Captain William H. Stone led Co. G of the 144th NY Volunteer Regiment from September of 1862 until his death of illness in October, 1863. He is buried in Clovesville. During the Civil War sesquicentennial period, HSM pays tribute to some 350 men who served in the war from our town.
Welcome to the only website dedicated to the history of the Town of Middletown, located in Delaware County, in the Central Catskill Mountains of New York State.
Our Town includes eight villages and hamlets: Margaretville, Fleischmanns, Arkville, Dunraven, Halcottsville, Kelly Corners, New Kingston and Redkill/Bedell, as well as a community that is no more – Arena, lost more than half a century ago to the Pepacton Reservoir. You’ll find capsule histories and photographs of all of them on the Communities page.
This site is also the “home” of the Historical Society of the Town of Middletown (HSM). Formed in 2004, HSM has grown from 40 founding members, to an organization of more than 100 history lovers who enjoy and support our programs and preservation projects. The Margaretville Covered Bridge, which spanned the East Branch of the Delaware River on Bridge Street from the 1860s until 1933, is our logo, symbolic of the ‘bridge’ we hope to make between the past and our contemporary lives.
We invite you to tour the site and appreciate the rich heritage of our beautiful Town. Come back often to see what “new” history has been posted since your last visit!
“Man is a history-making creature who can neither repeat his past nor leave it behind.”
W.H. Auden, The Dyer’s Hand