Catskill, Town of
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Catskill is one of the original two townships within the boundaries of modern Greene County. Catskill township was originally known as the Great Imbocht District of Albany County prior to the Revolutionary War. The name "Great Imbocht" was derived from the dutch place name "Groote Imbocht" meaning the "Great Bend" or "Great Turn" in reference to a large shallow bay and turn in the course of the Hudson River within the boundaries of the current town. The name "Catskill," originally used to refer to the vicinity of the modern hamlet of Leeds, is of dubious origin. It is explained incorrectly by numerous sources as a dutch name referring to wildcats which allegedly frequented the region of the eponymous creek or "Kill," but this is highly suspect. Shirley Dunn postulates that the name instead was given in honor of a native with whom early European settlers interacted, and primary sources haltingly corroborate this alternate theory. The boundaries of the town of Catskill originally extended westward through the boundaries of modern Halcott, but a large portion of the district was partitioned to Ulster County in 1788. Within the boundaries of modern Catskill lie the hamlets of Smith's Landing/Cementon, Alsen, High Falls, Palenville, Kiskatom, Lawrenceville, Cario Junction, Leeds, Hamburg, and Jefferson Heights. Also within the boundary of Catskill is the Village of Catskill, the seat of government in Greene County. Catskill is bounded on the south by Saugerties, west by Hunter, north by Cairo and Athens, and easterly by the Hudson River and Columbia County.
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
A Ledger Containing Maps and Descriptions of Lands at Catskill Point.
Item — Manuscript Shelves
Identifier: MV 1713
Scope and Contents
Ledger contains maps corresponding to descriptions of deeds filed at the Greene County Clerk's office for lands on the east side of Catskill Creek covering the neighborhoods of lower/middle Main Street and Catskill Point. Original Deed descriptions commence apparently with purchases by John Cantine around 1795, and each described patent or parcel contains a chain of custody for subsequent divisions of each lot dating forward to the 1870s. Terms used to describe features in the original patents...
A Map of David Abeel's Division and the Lands Belonging to William Cockburn
Item — Case Flat File Drawer 13
Identifier: MAP 2022.0014-7.25
Scope and Contents
This extensive survey of the lands east and south of the Kiskatamanisha Patent [Kiskatom] shows the divided lands of David Abeel made among his heirs as well as the lands of William Cockburn and his family to the south on ajoining patents. The map's bounds extend northward to the boundaries of the Catskill and Kiskatamanisha Patents, westward to the lands of Vicnent Matthews and others, south to the Pantent of Cornelius Ten Broeck, and east to the banks of the Caders Kill [Kaaterskill...
A Map of David Abeel's Farm at Cauders Kill
Item — Case Flat File Drawer 13
Identifier: MAP 2022.0013-7.23
Scope and Contents
This map shows a selection of the lands of David Abeel, Garrett Abeel, Catherine Abeel, Anthony Abeel, and their neighbors situated along the Cauders Kill [Kaaterskill Creek] in the Town of Catskill. The lands of various family members and neighbors are delineated with separate colored lines, and both built and natural landscape features are shown. Included is an accurate rendering of the course of the Kaaterskill Creek and the high bluffs that overlook it where the old Catskill Turnpike [State...
Anderson Collection, 1771-1859
File — Case MSS Vertical File Drawer One
Identifier: Folder 23
Scope and Contents
File contains a remarkable assortment of original manuscript material related to the Fiero family. Many of the documents are land transactions, and many contain the name of John Fiero of Catskill.Other present names include James Powers, Abraham Salisbury, Sybrant G. Van Shaick, Jacob Haight, Isaac Northrup, Andrew Dexter, Mary Dexter, Charles Abeel, Peter Schutt, William Wynkoop, and numerous others. Of particular note is a hand written notice from 1780 by John Dumond...
Becker-Marafioti Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2019.0001
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises primarily family letters and ephemera relating to the Becker and Allen families of Catskill, a considerable share of these materials relate directly to the life and career of Mary Becker, a nurse employed for many years at the Catskill Hospital. other notable materials within include: a selection of letters by and concerning the life Samuel Allen, a former resident of Catskill who moved west to California in the 1870s to become a miner; papers and biographical materials...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
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Becker-Marafioti Collection
Catskill: Amos Post Incorporated [File One], 1909 - 1946
File — Case MSS Vertical File Drawer Three
Identifier: Folder 87
Scope and Contents
File contains a selection of letters addressed to Amos Post and Amos Post, Inc. concerning business transactions of all types related to cider and vinegar bulk shipment, soda and beverage supply, and automotive sales and service. Of particular note is the number of letters addressed from various boarding houses around Greene County seeking deliveries of carbonated beverages, requests for wells to be dug, and requests to have cars put in order for use by boarders shipping them to Catskill via...
Catskill: Garrit Abeel, 1787 - 1833
File — Case MSS Vertical File Drawer Three
Identifier: Folder 85
Scope and Contents
File contains correspondence between Abraham Van Dyck of Coxsackie and James Powers of Catskill concerning lands described in the estate of Judge Garrit Abeel upon his passing. Also included are two indentures for land, the first being a deed of Anthony Abeel to Garrit Abeel in 1800, and the second a deed from Mary Van Wagenen, Alexander Paton, Ann Paton, Tunis Van Wagenen, Susan Van Wagenen, and Mary Merrifs to Garrit Abeel in 1818. Also included is a map showing surveyed lands on the Catskill...
Catskill: Manuscripts of DuBois, Allen, and Allied families
Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Series contains documents relating to three generations of intermarried families in Catskill beginning during the period immediately prior to the American Revolution and resolving itself roughly around 1900 with the death of members of the final generation. The bulk of this series centers around Samuel Barent DuBois [styled "S. Barent"] and Joseph Allen DuBois [brothers to Mary A. D. Stone] and follow backwards generationally through their father Samuel DuBois, mother Sarah Allen, and their...
Cauterskill School Memento Album
Item — Box LOB 54
Identifier: PA 2021.0001
Scope and Contents
This album comprises three snapshot images and a class roster for the Cauterskill School located on Cauterskill Road in the Town of Catskill beneath the modern New York State Thruway Bridge on Kaaterskill Creek. The inscription in the cover reads "Presented to Fred Fiero by his teacher Clarence Powell, 1902-1903."
Cement District Maps
Collection — Case Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MSS 2022.0002
Scope and Contents
The maps in this collection comrpise a selection of maps from various sources which detail the industrial landscape around the hamlets of Cementon/Smith's Landing and Alsen in the Town of Catskill during the first quarter of the 20th century. The first map in the collection gives a broad overview of the full scope of land ownership by cement companies in what is styled the "Catskill Cement District" by the mapmaker. Three cement plants are shown in the map along with related workers housing...
Found in:
Vedder Research Library
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Cement District Maps