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C^ouuenlr of C>tamford, UV/j. 
 
 (fJueen of the (iatskllls." 
 
 PIERRE W. DANFORTH, Publisher 
 
 Midtlleburgh, N. Y. 
 l^RIC'K 50 C'KNTS PER C OPY 
 
 The Engravings in this publication were made by The Albany Engraving Co , Albany, N. V. 
 

 LIBRARY ot CONGRESS 
 Iwo Copies liecuvod 
 
 AUG 15 1905 
 
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 Copyright, 1905, 
 
 By PIERRE W. DANFORTH, 
 
 Middleburgh, N. Y. 
 
HE Queen of the Catskills, Stamford, is at the source of the Delaware 
 River, 72 uiiles west of the Hudson by the Ulster & Delaware R. R., and 
 33 from Oiieonta. The reg^ion surrounding Stamford forms a plateau 
 I 800 feet above sea level, bordered by mountain peaks on the north and 
 east. Here the Delaware River takes its rise and streams flowing into 
 
 the head waters of the Susquehanna and Schoharie Rivers have their 
 source. Mountains, lakes and valleys furnish scenic effects of excep- 
 
 ^jnm^j-^_^ tional beauty. 
 
 Its liigh altitude gives to Stamford a remarkably healthful climate, the temperature in 
 summer being ten to fifteen degrees lower than in New York City, without the humidity of the 
 sea-board. The nights are always cool and free from fogs. 
 
 A Urge reservoir has bien constructed with a head nearly 200 feet above the village which 
 furnishes a pure and wholesome water supply and an excellent fire protection, which gives the 
 village one of the finest water supplies in the state. Stamford possesses a very complete 
 
 sewer and drainage system, the pipes being flushed automatically daily. 
 
 Picturesqus walks and drives radiate in every direction, traversing fertile valleys, winding 
 through mountain glens and beside rippling streams. Churchill and Granthurst Parks are 
 
 beautrfully laid out and are in close proximity to the village. Miles of stone side-walks are 
 
 a feature of which the town is justly proud. 
 
 The golf links are a short distance from the village. Nearly all the boarding houses 
 
 have tennis courts. Teams composed of expert base hall players contest almost daily. 
 
Chateau de Navarre of Dk. E. L. M. Bristol, West \'ie\v 
 
Maisou d'Albret 
 
 Bre\oort Bersaii 
 
 .Cottages of Dr. E. L. M. Bkistoi. 
 
 Hcinrich 
 
\'ie\v of Statiiford 
 
Maple Rest. A. \V. Parsons, Prop. 
 
I'rivatt Cottage of Harmon H. Nathan (if New York 
 
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 Private Cottaye of Hakmox }I. Xatiian of New York 
 
Residence of S. Andrews at South Kortrio;ht 
 
The Rexmerc-. Dx. S. E. CurucniM., Fron. 
 
Kendall Place 
 
Residence of Attorney C. L. ANiiRfS 
 
I'iotiire of ])laster jiaris life size cast on the side of tlie r.vk 50 feet 
 al)ove j<round of the favorite horse owned hy Colonel Zadock I'ratt at 
 i'nittsville, 1 2 miles from Stamford. I'pon the death of llie horse 
 
 Colonel I'ratt erected a nice monument o\er its j^rave. 
 
Plaster paris casts made on the rocks at Prattsville by Colonel Pratt 
 
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Lake and drive in Cluirchill Park 
 
Grounds of Chateau de Navarre 
 
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 Ulster & Delaware Depot at Stan. ford 
 
