West Saugerties
| West Saugerties, New York | |
|---|---|
| hamlet | |
 |
|
| Coordinates: 42°06′45″N 74°02′53″W / 42.11250°N 74.04806°WCoordinates: 42°06′45″N 74°02′53″W / 42.11250°N 74.04806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ulster |
| Town | Saugerties |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12477 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-36111 |
| GNIS feature ID | 970859 |
West Saugerties is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States and part of the Town of Saugerties.
West Saugerties is located at 42°06′45″N 74°02′53″W / 42.112590°N 74.048193°W (42.112590, -74.048193). It lies 607 feet (185 m) above sea level.
There is evidence in West Saugerties of what appears to be an early 20th-century logging industry, and also some light quarrying. There are several sections of the Plattekill Creek where carved stonework still exists that would support one or both of these activities. There are also remains of a broken dam referred to as “Carn’s Dam”, likely owned by Jacob Carn, and behind which logs would have been retained; there also stands the remains of a stone structure which may have been a milling facility. This area also later served as the source of ice for an ice delivery business run by the Vickery family.
During the period after World War II, West Saugerties was a popular summer retreat for New York City police officers, firefighters and their families. The police officers in particular were drawn to West Saugerties partly due to its proximity to the Police Camp at the top of Platte Clove. Largely of Irish descent, the policemen and firemen’s families would spend the summer in unheated open-air bungalows, while the men worked in the city. They would join their families on weekends and during week-long vacation periods. By the 1980s most of these bungalows had been converted into year-long residences, many occupied by members of the same families who lived in them as bungalows.
Summers in post-war West Saugerties were lively. The principal social center was the “Pinewood House”, a boarding house/bar/restaurant on West Saugerties Road operated by the Wood family. Although open year round, its proximity to the Plattekill Creek and a large swimming hole not accessible by car (referred to as “Daley’s”, “The Big Pool” or “The Big Hole”) made it a popular destination for both year-round and summer residents. A smaller swimming area downstream (“The Little Pool”) was more accessible by car from Burnett Road. The Wood family sold the Pinewood House in 1970. It remained a tavern into the early 1980s, then became a convenience store.
...
Wikipedia