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Encyclopedia > Loch Sheldrake, New York

Loch Sheldrake is a hamlet in the Town of Fallsburg, New York in Sullivan County, New York. Fallsburg is a town located in Sullivan County, New York. ... Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ...


The hamlet derives its name from the wild ducks at Sheldrake Pond.[1]


Numerous hotels were located in the Catskill Mountains Borscht Belt community. The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills), a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are not, despite their popular name, true geological mountains, but rather a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. ... Borscht Belt is an informal term for the summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in Sullivan and Ulster Counties in upstate New York which were frequented by Ashkenazi Jews. ...


Notable institutions in the hamlet:

Sullivan County Community College is a two-year public community college sponsored by the State University of New York SUNY and Sullivan County, New York. ... NJCAA Division III Mens Basketball Championship NJCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship NJCAA Mens Division II Basketball Championship NJCAA Womens Basketball Championship Category: ... Stagedoor Manor (brochure photo) Stagedoor Manor is a performing arts summer camp located in upstate New York. ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ...

References

  1. ^ Gazetteer of the State of New York By John Homer French - Published 1995 - Genealogical Publishing ISBN 0806314567

External links

  • Maps and aerial photos for 41°46′13″N 74°39′27″W / 41.770255, -74.657593Coordinates: 41°46′13″N 74°39′27″W / 41.770255, -74.657593


 

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