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History · Narrowsburg

Narrowsburg’s post office opened in 1840, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are . Below: 4 old photos and papers from 1875 on.

1840first post office
3on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
4old photos & papers
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From Narrowsburg’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Narrowsburg began

When was Narrowsburg founded?

1840

The Narrowsburg post office opened in 1840, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 379186 years
Founding year: the first Narrowsburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Narrowsburg’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 4 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1840: 186 years of Narrowsburg.Old housesHalf of Narrowsburg’s homes were built before 1955.
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Start Narrowsburg’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Narrowsburg’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old view"Fifth Avenue," Camp Ranachqua, BSA: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Narrowsburg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Narrowsburg.

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The community was first called "Homans Eddy" after Benjamin Homan, the first settler in the town.

The Arlington Hotel, Kirk House, and Narrowsburg Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Narrowsburg, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1870s to the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s1 item
County atlas of Sullivan, New York1875County atlas of Sullivan, New YorkMap
1910s3 items
"Fifth Avenue," Camp Ranachqua, BSA1919"Fifth Avenue," Camp Ranachqua, BSATent A before reveille, Camp Ranachqua, BSA1919Tent A before reveille, Camp Ranachqua, BSABoy Scouts eating in mess hall at Camp Ranachqua1919Boy Scouts eating in mess hall at Camp Ranachqua
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today2 recent
Main Street Cafe P62500352011Main Street Cafe P6250035Main Street Cafe P62500242011Main Street Cafe P6250024
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

"Fifth Avenue," Camp Ranachqua, BSA
Retake this view"Fifth Avenue," Camp Ranachqua, BSA, 1919

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Narrowsburg’s page.

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

3 historic places in Narrowsburg

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Narrowsburg

Nobody well known was born in Narrowsburg itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Frederick CookAmerican explorer · b. 1865
Henry Augustus RowlandAmerican physicist · b. 1848
Lyman LemnitzerAmerican general · b. 1899
Jennie Augusta BrownscombeAmerican painter · b. 1850
Mary Dimmick HarrisonSecond wife of the 23rd United States president… · b. 1858
John OlverPolitician in Massachusetts, US · b. 1936
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Tusten5 historic placesB+

Questions about Narrowsburg’s history

What year was Narrowsburg founded?

The Narrowsburg post office opened in 1840, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (3) and Wikipedia. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.