First inhabited by the Lenape
Indians and settled by
European colonists in the seventeenth
century, New York's Sullivan County
has experienced several ages of
prosperity and growth over the last
two hundred years. Locals conceived
of timber rafting in the eighteenth century to support the shipbuilding
industry, followed by a prosperous tanning boom in the nineteenth
century that supplied leather to the Union army. Finally, two periods of
tourism, known as the Silver Age and Golden Age, capitalized on the
area's fresh air, clean water and magnificent scenery. In this collection
of images, local author and county historian John Conway provides a
comprehensive look at this much-celebrated region.