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Prattsville,
NY, formed from Windham March 6, 1836. The town is situated in the western
part of Greene county in one of the better of the
agricultural sections. Settlements were started in the
region by the Dutch a few years after the French War,
1763. During the Revolution they were attacked by a body
of Indians and Tories, under British officers, who tried
to drive the settlers from their homes. A pitched battle
was fought with the routing of the invading forces.
These settlements were near the present important
village of Prattsville, incorporated in 1883. Pratts'
Rocks, at the eastern end of the village, is one of the
interesting places in the community. Red Falls, formerly
a cotton factory hamlet, is the only other of the larger
settlements.
Source:
http://www.hopefarm.com/greenny2.htm
GPS: N 42.30808, W
74.39133 |
Route 23 near Red Falls |
by Russell Dunn