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N THE WEST BANK OF THE HUDSON RIVER, at distances varying from eight to ten miles back from the river, ranges of mountains extend from a point northwest of the City of Kings­ ton, northward for a distance of nearly thirty miles, and loom upward toward the skies to an elevation of three thousand feet above sea level. These ranges extend westward for more than forty miles, covering parts of Ulster and Delaware and nearly all of Greene Counties, and are best known as the Catskills, the fabled Land of Rip Van Winkle. Within the borders of the Catskills will be found nearly a hundred villages and hamlets, located at the highest elevations east of the Rocky Mountains and enjoying temperatures that average from fifteen to twenty degrees lower than that of the seaboard cit ies, so it is not surprising that the region is the most popular and the best known of the American Sum­ mer Resort Sections, with a summer patronage that is conservatively placed at a quarter of a million visitors annually. Formed, according to m.odern geologists, by drift from the lost Ap­ palachia, the atmosphere of romance that has for more than a century surrounded the section has been somewhat enhanced by late discoveries, including the oldest forests in the world, found during the excavations for the extension of the New York City Water Supply, and the re-location of the Indian Flint Mines last year at Coxsackie.

LOOKING WEST FRO~i CA'l' SKILL

The latter discovery has been regarded by archeologists as the most important find of recent years, because it indicates the oldest civilization in America and proves that the Algonkians, who, crossing the Behring Sea, were the first settlers in America, made the Catskills the armory of the American Indians, evidence of this being found in the Jasper and Sea Shore Quartz from Pennsylvania, Argolite from New Jersey, Felsite from Georgia, Reel Slate from the Champlain region, Copper from Michigan, and Steatite from Virginia, found in the refuse of the three mine quarries

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2 THE GUEENE COUN'l'Y CA'l'SIULLS and three hundred minor pits, that required centuries of time and the continuous labor of at least three hundred to five hundred Indians to develop. History draws its mantle over the Catskills from the Algonkian period until the visit of Hendrick Hudson in 1609, and then the curtain again falls until the establishment of a settlement at Leeds (Catskill) in 1644. It is recorded that the Dutch settlers lived at peace with the Indians, who held the Catskills in awe as the abode of the Great Spirit, and this feeling seems to have been absorbed to some extent by the Dutch, who considered the mountains as the Glorified Overlook from which the spirit of Hendrick Hudson watched over the river that he had discovered. As the reader will be more interested in the Catskills as a Summer playground than in its history, history and the many pretty legends of the region are omitted to make room for a description of its advantages as a vacation section.

CAT,SKILL-GREENDALE FERRY

In 1823 a ten-room hotel was opened on Orchard Knob, west of Cats­ kill and overlooking the Hudson Valley. This house soon became the most noted hostelry in America-it is the Catskill Mountain House, which will open in June for its one hundredth consecutive season, under the same family management and having accommodations for five hundred guests. The ensuing fifty years saw a wonderful increase in the number of hotels and boarding houses in the region, and Catskill, Cairo, Kiskatom and Haines Falls became names familiar to leaders of society, before the cla ys of the Civil \Var, who by stage coach or sailing· vessel came up the Hudson Valley to enjoy outings in the "Beloved Mountains." Following the Civil War, the vacation became a necessity instead of a luxury, resulting in the opening up of new sections in the mountains, hundreds of new hotels and boarding houses, and the conversion of farm houses into small and comfortable boarding houses, until to-clay one finds upwards of one thousand hotels and boarding houses in the Catskills. Greene County, with which this book is intended to make the reader familiar, had for many years a monopoly of the vacation business, because

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THE GREENE COUNTY CATSIULLS 3 it was the first section of the Catskills to cater to resort frequenters, and to-day, nothwithstanding the growth and popularity of resorts in Ulster and Delaware Counties, Greene County stands supreme as the most at­ tractive and interesting section of the Lan d of Rip Van Winkle, because it has all the essentials for an ideal outing. Elevations ranging from a hundred feet to more than two thousand feet above sea level, scenery without equal on the American continent, temperatures from fifteen to twenty degrees lower than that of the city, diversions of every kind, quiet nooks, cool walks and social centers provide the desired environment, and accommodations ranging from those found at a small cottage, where from ten to twelve guests fill the house, to the soci_al centers at hotels with capacities of from five to eight hundred guests. One may secure accommodations at from $12 weekly to $100 weekly, so wide is the range of service in this wonderful resort section.

THE MOHICAK TRAIL A T \VINDILUI The State of New York has established Camping Sites at Platte Clove, Lexington and Hunter, between Hunter and East Windham and Windham, and there are hundreds of other locations where for a nominal rental one may camp along the shores of the creeks for the season. Cottage colonies, with handsome summer homes to rent at Haines Falls, Tannersville and Windham, as well as Cairo, give the vacationist an opportunity to enjoy another form of country life. Golf links are located at Palenville, Haines Falls, the Onteora Club, Catskill Mountain House and Butel Kaaterskill. The trout season opens on the first Saturday in April and closes August 31st, and some of the best streams in the state are in Greene County and are not posted. Boating and bathing are available at Catskill, Leeds, Green Lake, South Cairo, Palenville, Cairo, East Windham, Windham, Tannersville, Lexington, Hunter and Haines Falls. Points of interest in the Greene County Catskills that should be visited by every tourist include the Kaaterskill Canyon, three thousand feet deep and extending from Haines Falls to Palen ville ; the Platterkill Canyon,

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4 THE GREENE COUNTY CATSIULLS three miles deep, extending from Platte Clove to West Saugerties; the Stony Clove, extending from between Tannersville and Hunter to Phoenicia; the Kaaterskill Falls (highest in New York State), Devasego Falls, at Prattsville; the Shinglekill Falls, at Purling; the Catskill Mountain House, which fronts a twelve-thousand-mile view of the Hudson Valley, the Berkshires and three states; East "\Vindham, where there is another won-

SKTING IN THE CATSKILLS derful panoramic view of the surrounding country; Cairo, one of the busiest of the resorts and the scene of the great Cairo Fair and the Elks' Field Day; Catskill, with its handsome buildings and busy Main street; Austin's Glen, between Catskill and Leeds; Leeds, with its famous stone bridge and rock beach; Green Lake, the largest body of water in the county; Twilight,

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Sunset and Santa Cruz Parks, at Haines 'Falls; the Onteora Club and Elka Park, near Tannersville; the New York police sanitarium at Platte Clove; Windham, "the village beautiful;" Lexington, along the Schoharie; Hunter, where the Colonel's Chair looms above Main street at an elevation of 3,200 feet; the Kaaterskill Park, in which is located the Hotel Kaaters­ kill, the largest mountain house in the world; and the beautiful Kaaters­ kill Lake. The two most picturesque automobile trails in the east start at Cats­ kill and lead through the Greene County Catskills. The Rip Van Winkle Trail extends west through Kiskatom, Palenville, the Kaaterskill Canyon, Haines Falls, Tannersville, Hunter, Lexington, Prattsville, Grand Gorge, and on to Stamford, joining the Ashokan Trail, which st.arts at Kingston. The Mohican Trail extends northwest through Jefferson, Leeds, South Cairo, Acra, South Durham, East Windham, Windham, Ashland and into Prattsville, where it joins the Rip Van ·winkle Trail and continues to Stamford.

