OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF THE TOWN OF HUNTER WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS. 1936
Hopefully, names from this 89-year-old directory are connected to some town’s residents.
Supervisor Harry Gordon-Hunter
Town Clerk Robert W. Lohman-Tannersville
Justices of the Peace George Griffin-Hunter, Claude Holcomb-Tannersville,
Henry Myer-Haines Falls, Milton Peck-Tannersville
Collector William J. Hylan-Hunter
Superintendent of Highways James Walsh-Elka Park
Assessors John Yager-Tannersville, Frank Barkley-Hunter, Charles Poleschner-Haines Falls
School Directors Fred Penrose-Tannersville, George Powell-Tannersville
Constables John Worth, Jr. -Tannersville, John Glennon-Haines Falls, Everett Haines-Tannersville, Robert McNaught-Hunter, Vallie Baldwin-Hunter
VILLAGE OF HUNTER
Mayor Fred Quick-Main Street
Trustees G. Richard Ham-Railroad Avenue, Herman Mitchell-Main Street
Clerk M. Paul Traphagen-Lexington Road
VILLAGE OF TANNERSVILLE
Mayor Edward Dougherty, Main Street
Trustees Ernest Haines- South Main Street, Morris S. Schapiro- Main Street
COLLECTOR-TREASURER Morton R. Francis-Main Street
CLERK Ernest G. Cole-Railroad Avenue
BOARD OF EDUCATION
President Frank Lackey-Tannersville
TRUSTEES Charles Layman-Haines Falls, Benjamin Merwin-East Jewett
Egbert Dibbell-Elka Park, Robert Tuttle-Westkill
CLERK Edward Dougherty-Tannersville
TREASURER Herbert Wilcox-Hunter
SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL Floyd B. Rasback-Tannersville
It spoke of the modern school system with the three new schools: Hunter, Tannersville, and Lexington. The schools, the churches, theatres, stores, and markets, all go to make up a community more than blessed by a generous Nature.
The population of the Town of Hunter was approximately 2,299. It comprised the incorporated Villages of Hunter, with 614 residents, and the Village of Tannersville, with 656 residents (The combined total was approximately 1300, with today’s around 900.) The town continues to include Haines Falls, Lanesville, Edgewood, Stony Clove, and Platt Clove. It spoke of the residential communities on the Mountain Top and that they remain today.
It told how Hunter’s original name was GREENLAND. On January 27, 1813, Windham was divided into three towns, the one known as Greenland becoming Hunter the following year. Hunter was named after John Hunter, an early settler from New Rochelle.
The Town of Hunter grew from a tannery town (1817 until the 1850s about 40), followed by cooperage, lumbering, and furniture factories.
It pointed to the places of interest and numerous other picturesque areas.
The Town of Hunter was proud and continues to be, of its township and all it had (and has) to offer.
Thanks for reading. Dede Terns-Thorpe/Hunter Historian
I apologize, but the Hunter Mt. Ski Slope article had an error; it began in 1959, not 1969. My apologies.
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