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Hardenburgh Patent
Major Johannes Hardenbergh (1670–1745), also known as Sir Johannes Hardenbergh, was the owner of the Hardenbergh patent of land in the Catskill Mountains. Biography He was born in Albany, New York, in 1670. He was Sheriff of Ulster County, New York in 1709. He served as a Major in the Ulster County Regiment. In 1706, Hardenbergh bought the immense tract of land since known as the "Hardenbergh patent", which covered some of the Catskill Mountains in what is today Sullivan, Ulster and Delaware counties, from Nanisinos, ''sachem'' of the Esopus Indians, for the sum of 60 pounds.The Catskills: From Wilderness to Woodstock, 1972 by Alf Evers The purchase was subsequently confirmed and patent was granted to Hardenbergh and six others in 1708. There were some disputes as to whether Hardenbergh's acquisition of the property had been truly legal. Indeed, in 1769 another former British officer, John Bradstreet, filed a claim to based on that very assumption. Shares in the patent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catskill Mountains
The Catskill Mountains, also known as the Catskills, are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains, located in southeastern New York. As a cultural and geographic region, the Catskills are generally defined as those areas close to or within the borders of the Catskill Park, a forest preserve protected from many forms of development under New York state law. Geologically, the Catskills are a mature dissected plateau, a flat region subsequently uplifted and eroded into sharp relief by watercourses. The Catskills form the northeastern end of the Allegheny Plateau (also known as the Appalachian Plateau). The Catskills were named by early Dutch settlers. They are well known in American society as the setting for films and works of art, including many 19th-century Hudson River School paintings, as well as for being a favored destination for vacationers from New York City in the mid-20th century. The region's many large resorts gave many young stand-up comedian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
