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• Town of Rosendale -- First settled by a tenant farmer of Jacob Rutsen in 1680, Rosendale recently celebrated in 1935 the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of its first mention in print. Described at that time as "ye pleasaunt land of Rosendale" by the surveyor, Philip Wells, it has well merited the name. The interesting physical makeup of the town, with its hills, gorges, fertile farm lands and swift flowing streams, makes it a delightful one to visit and the Rosendale Township Association, organized in 1934, an enterprising and friendly association has done much for visitors and residents of the town.

  Of special historic interest is the Jacob Rutsen grave in Rosendale, near the site of his house, built in 1680, burned in 1911, and long known as Hardenbergh Hall, a place where General Washington was entertained. Also the gristmill of Jacob L. Snyder near the village, where cement was first ground for commercial use; the old fording places used by the Continental Army on Rondout Creek; Creek Locks, formerly Wagondale, with its many stone houses; Whiteport, formerly Green Kill, where a gristmill belonging to Charles DeWitt furnished flour for Washington's soldiers at Valley Forge and elsewhere; and the Binnewaters, one of which is now Williams' Lake, scene of the Senior National Amateur Athletic Union Long Distance Swimming Championship races in 1942 and 1943.

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