TI-IE HUDSON RIVER EXPRESS Three hours from New York by rail, with two trunk line roads to the gateways, macadamized highways on both sides of the Hudson and from every point of the compass, as shown by the automobile map on pages 18 and 19, combined with the finest steamboat service in the world, make the resorts of Greene County the most accessible in the east. The daylight trip through the Hudson by the handsome and commodious steamers of the Hudson River Day Line is the most popular way of reaching the mountains, the boats leaving Desbrosses Street at 9 a. m ., West 42d Street at 9:20 a. m., and West 129th Street at 9:40 a. m. daily including Sunday, for Kingston and Catskill, the main gateways to the region, the system furnishing the ideal means to reach the mountains in comfort.

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ALONG THE RIP VAN WINKLE TRAIL 1-Horsesboe Curve, Cauter skill Canron 2-At Kiskatom 3-Fawn's Leap, Palenville 4-Twiligbt and Sunset Parks, Haines Falls 5-Churcbil! Park, Stamfo1·d

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Service on the modern steamers Hendrick Hudson, named after the discov­ erer of the river, the Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat, Washington Irving, w ho made the Catskills famous, DeWitt Clinton, Albany and Alex­ ander Hamilton ( under construction), is unexcelled in America, and has done much to make the mountains popular. Night boat service to the resorts of Greene County is maintained by the Saugerties & New York Steamboat Co. , leaving at 6 p. m. daily except Sunday from Christopher Street, in New York, for the pretty village of Saugerties, one of the gateways to the Catskills, from where, on arrival of the steamers Ida and Robert A. Snyder, there is automobile stage con­ nection for Catskill, Palenville, Kiskatom, Platte Clove, Elka Park and Tannersville. The Catskill Evening Line from New York (Christopher Street pier) gives to the resorts in Greene County and to shippers and manufacturers a daily freight service that is unequalled and is a great asset to the region.

THE RIP VA:\' WI:\'KLE TRAIL The West Shore Railroad, from New York and Albany to Coxsackie, Athens, Catskill, Saugerties and Kingston; and the New York Central Railroad to Rhinecliff (ferry to Kingston), Tivoli (ferry to Saugerties), Greendale (ferry to Catskill), Hudson (ferry to Athens), Newton Hook (ferry to Coxsackie) are the trunk line roads to the Catskills. Only one railroad extends into the mountains- the Ulster & Delaware Railroad, from Kingston to Oneonta, with a branch to Hunter and to

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SCENES I:\' THE CA'l'SKILLS 1-Kaaterskill Canyon 2-Platterkill Canyon 3-Along Rip Van Winkle Trail 4-Elka Park, from Tannersville 5~Court House Square, Catskill

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Kaaterskill-connecting at Kingston Point with the Hudson River Day Line and at Kingston with the 'West Shore RR. From June 7th to Labor Day one solid Pullman train in each direction is operated daily between Weehawken and points on this line. Places reached by this railroad include: Kaaterskill (station for Hotel Kaaterskill and Catskill Mountain House), Laurel House station, Haines Falls ( station for Twilight, Sunset and Santa Cruz Parks) , Tannersville ( station for Platte Clove, Elka Park, the Onteora Club and East Jewett), Hunter (station for Lexington, Windham, Jewett Center, Jewett Heights, Big Hollow, Jewett, Windham, Henson ville, Brooksburg and Ashland), Stony Clove, Lanesville, Edgewood, Shandaken ( station for Bushnell ville and Lexington), Fleischmanns (station for Halcott Center) , Grand Gorge (station for Prattsville and AEhland).

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Catskill, through the completion of the new highways and the inaugura­ tion of automobile buses, is also a station for the Catskill Mountain House, Haines Falls, Tannersville, Prattsville, Ashland, vVindham and East Wind­ ham, and regular connections are made with the Day Line boats during June, July and August. Catskill is the gateway to Leeds, Green Lake, Kiskatom, Palenville, Kyle Camp, Lawrenceville, South Cairo, Cairo, Purling, Round Top, Acra, South Durham, Freehold, East Durham, Greenville, Oak Hill, Gayhead, Urlton, Surprise, Result, Climax ancl Medway. Greenville, Oak Hill, Urlton, Surprise, Result, Climax and Medway may also be reached from Coxsackie. Athens is reached by Day Line or New York Central RR. to Hudson (ferry to Athens), or West Shore RR. to West Athens.

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ALONG MOHICAN TRAIL 1-Main Street, Catskill 2-After Passing Cairo 3-Entering P rattsville 4-A Nook in the Catskills 5-Cl1urcl1il! Hall, Stamford

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CATSKILL. ·washington Irving immortalized the section of the mountains w ithin the borders of the township of Catskill, which for a hundred years has been the largest of the summer resorts in the state, and the completion during 1922 of the Mohican and the Rip Van Winkle Trails, from Catskill through the mountains to Stamford, has made the village the most im­ portant automobile center in the Eastern States. The New York Central RR. to Greendale brings Catskill's Main Street to within three hours of the Grand Central Station, and with the West Shore RR. gives the village the advantage of two trunk line railroads, a service that is supplemented by the Hudson River Day Line, with the result that no section of the country can boast of more complete accessi­ bility than this picturesque and thriving village on the eastern slope of the main ranges, from where automobile stages operated at moderate rates and hundreds of taxi-men take the visitor to any place in the region. Unexcelled freight service between New York and Catskill is main­ tained daily by the Catskill and New York Steamboat Co. Catskill is the County Seat of Greene County and the center of trading and social activity for many of the resorts in the vicinity. A Community Theater, one of the most handsome playhouses in the Hudson Valley, a mov­ ing picture house, county buildings and pu blic library, two National Banks, a Savings Bank, and a Masonic Temple and a State Armory are among the edifices that attract attention from admirers of splendid architecture. A school system that includes Public and Parochial schools, handsome churches of all denominations, a Fire Department with the last word in modern equipment, an excellent daily and three weekly newspapers, a Savings and Loan Association, an up-to-date Chamber of Commerce, two co-operative Fire Insurance companies, a diversity of manufacturing in­ dustries that includes cut-glass works, cigar-factories, knit goods, cement, etc., provide all-year employment for the seeker of a resort that can be made a permanent home. Well paved and attractive streets, cozy homes at moderate rentals, and lodges representing every fraternal organization add to the attractions of the village as a permanent residence as well as a summer resort. With a winter population of between 5,000 and 6,000, Catskill during the summer months becomes a small city with a population of more than 15,000, the increase being due to the constantly growing number of va­ cationists who find here every form of diversion, scenery not surpassed in any section of the state, and almost a hundred boarding houses, hotels and private homes where summer visitors are welcomed. Boating, bathing, fishing, tennis, automobiling, baseball, basketball, theater parties, mountain-climbing, canoeing and camping are some of the summer diversions, while ice-boating, skating, skiing, and tobogganing are fast making the village a popular winter resort. Hunting wild ducks and the smaller game, which is to be found in prolific numbers during the autumn, brings more visitors to Catskill, with the result that one always finds vacationists here. The village maintains a Municipal Ferry that connects Greendale on

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the east side of the Hudson with Catskill, so that automobile parties from Massachusetts and the east as well as from New York have a splendid con­ nection with the starting point of the Rip Van Winkle and Mohican Trails. The completion of the Storm King Highway and the bridge across Rondout Creek at Kingston gives the automobile tourist on the west side of the Hudson a through trunk line macadamized road from Fort Lee ferry via Catskill to the heart of the mountains and the Western Catskills. Motor-boat and houseboat parties find excellent anchorage in Catskill Creek, and camping parties can select hundreds of camp sites along· Catskill, Kiskatom and the Cauterskill Creeks and at Green Lake. Splendid views of the mountains from every point in the township, wildly picturesque scenery in the glens worn by Catskill Creek, and at­ tractively healthful surroundings help to make a vacation at Catskill an enjoyable one.

