Potter Hollow - Revision history

Admin: /* Historic Businesses */

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Historic Businesses

Willyboy: /* Photo Gallery */

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Photo Gallery

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Hotels, Inns, Taverns, and Resorts

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Schools

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Churches

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School

JElberfeld: Created page with "Village Street, Potter Hollow, about 1917, photo from [[People Made It Happen Here]] ==Location== Potter Hollow is a hamle..."

2012-09-27T16:02:50Z

Created page with "400px|thumb|right|<center>Village Street, Potter Hollow, about 1917, photo from [[People Made It Happen Here</center>]] ==Location== Potter Hollow is a hamle..."

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[[Image:Ren 14.jpg|400px|thumb|right|<center>Village Street, Potter Hollow, about 1917, photo from [[People Made It Happen Here]]</center>]]
==Location==
Potter Hollow is a hamlet in the extreme western part of [[Rensselaerville]].
==History==
Potter Hollow was named after one of it's first settlers [[Timothy Potter]] who settled there about 1806.<ref name="PMHH">"Rensselaerville Historical Society," <u>[[People Made It Happen Here]]</u>, History of the Town of Rensselaerville ca. 1788-1950, Published 1977</ref>.
==Population==
According to the U.S. Census, in 2000 the population of Potter Hollow and [[Preston Hollow]] combined was 374.
==Early Settlers==
Early settlers in addition to [[Timothy Potter]] were [[Samuel Palmer]] in 1806, [[Gerardus Drake]] in 1803 and [[John Drake]] in 1808. [[Stephen Treadwell]], a minister of the Friends Church, settled in 1816.<ref name="PMHH" />

==Churches==
*[[Friend's Meeting House at Potter Hollow]]
*[[Potter Hollow Union Church]]

==School==
==Historic Businesses==
This section will have the history of each business beginning from its establishment, through various ownerships and name changes. Pictures may be used provided you have authority to post them.
* [[Palmer Bate's Blacksmith Shop]]
*[[Makely's Store, "The Peoples Store"]]
*[[Verge Wilsey's Store]]
=== Hotels, Inns, Taverns, and Resorts ===
*[[Potter Hollow Hotel]]

=== Sawmills and Feedmills ===

* [[Farmers Cooperative Creamery]]

=== Industry ===

==Cemeteries==
* [[Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery]]
==Photo Gallery==
This section is for scenic photos and post cards of the hamlet. Photos of people and families should be posted on biography or family pages.
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'''Sources'''
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==External Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_Hollow,_New_York Preston-Potter Hollow New York], Wikipedia.

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 * [[Palmer Bate's Blacksmith Shop]]
 *[[Makely's Store, "The Peoples Store"]]
-*[[Verge Wilsey's Store]]
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 === Hotels, Inns, Taverns, and Resorts ===
 *[[Potter Hollow Hotel]]

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 '''Sources'''
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 ==External Links==
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_Hollow,_New_York  Preston-Potter Hollow New York], Wikipedia.
 [[Category:Hamlets]]

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 Early settlers in addition to [[Timothy Potter]] were [[Samuel Palmer]] in 1806, [[Gerardus Drake]] in 1803 and [[John Drake]] in 1808. [[Stephen Treadwell]], a minister of the Friends Church, settled in 1816.<ref name="PMHH" />
 ==Schools==
 ==Churches==
 *[[Friend's Meeting House at Potter Hollow]]

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 *[[Friend's Meeting House at Potter Hollow]]
 *[[Potter Hollow Union Church]]
 ==Historic Businesses==

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 *[[Potter Hollow Union Church]]
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 ==Historic Businesses==
 This section will have the history of each business beginning from its establishment, through various ownerships and name changes. Pictures may be used provided you have authority to post them.