Fremont History

The Town of Fremont
By Charles S. Hick
Historian
(Reprinted from Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, N.Y., November 1951 - with permission)
INDEX

Town’s Creation
Simmons First Settler
Sixteen in Misner Family
Erie Brings Real Estate Boom
Tannery Started in Fremont
Prominent Names Now Extinct
Taylor Builds Erie Station
Douglas City Records Preserved
Dam Built and Washed Away
Ponds Became Lakes
Tennanah Now Summer Resort
Fremont Thriving Community
G.A.R. Records Still Intact
Biggest Orchard in Sullivan
Nortons Prominent Family
Cooperative Creamery Movement
Doctors Licensed Without Exam
Obernburg Settlers Mostly Bavarians
“Dutchtown” Picnic Big Affair
Brewery Cellar Still Stands
Mileses Manufacturing Center
Mill Develops Dam Trouble
Apples By the Carload
Red Men Lodge at Mileses
Sliverville (Fernwood) Interesting
Rifle That Killed Sheriff Steele
O’Mearas First Irish Family
Chinchillas Local Product
Blue Stone Demand Wanes
Kenneys Come Here in 1889
Last of the Stone Men
Early Fremont Churches
Bibles Found in School
Finns Come to Fremont
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“The Town of Fremont came into existence on November 1, 1851, by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Sullivan County. It was created by dividing the Town of Callicoon - the west half becoming Fremont.

Updated 9/25/09