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 IVE churches — Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopal and Roman 
 Cathohc — are flourishing. Stamford Seminary has a faculty of ten 
 
 teachers and an enrollment of over three hundred students, also a cir- 
 culating library of 3,000 volumes. There are also a National Bank, 
 over 50 stores and places of business, two enterprising weekly news- 
 papers, an opera house with a seating capacity of 1,000, a local tele- 
 phone exchange, a Board of Trade, Fire Department, good liveries, 
 bowling alleys, several New York mails daily, 6 trains from and 6 to 
 New York daily, through parlor cars from New York and Philadelphia, a 
 fast train from New York to Stamford in four hours and a half, and 
 the Western Union Telegraph and National Express Company offices. 
 The numerous excellent hotels and boarding houses entertain thousands of summer 
 guests annually. Many appreciate the dry, healthful climate of winter, so that Stamford 
 is fast becoming a winter resort. The social life of the village is in keeping with the cul- 
 
 ture and progress of the community. Entertainments, dances, concerts, church socials and 
 
 fairs are frequently held. 
 
 Mt. Utsayantha, together with the lake of the same name, has been celebrated in Indian 
 legend. It is 3365 feet high, and the view from its summit commands the several peaks 
 of the Catskill range. To the east may be seen the State Capitol at Albany, the valley of 
 
 the Hudson, and western Massachusetts and Connecticut. A good road renders easy the 
 
 ascent to the summit, where are found the Mt. Utsayantha House, Observation Tower and a 
 delicious spring. The descent is sometimes made by a precipitous path known as the 
 "Devil's Slide." Utsayantha, Tanner and Mayham Lakes are within a .short distance of 
 
 the village and are popular for their boating and fishing. 
 
vSiuipshots 
 
Atchinsou IIousl-, \V. D. Atciiixsox, I'm]) 
 
Devasego Falls, 12 miles frou; Stniiiford 
 
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Stone arch in Churchill Park 
 
Episcopal Church 
 
The Robertson Home Acre. Cor. Church ;,na In.siKxt .St< 
 
A sectional view of Stamford 
 
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Cold Spring House, A. L Churchill, Prop. 
 
The In.t^Meside, E. L. Jones, Prop, 
 

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Interior view of .Stamford Opera House 
 
Hagci's Lake 
 
Delaware Street 
 
Manorkill Falls above the hrid.ije, 
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Maiiorkill Falls below the bridge, 
 12 miles from Stamford 
 
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Observation tower on Mt. Utsayantha. 
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Stamford Mirror Office, Clifford Champion, Editor and Manager 
 
Lake T'tsn\'nntlia and P.ald Mountain 
 
Main Street opposite the Rexniere 
 
Delaware House, F. M. Tixci.KV, Prop. 
 
Hubbell Manor, Residence of H. P. Hubbell, M. D. 
 
A section of Churchill Hall, \)r. S. K. Ciii-kCHn.i., Prop 
 
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M. K. Church 
 
Blenheim Bridge. The longest single span wooden bridge in the world— 231 ft. A ten mile drive from Stamfo'd. 
 
A winter scene on Mt. Utsayantha 
 
Cottage Hotel, C. C. Canfield, Prop. 
 Academy St. Rates $i 50 per day. 
 
Stamford Seminary Base Ball Team, Spring of 1905. Winnt-r of 12 straight games 
 
Interior view ol' the store of C. H. Cani-iki.d 
 
Grocery Store of C. E. Canfield, Railroad Ave. 
 A full line of Fancy Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables. 
 
A business block 
 
View lit" Main Street fruiii llie eiiUaiice lo Chinvliill Park 
 
Residence of A. L. \'an Dusen. 
 For rent, fvirnished, during summer season. 
 
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Residence of Attoriie>' A. J. McNArciiT 
 
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Store of A. J. Chichestkk 
 
A. J. Chichp;stkr started his 
 Stamford business in 1S90 as a member 
 of the firm of Chichester Brothers. This 
 copartnership continued until March, 
 1899, when it was dissolved by the death 
 of his brother. From that time to the 
 present date, Mr. Chichester has con- 
 ducted the business, which is the Lead- 
 ing Dry Goods and Grocery Store in 
 Stamford. 
 
