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==History== In 1708, [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] of England gave the [[Hardenburgh Patent]] to [[Johannes Hardenbergh]] and his associates. Chancellor [[Robert R. Livingston (chancellor)|Robert R. Livingston]] divided {{convert|221748|acre|km2}} of the land among his family. In 1763 Harmanus DuMond was deeded {{convert|75|acre}} "opposite Margaretville" by Chancellor Livingston.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ethel |first=Bussy |title=Margaretville: History and Stories of Margaretville and Surrounding Area |publisher=unk |year=1960}} </ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Smith |first=Anne |title=Early Settlement of Middletown |journal=Olde Ulster: An Historical and Genealogical Magazine |volume=VI |issue=1 |pages=12 |date=January 1910 |url=https://archive.org/details/oldeulsterhistorjan1910king}} </ref><ref>{{cite conference |editor-last=Murray |editor-first=David |title= Delaware County, New York: History of the Century, 1797-1897 |pages=40β41 |publisher=William Clark |year=1898 |location=Delhi, NY}} </ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Gould |first=Jay |author-link=Jay Gould |title=History of Delaware County |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofdelawar00goul |publisher=Keeny & Gould |year=1856 |location=Philadelphia, PA}} </ref> A 1765 map by Will Cockburn shows a road from [[Marbletown, New York|Marbletown]] to Pakatakan (near present-day Margaretville and [[Arkville, New York|Arkville]]).<ref>{{citation |last=Monroe |first=John D. |title=Chapters in the History of Delaware County, New York |publisher=Delaware County Historical Association |year=1949 |page=87 |url=http://www.dcnyhistory.org/monroepages87_123.pdf }}</ref> In the 1770s, the original settlers paid "one hundred forty-nine [[Pound sterling|pounds]] and 19 [[shilling]]s" to [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indians]] for the land. In 1778, the [[East Branch Delaware River|East Branch of the Delaware River]] valley's settlers were driven off by the American Indians. In June 1778, a combined force of [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Tories]] and Indians led by [[Joseph Brant]] raided the valley, including the Margaretville area.<ref>{{citation |chapter=Affidavit of Barnabas Kelly |title=Public Papers of George Clinton |volume=iii |publisher=State of New York |year=1900 |location=Albany |pages=504β506}} </ref> On August 26, 1778, a general evacuation was ordered, assisted by guard from Great Shandaken.<ref>{{citation |last=Monroe |first=John D. |title=Chapters in the History of Delaware County, New York |publisher=Delaware County Historical Association |year=1949 |page=53 |url=http://www.dcnyhistory.org/monroepages42_86.pdf}}</ref> Before the settlers were driven from their homes, they were given a timely and friendly warning by an Indian named Tunis and returned to the [[Hudson Valley]]. The settlers returned after the [[American Revolutionary War]]. In 1779, a deed to a Lot No. 39 was given to Livingston's sister, who married [[Morgan Lewis (governor)|Morgan Lewis]]. A daughter named Margaret was born to them. In 1784 settlers returned to area, including Ignos DuMond, nephew of Harmanus DuMond. He sold his claim of land for $100 to John Tompkins, who then built the first sawmill. In 1820, the Old Stone Schoolhouse at [[Dunraven, New York|Dunraven]] was built. By 1831, Charles Poldino had begun the practice of medicine. Dr. Poldino was also made first postmaster in June 1848, when Margaretville was designated as a post office station. It was actually a small addition made onto the G.G. Decker store. In 1894, William H. Eells started the ''Margaretville Messenger'' newspaper. In 1904, Clarke A. Sanford bought the ''Margaretville Messenger'' and changed the name to the ''Catskill Mountain News''. Sanford's editorial column was titled "Mountain Dew" and ran until the 1960s. {{Anchor|Margaretville Memorial Hospital}}In 1905, the [[Delaware and Eastern Railroad]] (later changed to the [[Delaware and Northern Railroad]]) was built. The railroad era lasted only into the 1940s. In 1907, Sanford brought the first automobile (a Pope-Toledo) to Margaretville. In 1922, Sanford built the [[Galli-Curci Theatre]] (named for the singer [[Amelita Galli-Curci]]) on Main Street. In 1925, Dr. [[Gordon Bostwick Maurer]] moved to the community, and his village home quickly became a "veritable hospital". On October 21, 1930, the Margaretville Hospital was incorporated and was built using a two-story white farmhouse near the current high school. On 1931 January 13, the Margaretville Hospital was opened. It was run by Dr. Maurer until his untimely death in 1938. The hospital was expanded in 1944, and again in 1947. In 1969, the Margaretville Memorial Hospital (dedicated to Dr. Maurer) replaced the older facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.margaretvillehosp.org|title=Margaretville Memorial Hospital|website=Margaretville Memorial Hospital|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> Margaretville was the hometown of Dr. [[Orvan Hess]], inventor of the [[fetal heart monitor]] and one of the first doctors to successfully treat a patient with [[penicillin]]. Hess' becoming a doctor was inspired by Dr. Maurer.<ref>{{Citation|last=Baranauckas |first=Carla |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Dr. Orvan W. Hess, Who Developed Fetal Heart Monitor, Dies at 96 |date=September 16, 2002 |access-date=October 15, 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/16/obituaries/16HESS.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000221/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/16/obituaries/16HESS.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }}</ref> In 1939, the [http://margaretvillecs.org/ Margaretville Central School] replaced a number of smaller local schools. In 1954, the [[Pepacton Reservoir]] dam on the East Branch was finished near Downsville, submerging the neighboring villages of Arena, Union Grove, Shavertown, and Pepacton over the next year. This caused a drop in local trade, but the project did give the village its own sewer system. On January 19, 1996, the entire downtown was damaged in a flood. The village lost ten homes, a gas station, and a diner/ice cream shop. On June 28, 2006, a smaller flood washed out the annual firemen's fund-raising carnival.<ref>[http://www.margaretville.net/news/001_Margaretville-Flood-June-2006/index.htm pictures] from the village's website</ref> On August 28, 2011, [[Hurricane Irene]] caused record flooding and damage. Many buildings sustained structural damage, and over 100 residents had to take shelter in the village fire station. The water peaked at over a foot above the previous record from the 1996 flood.<ref name="watershed">{{cite web |url=http://www.watershedpost.com/2011/middletown-irene-update |title=Middletown Irene update |first=Julia |last=Reischel |date=August 29, 2011}}</ref> On August 29, 2011, the village's [[CVS Pharmacy]] collapsed as the floodwaters receded.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.watershedpost.com/2011/delaware-county-irene-update-0 |title=Delaware County Irene update |first=Julia |last=Reischel |date=August 29, 2011}}</ref> On April 24, 2007, Travis Trim of [[North Lawrence, New York]], shot a state trooper, who was saved by his [[bulletproof vest]]. The following day Trim died during a shootout in [[Arkville, New York|Arkville]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Newman |first=Maria |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/nyregion/25cnd-trooper.html?hp |title=2 N.Y. State Troopers Shot; 1 Dies of Injuries |work=[[New York Times]] |date=April 25, 2007}} </ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mahoney |first=Joe |author2=Tracy Connor |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/2007/04/28/2007-04-28_friendly_fire__trooper_was_shot_by_offic.html |title=Friendly fire - Trooper was shot by officer |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=April 28, 2007}}</ref> The [[District 10 School]], [[First Presbyterian Church of Margaretville]], [[Galli-Curci Theatre]], and [[Van Benschoten House and Guest House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
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