This image shows a mid-1800s blacksmith with his tools on the dirt road leading from the south (today’s Route 23) as it comes into Deckertown (today’s Sussex Borough). Introduced here, behind him, is the patented Deckertown Plow, perhaps not in time sequence, but also recognizing the timely and important technological advance produced locally that helped America to become the nation it is today. Sussex County History Today: Abram Shepherd, blacksmith Shepherd had ties to militia men killed during the Battle of Minisink during the Revolutionary War. As in the real battle,... Columns 28 Apr 2026 | 02:31
Minnewaska State Park The best places to make a splash in the tristate area NEW YORK Lake Tiorati, Harriman State Park: Surrounded by meadows and rolling, wooded hills. ● Activities: Swimming, hiking,... Entertainment 16 Jun 2021 | 01:17
