Buttermilk Falls at Spring Glen, NY
April 18, 2026
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Buttermilk Falls, also known as Horseshoe Mine Falls, is a beautiful 60-foot waterfall located about five miles south of Ellenville in the hamlet of Spring Glen, New York.
The water of Buttermilk Falls, sourced from an unnamed creek, flows down a gently sloping rock face and over an old mine opening on its journey to feeding the Sandburg Creek w...
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Nevele Falls: A Photographic Study
April 11, 2026
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Nevele Falls is a delightful 50-foot roadside waterfall located just outside of Ellenville along the South Gully in the Shawangunk Mountains. Stories say that eleven school teachers were visiting the waterfall in the 1800s and decided to name the falls Nevele (i.e. eleven spelled backwards) in memory of their group.
The nearby Nevele Grand Resor...
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Mongaup Falls Reservoir
April 04, 2026
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The Mongaup Falls Reservoir is located in the town of Forestburgh in Sullivan County, New York. It has a surface area of 103 acres, a shoreline length of 3.5 miles and a maximum depth of 32 feet.
The area around the Mongaup Falls Reservoir is a popular spot for bald eagle viewing, especially in the winter, due to the presence of the Mongaup Vall...
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Catskills Museum of Photography: Historic Photograph of the Month – April 2026
April 01, 2026
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The Catskills Museum of Photography is an online historical photograph gallery with over 5,400 photographs from over 190 of the greatest Catskills photographers in history.
Each month I will select one photograph from the collection to feature as the Historic Photograph of the Month.
Title: Ashokan Reservoir Dam Construction
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Old Barryville Schoolhouse
March 28, 2026
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The current Barryville Town Hall was originally constructed in 1867 as a schoolhouse. It is one of the oldest buildings in the area. The historic building, located in the hamlet of Barryville within the Town of Highland, New York, was used as a school until 1960 before being converted for municipal use.
High up on the mountain behind the schoolh...
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Nora’s Luvin’ Spoonful
March 21, 2026
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Nora’s Luvin’ Spoonful was a roadside custard and burger place located in Narrowsburg, New York. It was owned and operated by Nora Manzolillo, but was sold in 2021 to Beverly and Jerry Leonetti, who then operated the business under the name of Bev and Jerry’s.
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Nieuw Dorp Inn (Ten Eyck House)
March 14, 2026
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The Nieuw Dorp Inn, also known as the Ten Eyck House, is located in the historic hamlet of Hurley, New York. The house was constructed circa 1730.
In 1900, the house was owned by Calvin Burhans (1847-1907), a blacksmith, who operated his wagon maker’s shop in the back. Burhans was “a carriage maker, and had few equals in expertness in his line o...
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Old Hurley Burial Ground
March 07, 2026
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The Old Hurley Burial Ground is located in the historic hamlet of Hurley, New York. Gravestones date back to at least 1715. The cemetery contains the graves of many local families including Wynkoop, Elmendorf, Crispell, Newkirk, Roosa and DeWitt.
The Old Hurley Burial Ground is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Hu...
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Catskills Museum of Photography: Historic Photograph of the Month – March 2026
March 01, 2026
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The Catskills Museum of Photography is an online historical photograph gallery with over 5,400 photographs from over 190 of the greatest Catskills photographers in history.
Each month I will select one photograph from the collection to feature as the Historic Photograph of the Month.
Title: U. S. Boys of the Tank Corps, Monticello, N. Y.,...
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Bevier House at Hurley, New York
February 28, 2026
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The Bevier House is located on Main Street in the historic hamlet of Hurley, New York. The house was built circa 1720 by Ary Roosa. It was purchased by Lucas Elmendorf in 1752. Here he ran a cooperage making grain barrels for local farmers and supporting the war effort during the American Revolution.
The house remained in the Elmendorf family fo...
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Petrus Crispell House at Hurley, New York
February 21, 2026
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The Petrus Crispell House is located on Main Street in the historic hamlet of Hurley, New York. The house was built circa 1725.
Petrus Crispell inherited the house and surrounding property from his father Johannes Crispell, who had acquired the property in 1725 and likely built the house shortly thereafter. The house was built on the foundation...
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Dr. Richard Ten Eyck House at Hurley, New York
February 14, 2026
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The Dr. Richard Ten Eyck House is located on Main Street in the historic hamlet of Hurley, New York. The house was built circa 1790 by Richard Ten Eyck as a wedding gift to his English wife Janet Baker.
Dr. Richard Ten Eyck was the son of Matthew and Cornelia (Wynkoop) Ten Eyck. In addition to his work as a physician, Richard Ten Eyck operated a...
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The Old Guard House at Hurley, New York
February 07, 2026
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The Old Guard House, also known as the Spy House or the Du Mond House, is located on Main Street in the historic hamlet of Hurley, New York. The house was built prior to 1685, making it the oldest house in the Hurley historic district. The house has been used as a residence, a pub, an ice cream parlor, a post office and a general store.
The Old...
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Catskills Museum of Photography: Historic Photograph of the Month – February 2026
February 01, 2026
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The Catskills Museum of Photography is an online historical photograph gallery with over 5,400 photographs from over 190 of the greatest Catskills photographers in history.
Each month I will select one photograph from the collection to feature as the Historic Photograph of the Month.
Title: Dauch’s Meat Market
Photographer: Otto Hillig...
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Van Deusen House, Hurley, New York
January 31, 2026
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The Van Deusen House is located on Main Street in the historic hamlet of Hurley in Ulster County, New York.
Jan Van Deusen
Jan Van Deusen, a blacksmith at Claverack, moved down the river to Ulster and married Hillegonda Roosa at Hurley in 1719. In 1743 or 1744, he conveyed his house to his son, Jan Jr., who had married Cornelia Wynkoop in 174...
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