Colgate Lake Reflections
August 31, 2024
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Colgate Lake is a scenic 29-acre lake located in the 1,500 Colgate Lake Wild Forest in the town of East Jewett of the northern Catskills. The area around the lake provides panoramic views of the Blackhead Mountain Range, which includes Thomas Cole (3,950 feet), Black Dome (3,990 feet) and Blackhead (3,950 feet).
The lake is named after Robert Co...
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First Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury
August 24, 2024
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The First Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury is located in the rural hamlet of Vega, New York in the northeast corner of the Town of Roxbury in Delaware County, New York. The church is idyllically situated in the Denver-Vega Valley in a pleasing country setting with stark mountain backdrops.
The First Old School Baptist Church has its ro...
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Jewett Presbyterian Church
August 17, 2024
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The Jewett Presbyterian Church is located in the hamlet of Jewett in the northern Catskills of Greene County, New York. Located adjacent to the church is the Jewett Heights Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Presbyterian congregation at the hamlet of Jewett was established in 1799. J. B. Beers wrote in his 1884 The History of Greene County of...
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Christian Church at Fitch’s Bridge
August 10, 2024
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The historic Christian Church, also known as Fitch’s Bridge Church, is located adjacent to the West Branch of the Delaware River in the hamlet of East Delhi, New York. The church is located close to the picturesque Fitch’s Covered Bridge and just east of the Judge Gideon Frisbee House, the late 18th century home of one of the area’s earliest settle...
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Blue Mountain Reformed Church
August 03, 2024
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The historic Blue Mountain Reformed Church is located on Blue Mountain Church Road in Saugerties, New York. The first movement to found a church at Blue Mountain occurred in 1832, however, this came to nothing. Nineteen years later, in 1851, the Blue Mountain Reformed Church was officially organized.
The founding date of the Blue Mountain...
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Shandaken Reformed Church
July 27, 2024
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The historic Shandaken Reformed Church is located in Mount Tremper, New York. The church is situated on Route 212, across the road from the Esopus Creek, and just off Route 28.
The original church was located west of Mount Tremper at a place that was then known as The Corner. Research conducted by Reverend Harvey Todd in 1954 placed the...
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North Settlement Methodist Church
July 20, 2024
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The historic North Settlement Methodist Church is located in the town of Ashland, Greene County in the northern Catskills. It is situated on County Route 10, east of the junction with County Route 32C.
The Methodist Society that later built the North Settlement Methodist Church was originally formed in 1805 at a time when Ashland was part of the...
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Mitchell Hollow Union Chapel
July 13, 2024
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The historic Mitchell Hollow Union Chapel, also known as Union Chapel, is located in the town of Windham in the northern Catskills. The church is situated on the north side of Mill Road at its intersection with Mitchell Hollow Road (County Route 21).
The church was constructed through community donations of labor, lumber and cash as well as...
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St. Francis de Sales Church at Elka Park, New York
July 06, 2024
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The historic St. Francis de Sales Church is located in a peaceful setting in the northern Catskills along Platte Clove Road in Greene County, New York. The church is located north of the hamlet of Elka Park and south of the village of Tannersville.
The first St. Francis de Sales Church building at this location was constructed in 1891 thro...
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Murder at the Stone Arch Bridge
June 29, 2024
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The Stone Arch Bridge at Kenoza Lake in Sullivan County, New York is locally famous for its role in one of the most prominent murder cases in Catskills history. The dramatic story involves supposed witchcraft, a hex that lasted for over 20 years, a gruesome murder, mental insanity and a lasting legacy of family tragedy and suicide.
The sto...
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Stone Arch Bridge at Kenoza Lake, New York: A Photographic Study
June 22, 2024
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The simply named Stone Arch Bridge is located in the small hamlet of Kenoza Lake, New York, near the junction of Route 52 and Route 52A. The bridge, one of the most recognizable sites in Sullivan County, spans the East Branch Callicoon Creek, a major tributary of the Delaware River.
The Stone Arch Bridge was constructed circa 1873 by Henry and P...
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Hankins Stone Arch Bridge: A Photographic Study
June 15, 2024
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The historic Hankins Stone Arch Bridge is located along Route 94 in the hamlet of Hankins, New York in the Upper Delaware River region. The single arch bridge crosses Hankins Creek just north of its confluence with the Delaware River. The hamlet of Hankins is located approximately 45 miles northwest from Port Jervis, New York, 19 miles southeast of...
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Ten Mile River Baptist Church at Tusten, New York
June 08, 2024
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The historic Ten Mile River Baptist Church, also known as the Tusten Baptist Church, is located just off Route 97 in the Upper Delaware River Valley town of Tusten, New York. It is approximately five miles south of the village of Narrowsburg, New York. The church prominently stands on a wooded hill, east of the Ten Mile River, which flows approxima...
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Tusten Stone Arch Bridge: A Photographic Study
June 01, 2024
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The Tusten Stone Arch Bridge was designed and constructed in 1896 by William H. Hankins, a local timber raftsman, stone mason and occasional postmaster. The bridge crosses the Ten Mile River just northeast of its confluence with the Delaware River. The two-arch bridge, constructed of native bluestone, is approximately 52 feet long and 15 feet wide.
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Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct: A Photographic Study
May 25, 2024
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Roebling’s Delaware Aqueduct, located at Minisink Ford, New York, is the oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States. The 535-foot aqueduct bridge, spanning the Delaware River, opened in 1849 as a vital transportation link between the coal mines of Pennsylvania and the thriving marketplace in New York. It was one of four suspension...
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