Many villages and hamlets have retained the qualities that have attracted people to the Catskills for generations — historic, walkable downtowns, local businesses, and access to recreational opportunities in the surrounding forest, rivers . . . — — Map (db m147172) HM
America's First Wilderness More than a century ago, after years of exploitation at the hands of lumbermen, tanners, quarrymen and settlers striving to make a living while conquering the dark and unknown wilderness of the Catskills, a new . . . — — Map (db m147158) HM
For nearly a century, observers watched the forests of New York State from more than 100 fire towers perched atop the highest peaks, searching for the telltale signs of forest fires. In the Catskill region alone, there were 19 towers.
Beginning . . . — — Map (db m147159) HM
The imposing presence of the Catskills beside the Hudson River inspired America's first creative expressions in writing and painting.
In 1825, Thomas Cole (1801 -1848) first painted and sketched the romantic and sublime mountains, . . . — — Map (db m147160) HM
Has Been Placed on the National
Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department
of Interior in 1991.
Built 1929-1936 — — Map (db m148257) HM
