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Prattsville NY Real Estate includes the Town of Prattsville which is in the northern part of Greene County, Four Corners, Pratt Rocks and Red Falls. It is also bordered on the north by Schoharie County to the east by the Town of Ashland to the south by the Town of Lexington and to the west by the County of Delaware. According to the U. S. Census for the 2010 census, the population was 700 , the town has a total area of 19.7 sq mi square miles. The median income for a household in the town was $30,655. The per capita income for the town was $14,962.
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- Prattsville Established Restaurant 12468
- Prattsville Established Restaurant. Located on Main Street in the town of Prattsville this diner has been family owned for 50 years. Large Kitchen space, equipment well maintained with 4 pizza ovens, all recipes included. Possible outside seating expansion, with ample parking and room for tractor trailer parking. Turn key opportunity.
- Contact: David Birch
- Cell Number: 518-928-7239
- $325,000
Prattsville NY History
The town was first settled around 1763, and the region was then called “Schoharie Kill.” An attempt during the American Revolution by the British and their Tory allies to drive the settlers out was thwarted when they were defeated by the settlers. Prattsville was established in 1824 from the Town of Windham. Some of the town was lost to form the Town of Ashland in 1848.
Prattsville was later named after Zadock Pratt, a congressman and prominent citizen. The 1830 population of the town was 830. Pratt built a tannery larger than any other in the world at the time, helping it become a major town in Upstate New York. When Pratt built his tannery, it created a vast number of jobs and the population grew to 1989 by 1850. However, by 1845 all of the Hemlock bark had been extracted from the forests for 10 miles around, and Pratt was forced to close the tannery.
The jobs that were lost could not be replaced, and the town’s population dwindled to 1,314 by 1875. The Old Episcopal Manse was added to the Places National Register of Historic in 2000.
Prattsville NY Real Estate Today
On August, 28. 2011, Hurricane Irene caused record flooding in the town by the Schoharie Creek, causing major damage and destroying large areas of the town. Every structure on the strip that comprises Main Street was partly or fully destroyed, including all 22 of the town’s businesses. More than 100 homes were so damaged that the residents couldn’t return to them, but, amazingly, there were zero fatalities. Since that time major efforts resulted in the rebuilding of homes and business, a new main street with sidewalks and lights, a new Town Green, improvements to sports facilities and exercise stations and a new picnic pavilion. Also the HUntersfield Creek Bridge has been replaced as well as the Route 23 bridge.