THE BEACH AT LEEDS

LEEDS.

Four miles from Catskill, on the Mohican Trail and on Catskill Creek, where the original site of Catskill is located, one finds the village of Leeds. From a historical point of view, it is the most interesting section of the vicinity, because it was here that the first settlement was located, and its picturesque arch bridge, built before the Revolution, the old Van Duesen mansion, with the port-holes used when it was the fort during Indian wars, still in existence, and the old Dutch Reformed Church are among the landmarks of the mountains. A rock beach along the Catskill Creek at this point makes Leeds one of the famous bathing places in the mountains; three well-conducted dance halls and twenty-five hotels and boarding houses make this pretty hamlet the center of attraction for large numbers of the younger set, from not only Leeds but many neighboring resorts. The season here opens in May and extends to November.

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GREEN LAKE.

(Postoffice, Catskill R. D.) Leaving the Mohican Trail at Leeds and following a picturesque road that for a part of the way has been cut from solid rock, brings one to the settlement named Green Lake (from the color of the water in the largest of the Catskill lakes) .

ALONG TI-IE SHORE OF GREEN LAKE

Few resorts have a more enviable reputation than this settlement, because it annually provides for them a diversity of amusement that leaves little to be desired, and its hotels and farm boarding houses, conducted along liberal lines, take considerable interest in maintaining a series of affairs that make Green Lake the scene of some of the most brilliant dances, masquerades and entertainments held in the mountains. Splendid hunting prolongs the season at Green Lake until late in the autumn. CAIRO, Ten miles from Catskill, at the point where the beautiful Mohican Trail reaches an elevation that commands wonderful views of the moun­ tains and surrounding country, the traveler reaches the village of Cairo, one of the most famous resorts of the Land of Rip Van Winkle. Riding through Cairo or lingering for a while in the well-shaded Main street and admiring its attractive business places, one wonders where the vast number of people who come to this section of the mountains an­ nually are entertained, because its hotels and boarding houses are hidden to the eye, but the traveler who has been among the thousands who have passed delightful summers in this popular section knows that for miles around, on and off the main highways, there are hundreds of the most famous hotels and boarding houses in the Greene County section of the Catskills, each attractively located in the midst of charming surroundings and convenient to every point of interest.

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A series of high peaks, including ·windham High Peak, Acra Point and Stoppel Point, form the picturesque background for the village, and on the slopes of these mountains Cairo and its suburbs are located. Catskill Creek and the Shinglekill flow through the village, and the Shinglekill Falls as well as the falls at Woodstock, besides many smaller cascades, add to the attractiveness of Cairo and provide boating, bathing and fishing for the summer visitors. Few places in the Catskills boast of better fishing than the Cairo sec­ tion, in which the streams are _not posted, so that the disciple of 1Valton m eets with wonderful success here, while in the autumn Cairo ranks among the foremost of the hunting grounds.

MAIN STREET, CAIRO The great event of the August season, t h e "Cairo Fair," attracts more visitors annually than any similar function in Eastern New York, and it has been one of the factors in developing interest in this section of the mountains. A local organization of hotel and business men, known as the "Booster Club," has in recent years, by co-operative work, made Cairo and the other resorts in the township, including Purling, Round Top, Acra and Soutb Cairo, the liveliest, gayest and busiest center on the Mohican Trail, and the streets, business hourns and many amusement places present a lively appearance during the summer. 1Vith the exception of golf, there is no diversion that cannot be enjoyed under ideal conditions in this section of the Catskills, w here cottages for rent, boarding houses with a capacity of from ten to one hundred, an cl hotels with a capacity of three hundred or more, give a wonderful latitude in the matter of selection. Rates for board at Cairo have a reputation for fairness that covers 8 half-century of business.

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SOUTH CAIRO. South Cairo, on the Mohican Trail, nine miles from Catskill, lies along Catskill Creek and has a number of hotels and boarding houses that are popular during the July and August season. Its scenery is attractive, it is convenient to Cairo and many points of interest, and includes plenty of diversion in its attractions. PURLING. A mile off the Mohican Trail and overlooking the village of Cairo, nestles the charming hamlet known as Purling, lying on both sides of the Shinglekill where it tumbles over the rocks in the famous Shinglekill Falls. Here abounds wonderful scenery, some of the best fishing grounds in the Catskills, excellent hotels and boarding houses, several places of amuse­ ment, and crowds that come early and remain late, including prominent members of the cottage colony that has grown up in the Cairo section.

SHINGLE KILL FALLS, PURLING

ACRA. The Mohican Trail begins to climb the mountains after leaving the main street of Cairo, and on reaching Acra, another popular hamlet in the township of Cairo, birdseye views of the surrounding country begin to unfold. The settlement is located on the East side of Acra Point, has splendid scenery, plenty of amusement, and its hotels and boarding houses are noted for excellence. The view-points from the summit of the mountains here are among the most attractive in the county.

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EAST WINDHAM. The highest elevations on the Mohican Trail are attained at East Windham, a small hamlet 2,300 feet above ,sea level, but reached easily from Catskill and Cairo without changing gears on an automobile. At this point is spread out an unobstructed view of twenty thousand miles of surrounding country, among the wonder scenes of the Empire State, and the seeker of a resort above the clouds will find East Windham an ideal location for the summer sea,son.

vrnw FRO~l THE ~lOHICAN TRAIL AT EAST WINDI-LUI

BROOKSBURG, WINDHAM AND HENSONVILLE. Following the Mohican Trail after reaching the summit at East vVind­ ham, the macadamized road on its way to Stamford passes through Brooks­ burgh, a small hamlet, and continues to Windham, famous as the "Village Beautiful" of the Catskills, with the attractive village of Hensonville a mile to the south. The traveler who, coming here with his own car or being conveyed by auto-stage or hotel busses, finds himself surrounded by high mountain peaks that cause him to wonder how Windham has been .reached, in a section where every diversion is at his disposal. The motorist with little time at his disposal, who does not care to follow the Mohican Trail further west, through Ashland, Prattsville, Grand Gorge and into Stamford (which is the Western gateway to the Catskills), can turn at Windham to the southward and follow the macadamized road to Hunter (Ulster & Delaware RR. station for Windham), making his way from Hunter, where the Rip Van Winkle Trail is reached, eastward through

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Tannersville and Haines Falls and return to Catskill through the Kaaters­ kill Canyon. The hotels at Windham are famous for execellence of cuisine and management.

