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History of Durham, New York, USA

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Where is Durham, New York, USA?

• 1854 - Durham
  Durham, a post-township of Greene county, New York, on Catskill creek, 80 miles S. W. from Albany. Population, 2600.
  A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
  
  
• 1859
  DURHAM, a township of Greene co., in the state of New York, 36 m. SW of Albany. It presents a rugged surface, and is watered by Catskill river and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  South Durham, Catskill, Mts.
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• 1895 - Durham
  Durham, a post-village of Durham township, Greene co., N.Y., about 30 miles S.W. of Albany. It has 2 churches and an academy. Pop. about 600.
  Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
  
  
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  Presbyterian Church
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• 1916
  Durham, a post-village of Durham township (town), Greene co., N.Y., about 30 miles SW. of Albany. Pop. about 300 ; of the town in 1900, 1636.
  Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
  
  
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  Main Street, East Durham, N.Y. Catskill Mts.
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