New
York, Beyond the Big Apple...
DELAWARE & OTSEGO COUNTIES
ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET
The early days
of Delaware County and Otsego County, and their various towns and townships,
are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this
NEW 32 Page Booklet, reprinted primarily from two hard-to-find books: the 1841
edition of Historical Collections of the State of New York by John
Warner Barber and Henry Howe, and New York, a Guide to the Empire State,
a WPA project.
The spiral-bound booklet,
sold exclusively on eBay, is printed one-sided on 60# paper,
with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet has been
added to protect the front cover.
The communities mentioned
include:
DELAWARE COUNTY: Andes, Arkville, Bovina, Colchester,
Davenport, Delhi, Fleischmanns, Franklin, Hamden, Hancock, Harpersfield,
Kortright, Margaretville, Masonville, Meredith, Middletown, Roxbury, Sidney,
Stamford, Tompkins, and Walton.
OTSEGO COUNTY: Burlington, Burlington Flats, Butternuts,
Louoisville, Gilbertsville, Cherry Valley, Decatur, Edmeston, Exeter, Laurens,
Laurensville, Jackson, Maryland, Middlefield, Phoenix, Milford, Collierville,
New Lisbon, Nobleville, Oneonta, Otego, Otsego, Cooperstown, Pittsfield,
Unadilla Forks, Lloydsville, Richfield, Canaderaga Springs, Brighton, Monticello,
Springfield, Unadilla, Unadilla Centre, Westford and Worcester.
Among the many fascinating topics in the booklet
are: the Cost of Land, the Delaware Literary Institute; Col. John Harper
and his Indian Encounters during the Revolution; Exploits of Capt. Alexander
Harper; a Tall Pine; a Tale about the Power of Melting Rivers; a Description
of Cherry Valley from "Annals of Tryon County;" How the Indians Saved the
Early Settlers; a Little Romance; a School for Boys; Details of Attacks
by Indians and Tories in the Revolution; a Bear "Bares" a Frenchman; the
Otsego Harold; Gen. Herkimer's Meeting with the Indian Brant in 1777; the
Grave of James Fenimore Cooper; The National Baseball Museum; the Anti-Rent
War; two schoolmates -- Jay Gould and John Burroughs.
Names mentioned include Timothy
Beach, Levi Bigelow, John Butler, James Campbell, William Campbell, Congreve,
William Cooper, William Dickson, Samuel Dunlop, Silas Fitch, Ebenezer Foote,
William Gallt, Groghan, Francis Whiting Halsey, Hamble, Col. John Harper,
John Christopher Hartwick, Judge Hudson, Johnston, Law, Lindesay, Mitchell,
Timothy Murphy, Joseph Phelon, David Ramsay, Daniel Shepherd, Peter Smith,
Stewart, and John Wells.
ILLUSTRATIONS
depict a Southwest view of Cherry Valley, a
western view of Cooperstown, an eastern view of Delhi Village and the Delaware
Literary Institute in Franklin.
The Howe/Barber history covers the development
of this area until about 1841, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a
nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical
notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There's also
a small map of the area from a 1948 booklet printed by the New York Telephone
Company.
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