THE ~IOI-IICAN TRAIL THROUGH CAIRO AND ACRA ASHLAND AND PRATTSVILLE. Ashland, a quaint and picturesque hamlet, is next reached on the R ip Van Winkle Trail, and several small boarding houses are available here for vacationists. Prattsville is at the junction of the Rip Van ·winkle and the Mohican Trails. It is one of the prettiest villages at the summit of the mountains, and was formerly the center of the tanning industry in the world. A unique monument to its founder, carved in the solid rock to the north of the road before entering the village; Devasego Falls, in Schoharie Creek, which flows through the village, and the sixteen-mile tunnel extending through the mountains from here to Shandaken, that will divert the flow of the Schoharie Creek to the Esopus, are among the interesting sights here.

STAMFORD. After the Mohican Trail has joined the Rip Van Winkle Trail at Prattsville, both continue westward to Grand Go rge, where they meet the Ashokan Trail, that leads west from Kingston, past the Ashokan Reservoir and through Phoenicia, Big Indian, Pine Hill, Highmount, Fleischmanns, Roxbury and Grand Gorge, and the combined trails continue to Stamford, the "Queen of the Catskills." Here, at the end of the trails, or if corning to Stamford by any of the

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20 THE GREENE COUNTY CATSKILLS many roads from the west that make it the western gateway to the moun­ tains, one finds a miniature city on the side of the mountain, the city enjoy­ ing an elevation of 1,790 feet above sea level and the mountain looming 1,500 feet above the level of the pretty street at its foot. Stamford is attractive from every angle of view, and its magnificent hotels and boarding houses are among the most famous in the Empire State. An extensive cottage colony makes it the center of social interest in the western Catskills. An eighteen-hole golf course is the scene of some of the most interesting events in the Land of Rip Van Winkle, while nu­ merous tennis courts add to the interest in that diversion. A handsome Country Club, a beautiful park, Churchill Park, with two minature lakes, a swimming pool and many cottages add to the attractions of the village.

A BIT OF SCHOHARIE CREEK

Baseball during the summer, brilliant out-of-door celebrations and carnivals, open-air concerts, block dances and other diversions contribute to Stamford's popularity with the younger set, while the social events of the season at the larger hotels are among the most brilliant affairs of the Catskill Mountain resorts. Solid vestibuled train service from New York to Stamford during the season makes it one of the most accessible resorts in the mountains, and the excellent hotels sustain its reputation as one of the ideal resorts during the summer months. Macadamized roads from every direction, with modern garages, have popularized Stamford with automobile travelers, who con­ gregate here in large numbers during the season. Churchill Hall, located at the entrance to the village, is the largest and most famous of the hotels, while the New Rexmere Club Hotel, in beautiful Churchill Park, and the Cold Spring Farm Inn, just outside the village, are other leading houses and all are headquarters for a majority of the automobile parties as well as the summer vacationists.

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KISKATOM. (Postoffice, Catskill R, D.) Five miles west of Catskill, the Rip Van Winkle Trail reaches the charming little hamlet known as Kiskatom, an Indian name denoting an abundance of hickory nuts. Kiskatom is on the side of the main ranges of the Catskills and has a number of noted boarding houses, where boating, bathing, tennis and other diversions help to while away the summer days.

P ALENVILLE. Five miles from Kiskatom and ten miles from Catskill, where the Rip Van "\Vinkle Trail enters the wonderful Kaaterskill Canyon is situated Palenville, the "Falling Waters" of Irving's beautiful legend.

CANOEING IN THE CATSKILLS Many of the scenes made memorable by the legend of Rip Van Winkle are laid here, and the rock under which Rip slept for twenty years is still pointed out to the vacationists. Fawn's Leap, one of the most picturesque waterfalls in the mountains, a handsome Memorial School, some of the best hotels in the region, two noted cottage colonies (the High­ land Estate and the Ledgemoor), as well as a splendid Country Club with a nine-hole golf course and excellent tennis courts add to the attractions of this resort. KYLE CAMP. A summer school for boys, known as Kyle Camp, located on the side of the mountain in the section made famous by Was·hington Irving, is ten miles west of Catskill, and here during the summer more than a hundred youths combine study under competent instructors at a camp where a private lake, a shooting range and other attractions serve to make them stronger and healthier boys as well as fit them for college courses in the autumn. Connections with Catskill are made by the Camp automobile.

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HAINES FALLS. For three miles, after passing through Palenville, the Rip Van Winkle Trail winds its way through the Kaaterskill Canyon to the summit of the mountains at Haines Falls. "The Garden of the Gods" would be an apt title for this section of the Catskills, because the Almighty has lavished on it His choicest gifts. Located so that it overlooks the four-mile Canyon, noted as being the most picturesque in America, Haines Falls has a vista view that extends through the canyon, past the valley and the Hudson River, to the Berk­ shires and New England. The highest waterfalls in the state, the Kaaterskill Falls, and Haines Falls, the second highest falls in the Catskills, are situated here, while High Peak forms the background and beautiful setting for the most ex­ tensive cottage communities in the Land of Rip Van Winkle (Twilight, Sunset and Santa Cruz Parks). A nine-hole golf course more than 2,000 feet above sea level, over­ looking the Canyon, is said to be the most picturesque in the world; tennis courts of unusual excellence, Catholic and Protestant Churches, amuse­ ment halls, excellent trout streams, and convenience to every point of interest, with through vestibuled Pullman train service to and from New York daily, make it an ideal summering place. The inns, hotels and boarding houses located here are famous as among the most desirable at the summit of the mountains.

KAATERSKILL. The name Kaaterskill is applied to so many picturesque spots in the Catskills that it seems fitting that there should be a hotel by that name, and at the peak of a mountain in the heart of a natural park of twelve thousand acres, one reaches the Hotel Kaaterskill, either by railroad with through Pullman service, or by automobile from any point of the compass to Haines Falls and a three-mile run over good roads. The Kaaterskill, with capacity for eight hundred guests, is the largest of the American mountain houses, at the highest elevation of any of the hotels in Greene County. Almost a village in itself, it has its own postoffice, telephone exchange, resident physician, golf course, tennis courts, and is the scene of some of the most brilliant social functions held in the Catskills during June, July and August. CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE. (Postoffice, Beach View.) A trip to the Catskills is not complete unless the visitor stops at the Catskill Mountain House, with a capacity of four hundred guests, the most famous of the world's summer resorts, where this season will mark the one hundredth anniversary of a hotel that has been under the same family management since its erection. Built on a ledge, where an abrupt drop of a thousand feet permits an unobstructed view of more than twelve thousand square miles, that includes

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BIRDSEYE vrnw OF HUDSON VALLEY FROM CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE

