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History of Greene County, New York, With
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113:23.03 - Third bridge over the Catskill Creek
209:The only known depiction of the railroad is
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134:17.65 - rock excavations
293:Rip Van Winkle Railroads
239:River in the Catskills
215:River in the Catskills
171:4.50 - Mr. Stanard's
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128:19.18 - South Cairo
126:19.35 - Scotch Rock
261:Beers, J.B.(1884).
219:Museum of Fine Arts
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