Bearsville is a
hamlet
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in
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston. The county is named after the Irish province of Ulster.
History
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, United States, in the town of
Woodstock
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. It is located along
New York State Route 212
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, within
Catskill State Park
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and just to the west of the
hamlet of Woodstock.
Bearsville was named not for the numerous local black bears, but for German peddler and storekeeper Christian Baehr, who built a store on the Sawkill Creek in 1839.
Places of interest in Bearsville, or named for it, include
Bearsville Records and
Bearsville Studios, and The Bearsville Theater and restaurant complex.
The highest known temperature in Bearsville was , which occurred in 1995. The lowest temperature was , recorded in 1994.
References
Woodstock, New York
Hamlets in Ulster County, New York
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