Boating, bathing, fishing, golf, tennis, automobiling, mountain-climb­ ing, dancing and other diversions are provided for the members of the younger set, and the seasons which open the latter part of June and continue until after Labor Day bring capacity crowds. Postoffice, telegraph, long-distance telephone and a resident physician are located in the house. TANNERSVILLE. The Rip Van -winkle Trail, after passing through the Kaaterskill Canyon, becomes at Haines Falls a concrete boulevard extending to and through the village of Tannersville, and is the grandest and most pictur­ esque part of the entire trail. Travelers by rail to Tannersville have the advantage of through vesti­ buled Pullman train service, without change from New York to Tanners­ ville, during the summer months. The village is one of the most modern and up-to-date communities in the mountains. From the center of the tanning industry, from which it takes its name, it has become the hub of the summer resorts at the sum­ mit of the Catskills, where are located some of the most noted and most modern hotels of the Catskills, a National Bank, a live Chamber of Com­ merce, splendid schools, churches of all denominations, efficient fire de­ partment, splendid stores of all kinds, where prices are as moderate as those of the city, a handsome postoffice building, a nd beautiful residences and summer homes, as well as well lighted and paved streets, and several places of amusement. Mountains loom above the village in every lirection, adding to its scenic attractions, and in spite of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, roads lead in all directions to every point of interest in the Catskills. To the north, on the south side of Parker Mountain, the Onteora Club, the most exclusive cottage settlement in the Land of Rip Van Winkle,

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}[AL\' STREF:'l', TA:\'NERSVJLLE brings to this section during the season some of the most prominent social. professional and art leaders, while from the Rip Van Winkle Trail the Onteora Park grounds present an unusually charming view. To the south, also visible from the village, on the north side of Spruce Top Mountain and at the opening of the Mink Hollow Gap, the picture is enhanced by Elka Park, the most picturesque cottage colony in the moun­ tains, while the beautiful Schoharie Valley, from Tannersville six miles east to the head of the Plaaterkill Canyon, has many points of interest, in­ cluding the New York Police Department Sanitarium. An artificial lake provides boating and bathing, and the streams, especially those in the Stony Clove, southwest of the village, are among the famous trout-haunts of the section. The automobilist will find it worth while to tarry here for excursions to many charming and secluded spots that lie off the trail. Some of the most modern garages in the mountains are located at Tannersville.

THE STONY CLOVE. Midway between Tannersville and Hunter, a macadamized road leads southward and passes through the Stony Clove, the canyon through which the ·ulster & Delaware RR. passes on its climb to the summit of the Cats­ kills, the road leading to Phoenicia, sixteen miles south. In this section are situated the small hamlets of Elgewoocl, Lanesville and Chichester (the latter being in Ulster County), where small boarding houses nestle in the midst of high mountains, in a locality famed for trout fishing and kindred pastimes that appeal to those who prefer the quieter environment.

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HUNTER. If the Rip Van Winkle Trail is followed westward after passing the Stony Clove, the traveler soon sees, looming up in the distance, Hunter Mountain, the highest peak in the county and the second highest in the Catskills, with Schoharie Creek washing the base of the mountain. Along both sides of the stream lies Hunter, another modern village, with well­ shaded streets, paved sidewalks and numerous excellent hotels and boarding houses, where good train service and splendid roads bring thousands of vacationists during the summer.

STONY CLOVE NOTCH NEAR HUNTER

LEXINGTON. After leaving Hunter, the Rip Van Winkle Trail follows the Schoharie Creek until it reaches Lexington, one of the interior villages in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. Here, almost surrounded by towering mountains, there is an atmos­ phere of rest enhanced by the well-tilled farms and herds of cattle on the sides of the hills that is most inviting, and, with boating, bathing, fishing, dancing, mountain-climbing and tennis as diversions, one can spend an ideal vacation at any of the many inviting hotels and boarding houses. A road from here, leading south via the Bushnellville Gap, passing through Westkill and Bushnellville, connects with the Rip Van Winkle Trail at Shandaken. The Rip Van Winkle Trail after passing through Lexington continues to Prattsville, where it joins the Mohican Trail and continues to Stamford, the Western Gateway to the region.

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JEWETT, JEWETT HEIGHTS, EAST JEWETT AND MAPLECREST. In the heart of the mountains lying between the Rip Van Winkle and Mohican Trails, there are the little hamlets of Jewett, Jewett Heights, East Jewett and Maplecrest (formerly known as Big Hollow) that equal the Adirondacks in wild primeval beauty, but that are easily reached by good dirt roads from the macadamized highways, each community containing small boarding houses that offer a considerable amount of comfort during the vacation season.

ON THE MOHICAN TRAIL

HALCOTT. Halcott, the smallest township in the Greene County Catskills, borders on Delaware County and is reached by way of Fleischmanns. It has a number of excellent boarding houses at Halcott Center, the only settlement in the township.

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ATHENS. Athens lies on the west bank of the river, directly opposite the city of Hudson, with which it is connected by a new modern ferry, making con­ nections with the New York Central, t he Hudson River Day Line, and roads to the Berkshires. The village is one of the oldest in t he Empire State, having been incorporated in 1805. Among the landmarks are the old Van Loon house, built in 1708 with brick brought from Holland, and Black Rock (Macawomics Rock), which marked the boundary of t he territory claimed by the Delaware Indians, on the south, and the Iroquois, on the north. Here are modern schools, an endowed library, five churches, an opera house, three excellent garages, and macadamized roads leading to every part of the Catskills and the Berkshires, and the village commands wonder­ ful views of the Catskills. Fishing, boating, bathing and baseball are among the diversions.

BIRDSEYE VIEW OF ATHENS

COXSACKIE. Lying along the Hudson, Coxsackie is the second largest village in the Catskills. It is the rail gateway to Urlton and Greenville, macadamized roads leading from Coxsackie to both places. While there are several hotels and boarding places here, the village is not noted as a summer resort.

NEW BALTIMORE. Is a small hamlet lying along the river and bordering on Albany County, being popular with yachting parties from Albany and Troy. There are three boarding houses and a good hotel located here.

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MEDWAY, CLIMAX, SUNSIDE AND SURPRISE. Four hamlets east of Coxsackie, from where they are reached, are among the smallest in the region, but each has one or two boarding houses where those who desire vacations out of the beaten track will find rest and recreation.

NORTON RILL. Another small hamlet, reached by way of Catskill, where rural sim­ plicity and comfortable small boarding houses attract capacity crowds dur­ ing the summer.

FREEHOLD. The number of vacationists who prefer tii'e more congenial atmosphere to be found in rural hamlets to the formality that surrounds the larger centers is increasing annually, and to these the pretty village of Freehold,

BIRDSEYE VIEW OJ;' FREEHOLD reached by leaving the Mohican Trail at Cairo and following the hard dirt road north for five miles, will make a strong appeal. The charm of Freehold consists in its location in the mountains over­ looking the valley of Catskill Creek, in the many nooks and corners along the shores of the creek, and in its shaded main street, its tidy lawns, neat cottages and comfortable boarding houses, where moderate rates and home cooking make an irresistible combination. Attractive scenery, good fishing, plenty of dancing, rides to points of interest in the immediate vicinity, tennis and baseball furnish enough diversion to add considerable enjoyment to a vacation, and the views of the mountain ranges from here are among the prettiest in the region. Shady Glen, one of the wonders of the Catskills, is in the vicinity.

