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Ellenville

The 411: Ellenville is a bucolic village nestled in a narrow valley between the Catskills and the Shawangunk Ridge. (The eponymous Ellen is Ellen Snyder, the sister-in-law of the proprietor of the Hoornbeek Tavern, where the decision to christen the town was decided.)
Ellenville hit its stride when the Delaware & Hudson Canal was opened in the 1820s. The navigable waterway made this the gateway to parts west; according to researchers at the Terwilliger House Museum, every westward-bound wagon carried a demijohn made here. Imperial Schrade, the renowned knife manufacturer, operated here for over a century before closing five years ago.

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Best New Restaurants in the Hudson Valley 2011: New American Fare at Tavern at the Gunks, Ellenville, NY

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