ONE of the most desirable strolls around the villaa^e of 
 Stamford is through Churchill Park, in which is located the 
 beautiful Rexmere. Its lakes, bridges, road-beds and drives 
 
 through woods and lanes make it the universal place of outing 
 for all the guests of Stamford. Its woodlands are dotted 
 
 with rustic cabins. Loch Marion, the largest of the lakes, 
 
 is used foi boating. A tine collection of St. Lawrence .skiffs 
 
 and canoes is provided for those who desire to row. One of 
 
 the beautiful walks about the lakes is Lover's Lane, in which 
 is the famous Rexmere spring. 
 
 One of the chief attractions for the touri.st .sojourning in 
 Stamford is the numlier and beauty of the drives. Through 
 
 the Delaware Valley, around its various mountain peaks, lines of drives leading into each 
 
 other, form a panoramic scene which it would be difficult to excel. 
 
 There are drives of ten to fifteen miles, which are accomplished in half a day's ride, and 
 
 longer drives of fifteen to twenty miles, which require a day's outing. The beauty of these 
 
 drives is that the road leads around mountains, thus affording a change of scenery instead of 
 
 returning, as is usual, by the same route. 
 
\if\v of Main Stitet 
 
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Lake ill Churdiill Park 
 
The Terrace, Mrs. R. C. Simpson, Proprietress 
 
Interior view of Tooi,p:y & McAlpixe's Furniture Store 
 
Villa Belle Aire, Residence of Mks. D. C. Lamport 
 
Xew Grant House 
 
The Westholm, Mrs. W. M. Beckley, Proprietress 
 
Residence of Dr. J. E. Sakkord. Main vSt. 
 
Greeiihurst, E. E. Van Dvkk, Proji 
 

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Snnsit \'ie\v, Residence of \V. S. Bkowx 
 
A pleasant drive 
 
Gillespie House, T. J. O'Brien. Pro 
 
The Cornell, Banks Coknkll, Prop. 
 
Street \ie\v from in front of tht- Catholic Church 
 
Lake Street 
 
Qist of ^oarc/inq houses anc> ^Proprietors. 
 
 Atchinson Houst', 
 Canfield Cotta>r«' Hotel, 
 Churchill Hall, 
 Delaware House, 
 Maple Lane Farm, 
 Maple Grove Farm House, 
 Hotel Hamilton, 
 New Grant House, 
 Ingleside, 
 The Madison, 
 Mountain View House, 
 I'aik Cottage, 
 Boyd Cottage, 
 Maple Rest, 
 Cantield House, 
 Westlioliii, 
 
 Will, D. Atchinson 
 
 #C. C. Cantield 
 
 Dr. S. E. Churchill 
 
 F. M. Tiugley 
 
 J. G. Johnston 
 
 J. W. Maynard 
 
 Dr. !^. E. Churchill 
 
 Judge J. P. Grant 
 
 E. L. Jones 
 
 A. C. Van Dyke 
 
 BenJ. McKillip 
 
 C. L. Murdock 
 
 Misses Boyd 
 
 A. W. Parsons 
 
 E. G. Cantield 
 
 Mis. W. M. Beckley 
 
 Cold Spring House, 
 Cedarhurst, 
 The Cornell, 
 Greenhurst, 
 Rexmere, 
 Sinip.son Terrace, 
 Kendall I'lace, 
 
 Rosemont, 
 Terry Homestead, 
 
 Idlevvild, 
 
 Waverly Cottage, 
 
 Prospect Farm House, 
 
 Far View Cottage, 
 
 Hnbhell Manor, 
 
 Powell House, 
 
 lltsavaullia Lake House, 
 
 A. L. Churchill 
 H. (iovern 
 Banks Cornell 
 E. E. Van Dyke 
 Dr. S. E. Churchill 
 Mis R. C. Simpson 
 G. W. Kendall 
 Mrs. E. Wheeler 
 Rev. A. W. Terry 
 drs M. H. Maynard 
 Miss A. S. (irant 
 Thomas Muri>hy 
 (ieorge H. Hager 
 Dr. H. P. Hubl.ell 
 R. V. Powell 
 Daniel Craft