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GAYHEAD. In the Potic Hills, overlooking Catskill Creek and the hamlet of South Cairo, the section known as Gayhead spreads over a considerable area of wild territory and has a few boarding houses where a quiet and restful vacation can be indulged in off the beaten track.

URLTON. Is another hamlet in the Potic Hills, where a number of sojourners seeking higher altitudes, quiet amusement, but small hotels and boarding houses find the environment essential to their needs.

BATHING I N THE CAl' SKILLS

GREENVILLE. Few villages are more attractive during the summer than this pretty urban resort in the Potic Hills, where the huge trees meeting over Main street make the coolest thoroughfare in the Catskills, and where, as the trade center for West Greenville and Greenville Center, a business com­ munity has grown up that, with a number of comfortable hotels and board­ ing houses, adds to the social life of the place.

DURHAM, EAST DURHAM AND SOUTH DURHAM. Are three thriving hamlets in the township of Durham and are reached by way of Catskill. They have a number of small farm houses where rates are unusually moderate. East Durham is the largest, and offers the most diversions, the larger houses in the township being located there.

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ALSEN AND SMITH'S LANDING. Lying on the Hudson and bordering Ulster County, Alsen and Smith's Landing are the centers of the extensive cement industry that has grown up in Greene County in recent years. Three plants, among the largest in the world, are located here, and the product has achieved international fame. Both are in the township of Catskill.

A srncTION OF CATSKILL CREEK

SAUGERTIES. Situated on the Esopus Creek and overlooking the Hudson, the village of Saugerties is a gateway to the Catskills popular with many vacationists. Roads leading from Saugerties through the scenic Plaaterkill Clove to Platte Clove, where the New York Police Sanitarium is located, and to Elka Park, to Kiskatom and Palenville, as well as to Haines Falls and Tanners­ ville, with stage connections with trains and boats, bring many visitors to the Catskills by way of this charming village. On the main highway from Jersey City to Albany, the village is one of the most picturesque in the Hudson valley, has many points of interest, excellent hotels and splendid boarding houses, and all forms of amusement. The Saugerties & New York Steamboat Company furnishes excellent evening line boat service to and from New York, while the ferry between Tivoli and Saugerties gives it the advantage of two trunk line railroads . • The manifest injustice of giving publicity to hotels and business interests that do not contribute toward the preparation of the Greene County Book, at the expense of those whose efforts have placed this pam­ phlet in your hands, is responsible for the omission of lists of hotels and boarding houses that have appeared in previous issues. Subjoined is a Live Wire Directory of progressive citizens who have made this publication possible, representing the leaders in their various business lines and professions, throughout the county as well as the gateways to the Catskills, and patronage bestowed on them will be appreciated by the Chamber of Commerce and business men of the County.

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E L E VA TIONS OF MOUNT AIN P E ARS I N GREE NE COU NTY

Feet Hunter Mountain, Hunter ...... 4,05 2 Black Dome, Henson ville ...... 4,004 Thomas Cole Mountain, Big Hollow ...... 3,975 Black Head, Cairo ...... 3,965 Big West Kill Mountain, W est Kill...... 3,920 V ly Mountain, Lexington ...... 3,900 Plateau Mountain, Tannersville ...... 3,875 Van Valkenburgh Peak, Spruceton ...... 3,824 Windham High Peak, East W indham ...... 3,824 Sugar Loaf Mountain, Tannersville ...... 3, 807 High Peak, Haines Falls ...... 3,670 Twin Mountain, Platte Clove ...... 3,650 Ever green Mountain, Spruceton ...... 3, 650 Indian Hea d, Platte Clove ...... 3,5 81 Round Top, Haines Falls ...... 3,5 00 Bloomberg, Prattsville ...... 3,4 56 North Mountain, Catskill Mountain House ...... 3,456 H unterfield Mountain, Prattsville ...... 3,36 5 Richmond Mountain, Windham ...... 3,200 Colonel's Chair, Hunter ...... 3,200 Plaaterkill Mountain, Pla tte Clove ...... 3,200 East Kill Mountain, Hunter ...... 3,190 Jewett Mountain, Jewett Heights ...... 3,100 Tower Mountain, Jewett Heights ...... 3, 000 Mount Pisga h , Windham ...... 2,931 Mount Hayden, Windham ...... 2,900 Parker Mounta in, Onteora Club ...... 2,850 Ginseng Mountain, East W indham ...... 3,790 Mount Zoar, E a st Windham ...... 2,6 90 Bee Line Mount ain , West Kill ...... 3, 300 Kaaterskill Mountain, Hotel K aaterskill ...... 2,5 00 Clum Hill, Tannersville ...... 2,372 Or chard Knob, Catskill Mountain House ...... 2,227 Acra P oint, Acra ...... 3, 03 5 Cairo Round Top, Cairo ...... 1,42 0

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AVERAGE ELEVATIONS OF THE RESORTS IN GREEXE COUNTY

Feet Feet Ac ra ...... 1,010 Hensonville ...... 2,250 At hens ...... 300 Jewett ...... 2,110 Ashland ...... 1,800 Kaaterskill ...... 2,780 Big Hollow ...... 1,980 Kaaterskill Junction ...... 1,600 Beach View ...... 2,350 Kiskatom ...... 800 Bushnellville ...... 1,420 Kyle Camp ...... 1,000 Catskill ...... 600 Lanesville ...... 1,355 Cairo ...... 900 Leeds ...... 650 Durham ...... 1,250 Lexington ...... 1,329 Edgewood ...... 1,789 Purling ...... 980 East Durham ...... 1,300 Platte Clove ...... 2,200 Elka Park ...... 2,350 Prattsville ...... 1,450 East Windham ...... 2,300 Palenville ...... 1,050 East Jewett ...... 2,100 Round Top ...... 1,120 Freehold ...... 1,250 South Cairo ...... 600 Green Lake ...... 700 Surprise ...... 1,120 Gayhead ...... 1,020 Sunside ...... 1,100 Greenville ...... 1,075 Sou th Du rham ...... 1,500 Hunter ...... 1,600 Tannersville ...... 1,86 3 Halcott Center ...... 1,510 Urlton ...... 1,200 Haines Falls ...... 2,200 West Kill ...... 1,420 Windham ...... 2,250

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OFFICERS OF THE CATSKILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CHARLES T. BEACH, President VICTOR SMITH, Vice-President RUDOLPH W. PLUSCH, Secretary GEORGE A. DEANE, Treasurer RICHARD S. BARRETT ...... Publicity Director

