TimeLine of Livingston Manor


Date Event Message #
1500 - 1700 Lenni Lenape of Algonquin Indians  
1708 Area made part of Hardenburgh Patent  
1750 95,000 acres purchased by Robert Livingston (Grandfather of Robert R. Livingston who signed the Declaration of Independence  
1780 Land leased and sold  
1790 First settlers to Westfield (Roscoe)  
1822 8,411 acres deeded by John R.to nephew Edward Livingston  
1820's Edward Livingston Builds house on site of current fire house  
August 15, 1847 Birth of Thomas D. Collins, Civil War recipient of the Medal Of Honor, member of the 143rd, NYV  11
1850 Main industry - Lumber floated down the river to Philadelphia  
1857 Methodist Church built with Edwards funding  
1861 Tanning leather for Civil war  
March 27, 1864 Death of Edward Livingston...... 421
1865 Birth of John R. Mott the winner of the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize and founding father of the modern YMCA  
1872  O&W Railroad starts operation - village known as Morsston Depot  
January 16, 1873 Dr. Maynard and his wife drown at Hamden, New York 1249
1880's Hemlock's depleted and hardwoods are harvested  
1882 Village renamed Livingston Manor instead of Purvis  
July 8, 1890 Dorler murder and suicide at Beaverkill Mountain House 1163
November 8, 1892 Train No. 31, runaway train from Hazel to East Branch..... 1243
March 24, 1894 Work begins on the Wellington Woolsey house 1239
August 18, 1894 Work completed on the Main Street iron bridge, over the Little Beaverkill..... 1238
October 23, 1895 Lavina Ward, wife of Milton, disappears 1259
June 22, 1897 George Fries killed at Martin's Crossing..... 1288
October 14, 1903 Flood of 1903 764
February 15, 1905 O&W Engine 44 derailment at Morsston  
November 11, 1907 Death of A.P. DuBois 944
December 21, 1908 Death of Jane Purvis 533
December 22, 1908 Robert Dutcher struck by train No. 14 1158
January 20, 1909 Sugar Wreck at Morsston 711
June 27, 1909 O&W wreck at White House Curve 1149
June 11, 1910 Barney Harvey shooting of William Cutler at Orlando Brown's store 1141
July 3, 1911 Tender derails at White House Curve 1268
November 9, 1913 Flood of 1913 777
January 26, 1925 Treyz Acid Factory fire at Willowemoc 1021
October 24, 1925 Fuhrer brothers purchase Lathrop's Pharmacy..... 1267
June 15, 1926 Death of P.H. Flynn 967
October 9, 1928 First Sullivan County Firemen's Parade, held at Livingston Manor 254
August 31, 1931 John Dutcher killed by Cadosia Pusher 1159
February 27, 1933 Lobdell fire at Frick Pond 218, 299
August 24, 1933 Sherman and John Ernhout purchase Livingston Manor Lumber Company 707
1939 Livingston Manor Central School built on Sherwood's Island  
March 29, 1957  O&W Railroad abandoned  
1960 Route 17 bypass Livingston Manor  
     
     

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