Editing Roscoe, New York (section)

==History==
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In 1789 Roscoe was called Westfield Flats.  It was the home of the [[Delaware Tribe of Indians|Delaware Indians]], where wolves roamed freely.

Roscoe, like most of the Catskills, was part of the [[Johannes Hardenbergh|Hardenbergh Patent]] in the early 18th century which in turn was purchased by the last [[Lord of the Manor]] of [[Livingston Manor]], [[Robert Livingston (1708–1790)|Robert Livingston]].  The first settlers were brothers who bought the area around Roscoe from Livingston's son Jonathan Livingston. Stewart Street is one of the community's main streets.<ref name="sullivancountyhistory.org"/>

On November 19, 1916 a devastating fire destroyed 23 buildings in town, mostly along Stewart Avenue.<ref name="SCR1916">{{cite news|title=Roscoe Village ravaged by fire early Sunday morning|url=http://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031330/1916-11-23/ed-1/seq-1.pdf|access-date=25 July 2017|issue=47|publisher=Sullivan County Record|date=23 November 1916|volume=49|location=Jefforsonville, NY}}</ref><ref name="FireSign">{{Cite sign |title=Risen from the Ashes|year=2016 |type=Sign on Stewart Avenue |publisher= Chamber of Commerce|location=Stewart Avenue, Roscoe|url=http://www.sullivanrenaissance.org/about/projects/past/}}</ref> Over 100 firefighters came from Livingston Manor and [[Liberty, New York|Liberty]] to help control the flames, but after firefighters lost water pressure they were unable to do very much.<ref name="FireSign" /> The [[Roscoe Presbyterian Church and Westfield Flats Cemetery|Presbyterian Church]] was spared.<ref name="FireSign" />

During the construction of [[New York State Route 17]] (Southern Tier Expressway), the section near Roscoe was one of the last to be completed, requiring travelers to exit onto the local truck roads for several miles.

Roscoe is a frequent stopping point for those traveling [[New York State Route 17|Route 17]] between [[New York City]] and Western New York. The [[Roscoe Diner]] is a popular spot both for students heading to and from colleges in New York State<ref name="Spectrum" /> and for flyfishermen<ref name="Hamza" /> as well as locals.<ref name="Spectrum" />

The [[Dundas Castle (Roscoe, New York)|Dundas Castle]] and [[Roscoe Presbyterian Church and Westfield Flats Cemetery]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
[[File:Junctionpool.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Junction Pool at Roscoe, August 2005]]

Despite being in Sullivan County, Roscoe is within [[area code]] 607 rather than 845 (originally part of area code 914) because an independent telephone company, known today as Citizens Telecom, furnishes the local service to Roscoe.  This company also furnishes local service to the towns in neighboring [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]], whereas the adjacent towns in Sullivan County are serviced by [[Verizon]], originally [[New York Telephone]] and later [[NYNEX]].