Executive Conunittee. Ricnar1 S. Barrett Jacob L . Goldberg Harry E. Joseph Michael Cimorelli P. W. Hallenbeck William K. Hagginbothom F . Alan Craigie John J. Henderson Lewis R. Magee Grant E. Freer Clarence Howland Leon L. Parker M. Edward Silberstein GREENE COUNTY'S LIVE WIRES TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES. OFFICIALS. Hlulson River Day Line-Daily passenger J. C. Tallmaclg·e ...... County Juclge service between New York and Albany, W. B. Donahue ...... Postmaster with landings at the I{lngston and Cats­ C!,as. G. Coffin ...... District Attorney kill Gateways. Wendell S. Sherman ..... County Treasurer Ulster & Dela.ware RR.- Operating through Flo,-d F. Jones ...... County Clerk Pulln1an trains from ,veehawken to Greene County resorts, a nd connecting BANiiS. at Kingston with West Shore and New Tanners National Bank ...... Catskill York Central RR. ancl Hudson River Catskill Savings Bank ...... Cats!;ill Day Line boats. Catskill National Bank ...... Catskill Catskill S::n-ings & Loan Ass'n . .. .. Catskill Saugerties & New York Steamboat Co.­ Daily except Sunday service between INSURANCE COi\IPANIES. New York and •Saugerties (passengers Co-operatiYe ~1ntua I ...... Ca tsl,ill ancl freight). Con1111ercial l\'.lutual ...... Catskill Catskill E,1 ening Line-Operating a daily freight service between Catskill, Cox­ THEATERS. sackie, I-Iudson and New York. Community Theater ...... Catskill Gan·ison's Stage Line - Connecting with LUMBER DEALERS. boats and trains at Saugerties and Cats­ Greene County Lumber Co ...... Catskill kill, for Palenville, Haines Falls and Tannersville. ATTORNEYS. Aile's Sta.ge Line-Connecting with Day Osborn. Blooclgoocl, vVilbur & Fray .. Catskill Line Boats at Catskill for Acra, East P. W . Decker ...... Catskill Winclha1n, ,vindha1n, Prattsville and Orliff T. Heath ...... Catskill Ashland. Harring· &. Betts ...... Catskill Ya.nnone's Stage Line--Hourly service be­ John C. Welsh ...... Catskill t,veen Leeds, South Cairo, Cairo and J . L. Malcolm ...... Catskill Catskill. J. L. Patrie ...... Catskill Arthur l\loon-'Garage and an automobile service between Catskill ancl all points CLOTHIERS. in the Catskills. R. J . Stahl ...... Catskill Iielsey's Stage Line- Daily serYice between Harry E. Joseph ...... Catskill Durha111, Oak Hill, Cor nwallville and J. L. Goldberg ...... Ca ts kill Catskill, connecting with Hudson River HARDWARE. Day Line. Catskill Hardware Co ...... Ca ts kill Melvin Hai»es- Antomobile service between Day & Holt Co ...... Catskill Catskill and points in the Catskills. C. Beardsley & Son ...... Catskill W. S. Post ...... Catskill NEWSPAPERS. Tile Recorder ...... Catskill GENERAL TRUCIUNG. Daily Mail ...... Catskill Joseph Hoy, Jr ...... Catskill The Examiner ...... Catskill FLOUR, FEED AND GRAIN. PUBLIC UTILITIES. Salh;bury & Austin Co ...... Catskill Upper Hudson E. & RR. Co ...... Catskill Geo. W. Holdridge & Co ...... Catskill

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PHYSICIANS. DRY GOODS. Geo. L. Branch ...... Catskill Cooper's D1· y Goods Store ...... Catskill F . W. Goodrich ...... Catskill I-Ioneyford & Jennings ...... Catskill JEWELERS. P . W. Hall en beck ...... Catskill REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. Freel Clark ...... Catskill Or!itI T . Heath ...... Catskill Ben Hartmann ...... Catskill Percy W. Decker ...... Catskill CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIES. H . B. Morris ...... Catskill Catskill Supply Co ...... Catskill Paul R. Morrison ...... Catskill James B. Holdridge ...... Catskill Elias Lasher ...... Catskill Geo. B. Van Valkenburgh ...... Catskill LAUNDRY WORK. Abraham Koeppel ...... Catskill Barlow's Laundry ...... , .. .. Catskill T. B. Beach & Son ...... Catskill ELECTRIC SUPPLIES, PHONOGRAPHS. Harring & Betts ...... Catskill H. N. Warden ...... Catskill Jones, Goldin &. Jones ...... Catskill BAKERIES. CIGAR MANUFACTURERS. William Dietz ...... Cats kill Catksill Cigar Co ...... Catskill V. Della Mo rte ...... Catskill Kissley & Lutze ...... Catskill RESTAURANTS. New York Restaurant ...... Catskill TIRES AND VULCANIZING. Catskill Tire & Vulcanizing Co . . . . Catskill VARIETY STORES. A. W . Wright ...... Catskill PHOTOS, FINISHING l\lATERIALS. Lerner Bros...... Catskill Clark's Kodak Shop ...... Catskill Paul R. Morrison ...... Catskill STOCK FARlllS. Ivl:rn V. Shestacovsky, Dunwoodie l\lERCHANT TAILORS. Farm ...... Catskill Geo. C. L ynes ...... Catskill S. Fontanella & Son ...... Catskill FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING. Deane & Deane ...... Catskill NEWSPAPERS, STATIONERY AND CIGARS. SPORTING GOODS. M. Cimorelli ...... , ...... Catskill Lewis R. Magee ...... Ca ts kill SHOE STORES. DEPARTl\lENT STORES. Smith's Shoe Store ...... Catskill H . L. Boughton Store ...... Catskill Philip Richman ...... Catskill GROCERS. I. M. Margolius ...... Catskill The H. C. Smiti1 Co ...... Catskill C. F. Travis ...... Catskill PAINT _STORES. William Davis ...... Catskill Clarence A. Wilbur ...... Catskill Schubert Bros ...... Catskill DRUGGISTS. Joi1n Marsh &. Son ...... Catskill Champlin Clarke ...... Catskill CANDY AND ICE CREAl\l PARLORS. Louis B. Decker ...... Catskill A. Saulpaugh ...... Catskill AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AND GARAGES Makris Bros...... • ...... Ca ts kill Amos Post Estate ...... Catskill P. M. Brandow ...... Catskill Catskill Auto Co ...... Ca ts kill MOTOR OILS AND GASOLINE. Lacy & Norton . .... • .•...... Catskill A. R. Newcombe Co., Inc ...... Catskill W. A. Haines & Son ...... Catskill Greene Co. Motor Co ...... Catskill SHOE REPAIRING. Alex. Yannone ...... Catskill Marlo DiCaprio ...... Catskill W. I . Van Dusen ...... Catskill VETERINARY SURGEONS. l\lEAT l\lARKETS. L . L . Parker ...... Catskill C. C. Bloom ...... Catskill F. M. Slauson ...... Catskill COAL DEALERS, Catskill Coal Co ...... Catskill ICE DEALERS. Raymond E. ·Smith ...... ~atskill Cauterskill Ice Co ...... : CatskiH W. Walter Henderson ...... Catskill

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Progressive Hotels and Boarding Houses Contributing to 'IBe Greene (gunty Catskills

