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    • TOWN OF COLCHESTER

      View from the Downsville Covered Bridge

       

      Colchester, including the hamlets of Downsville, Cooks Falls, Horton, Shinhopple, and Corbett, is located in the southern part of the county and borders Sullivan County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 142.2 square miles and a 2010 Census of 2,042 people.

       

      History

       

      Colchester was one of the seven constituent towns when Delaware County was formed in 1795. Joseph Gee, an early settler in Colchester was successful in having the town named after his home town of Colchester, Connecticut. Prior to that, the original area of Colchester was known by Lenni-Lenape name of Pawpacton.

       

      The town of Colchester is dominated by three mountains in the center of the township; Baxter Mountain, Campbell Mountain and Brock Mountain. To the west, Bear Spring Mountain forms the barrier between Colchester and Walton and Houck Mountain in the southwest divides Colchester from Hancock.

       

      Two main rivers run through the township. The East Branch of the Delaware River (taken from the Lenape name Papagonk meaning East Branch Delaware) and on eastern border by the Beaverkill River. The Beaverkill was referred to as the Whelenaughwemack by the original Lenni-Lenape people, which depended on this and the East Branch river flats for their agriculture, hunting and fishing grounds. Several brooks flow into these rivers. In Cooks Falls Horton area are Russell Brook, Cook Brook and Horton Brook enter the Beaverkill and further upstream, Berry Brook and Spring Brook also flow to the Beaverkill.

       

      Downs Brook feeds into the East Branch at Downsville, part of that brook comes from the Tub Mills Falls and parts coming from Wilson Hollow, Telford and Gregory Hollows. Trout Brook at Shinhopple and Campbell Brook at Corbett also feed the East Branch.

       

      Contact Information

       

      Town Hall

      72 Tannery Road, Downsville

      607.363.7169

      www.townofcolchesterny.com

       

      Points of Interest

       

      Recreation

       

      Covered Bridge Park

      Bridge Street and NYS Rt 206

      https://townofcolchesterny.com/recreation/parks-ice-rink

       

      Pepacton Park and Ice Skating Rink

      NYS Rt 206 near Paige Cemetery

      https://townofcolchesterny.com/recreation/parks-ice-rink

       

      Pepacton Reservoir

      County Highway 1

      https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/84925.html

       

      Snowmobiling

      Delaware Valley Ridge Riders

      https://dvrrsnowmobileclub.com

       

      Bear Spring Mountain State Park and Day Use Area

      25201 NYS Route 206

      https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/85850.html

       

       

      Churches

       

      Christian and Missionary Alliance Church

      Main Street, Downsville

       

      Colchester Community Church (Methodist)

      15229 Main St, Downsville

       

      Horton Brook Free Methodist Church

      110 Fuller Hill Rd, Roscoe

       

      Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family

      14918 NYS Route 30, Downsville

      http://www.catholicwalton.com

       

      St. Mary Episcopal Church

      15121 Main Street, Downsville

      https://albanyepiscopaldiocese.org

       

       

      School

       

      Downsville Central School

      14784 State Hwy 30 Downsville

      https://www.dcseagles.org

       

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