Hurleyville, New York

Hurleyville, New York

Hurleyville, New York is a hamlet in the Town of Fallsburg, New York in Sullivan County, New York. The town lies along County Road 104 and was originally developed because it was on the main route between the Villages of Liberty and Monticello. The zip code for Hurleyville is 12747.

Hurleyville is bordered by the Town of Thompson, the Town of Liberty, the hamlet of Loch Sheldrake and the hamlet of South Fallsburg.

Hurleyville was originally settled by William Hurley. The local economy was originally centered around dairy farming, but gradually became part of the Catskills Borscht Belt resort area. During its heyday as a resort Hurleyville was home to many popular summer hotels, bungalow colonies and boarding houses, the biggest and best known was the rather grand Colombia Hotel located atop Colombia Hill.

Hurleyville was a railroad stop along the Ontario and Western Railroad. Due to its mail getting frequently mixed up the the Town of Hurley, New York, during World War II Hurleyville was temporarily renamed by the postmaster as "Luzon Station". This name was chosen because the postmaster had a son stationed at Luzon Island in the Philippines. cite book|last= Neiderman|first= Andrew|title=The Sesquicentennial History of Fallsburg Township, 1826-1976|publisher= Town of Fallsburg, South Fallsburg, New York|year= 1976

There is currently a restaurant in the hamlet named Frankie and Johnie's as well as numerous antique shops.

City Services

Hurleyville residents are part of the Town of Fallsburg. Students attend Benjamen Coser Elementary School and Fallsburg Central High School. Sullivan County Community College is about one mile away in nearby Loch Sheldrake.

Hurleyville is served by the Hurleyville Volunteer Fire Department.

Police services are provided by the Town of Fallsburg Police Department.

Points of Interest

Hurleyville is the home of the Sullivan County Historical Society.

Former Hotels and Resorts in Hurleyville

Ascot House

Elmore House

Colombia Hotel

Brophy's Hotel

External links

* http://www.hurleyvilleny.com/

* http://www.sullivancountyhistory.org/

* http://www.townoffallsburg.com/


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fallsburg, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Fallsburg, New York settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin mapsize =… …   Wikipedia

  • Hurleyville — Aldea de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hurleyville — bezeichnet Orte: Hurleyville (New York) im Sullivan County in den Vereinigten Staaten Hurleyville (Neuseeland) in Neuseeland Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sullivan County, New York — Infobox U.S. County county = Sullivan County state = New York map size = 225 founded = 1809 seat = Monticello | area total sq mi =997 area water sq mi =27 area percentage = 2.72% census yr = 2000 pop = 73966 density km2 =29 web =… …   Wikipedia

  • South Fallsburg, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = South Fallsburg, New York settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin mapsize …   Wikipedia

  • Loch Sheldrake, New York — Loch Sheldrake is a hamlet in the Town of Fallsburg, New York in Sullivan County, New York. The zipcode for Loch Sheldrake is 12759. The community was originally named Sheldrake Pond after a deep glacially formed pond which forms the center of… …   Wikipedia

  • Condado de Sullivan (Nueva York) — Para otros usos de este término, véase Condado de Sullivan. Condado de Sullivan Condado de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Milt Kamen — Kamen in 1966. Born Milton Kaminsky March 5, 1921(1921 03 05) Hurleyville, New York Died …   Wikipedia

  • Norman Rosten — (January 1, 1913 New York City March 7, 1995) was an American poet, playwright, and novelist. Contents 1 Life 2 Awards 3 Works 3.1 Poetry …   Wikipedia

  • Francis S. Currey — Infobox Military Person name=Francis S. Currey born= birth date|1925|6|29 died= placeofbirth=Loch Sheldrake, New York placeofdeath= placeofburial= caption= nickname= allegiance=United States of America branch=United States Army serviceyears= rank …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”