ACRA, House Proprietor Capacity FREEHOLD. Tremont House, Green burger & Sons .. 100 House Proprietol' Capacity Gl'ovesicle Cottage, Cornwall & Paul. . 25 Green Lawn Fann, Mrs. I-I. Carlson.. 20 Bennett I-louse, Mrs. M. Bennett...... 25 BEACH VIEW. Freeholcl House, Mrs. J. A. Parke. . . . 30 House Proprietor Capacity Brookside Farm, Mrs. P. Cameron .. . . 35 Catskill nlon11tain House, John K. Van Blossom Cottage, A .. Smith ...... 30 Tl'agonen ...... 500 Kathryn House, E. Gunther ...... 20 EYergreen Croft, J. rr. \Villiams ...... 25 BROOiiSBURG. Eclg·ewoocl House, Howard J. A lieu .. 35 House Proprietor Capacity Brookside Dairy Farm, :Huut &, LeYers 20 Hnscliet· Cottage, Mrs. J. Huscher... . 15 ~lt. Breeze House, Mangold Brns...... 50 :=:.;nu set View Fann, :Mrs. A. Launer.. 25 CAIRO, Chestnut Cottage, Mrs. L. H. Garrison 25 House Propl'ietor Ca pacit)· Cherry Hill Homestead, Mrs. A. L. 'l'rne's Ronucl Top Honse, ,v. G. 'l'rne 60 ·rnuison ...... 35 EYel'gl'een GroYe Honse, I-I . ~lneh!IJnner JOO ~i. E. Story, Hillc t·est, A . ~lillett...... 50 Ralph Story, Registel'ecl Jersey Cattle. Boostel'S' Clnu. 0. D. Beers, General rrrucking. H . .A. A ustin, Druggist. ltrnn k Arostegui, Auto Livery. n:: . SuUon, Ga ra ge and Repairs. CATSiiILL neorg-e Rnnsch, Police Dog· I(ennels. Honse Proprietor lapndty C. B. 1Vood & Son, Genera I Store. New Saulpaugh , E. S. Thomn~ . . 100 Charles GoolHellow, Pl1otographer. Eclge111ere, .-lrlJogast & Bush ...... 50 E. Palmer, SO 11 venirs. Smith House, J. Kleinberg ...... 100 II. PhinneJ', General S tore. Sylrnn R etreat, Wm. I-I. Crnpse1· ...... 25 Mountain View Parm, ,v-. l. Greene.... 50 HAINES FALLS. Grand View Cottage, A . J. Raymond .. 40 House Propl'ietor Capacity Grant House, Steelman & Lowmles ..... 300 T\\'ilight Inn , D. Tuttle ...... 200 Heicleli>erg Inn, Rouel't Henke, Jr . . 50 Loxh u ,·st, C. A. Martin ...... 100 Swiss IIouse , Nathan Cinn..... 10 Renner's Hotel, R. 1V. Ren ne r...... 50 Otis View l\fanor, F. L. Farkis . . -JU Sunset Pal'l; Inn, C. H. Becker...... 225 Creekside House, F. C. Plusc h. 100 Alpine, Geo. I. Beggs ...... 30

EAST WINDHAilI. HUNTER. Hou:-; e Pl'oprietor Capac..:ity f1ouse Proprietor Ca pa city Butts Hotel, J . J. Barry ...... JOO Cen trn 1 Honse, Rosenstein & Collen .. 150 Grnncl View Mt. House, J. 1V. 1Vhi tl!eck GO ~lt. Zoar Villa , L. ~lellol' ...... 50 IiAATER,SiiILL. Crystal Spring Inn, R. D . French... 25 House Pro111·ietor Capacity rrotel Kaaterskill, Hal'ry Tannenbaum 800 GREEN LARE. House Proprietor Capacity LEEDS. Gntrie's Green Lnke Fann Boarding I-louse Propl'ietor Ca pacity Houses, George Gutrie ...... 225 Phelan-DeLnry House, C. Bunce...... 25 Per ry House, ~!)'ran Perry...... 60 Brooklyn I-Touse, ~1rs. L. DeNyse... 50 :11nrg-aret Honse, F. N . Carpenter...... 40 G'REENVILLE. Rt. George Hotel , George Bndenn...... 50 Hou~e Proprietor Capadty Vnn Dnesen i\lausion , i\11·s. E. Potter.. 40 Ing·Je:-;icle Fann, " ' · T. Ingnl1:-; ...... 25 Clwrles 1Veissel, Heal Estate ancl Insurance R unclell Farm, Mrs. ·ward Runclell.... 20 .J. Bruning·, Dry Goods. Sanford Farm, ~1rs. E. 11. EYans ...... 25 L. F. Teich, Grocer. Pioneer Co-Operative Insurance Co,

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LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAIRO, House Proprietor Capacity House Proprietor Capacity The Barnard, George O'Hara...... 25 Pine Villa, Ira D. Vail ...... 50 PALENVILLE, Fairview Farm, David Cole...... 50 New Palenville Hotel, C. Intemann ... . . 100 Highland Estate, Furnished Cottages, TANNERSVILLE, Mrs. Anna Hill. Mountain Summit House, L. M. Blu- Recreation Hall, Amusement Resort, menthal ...... 200 J"ohn Frankfurter. Pleasant View Hotel, L. Herlitsdick . . 100 s. A. Holcomb, Physician and Surgeon. Chamber of Commerce. A. ,saxe & Co., Grocers. E. A. Dederick, Grocer. WINDHAM. The Pines, W . I. Soper ...... 100 PURLING. Brainard Farm, C. A . Brainard ...... 50 House Proprietor Capacity Osborn House, Geo. W. Osborn ...... 225 'l'he Dellwood, E. A. J"ones ...... 125 Hayden House, Thomas Hayden ...... 50 Baldwin's Hotel, Bruce Baldwin...... 50 Coe's Hotel, 0. R . Coe ...... 75 Central View House, William Velie .. . . 40 Meadow Brook Farm, C. A. Arnold. ·· · 25 STAMFORD, Falls View House, E . J" . Acker·· ·· ···· 20 Churchill Hall, Rexmere-Churchill Hall ROUND TOP, Corp., I-:I. H. :Mase, i\fanaging Di- House Proprietor Capacity rector ...... 300 Maple Lawn Cottage, R. D. Lock. ... 30 Rexmere, Rexmere-Churchill Hall Corp. Buena 'Vista, A. Meder ...... 40 H . H . Mase, Managing Director .. .. 200 Maple Villa, B. Sutter...... 40 Colcl Spring Farm Inn, S. D. Mase . ... 100

THE NEW YORK A)iERICAN'S INTERNATJO;'\AL BUREAU, CATSKILL, N. Y. THE NEW YORK AMERICAN in connection with the Catskill Chamber of Commerce maintains an INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION BUREAU at Catskill from May 1st to October 1st, in charge of a staff familiar with every section of the Catskills, the Shawangunks, the Berkshires and the Adirondacks, whose services are at your disposal without charge. This office will reserve rooms at hotels, arrange stage or automobile connections for points in the Catskills, and use every effort to make your vacation an ideal one.

Digitized by the Vedder Research Library 2018 Greene County Historical Society

Digitized by the Vedder Research Library 2018