. By … more
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