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.