Catskills Farm 500 Acres Panoramic Views and Privacy 12468

Catskills Farm 500 Acres Panoramic Views and Privacy on dead end road. Property is surrounded by State Land and affords unmatched recreational opportunities with many atv trails crisscrossing the property. Existing buildings support a working beef farm. Large maple grove, cabin and sap house. Large Farmhouse has 14 rooms was boarding house.

Catskill Farm 500 Acres

Catskills Farm 500 Acres Working Beef Farm 7BR Farmhouse

Catskills Farm 500 acres is located in the Town of Lexington near Prattsville, near Windham Ski Area in the western part of Greene County. Lexington also includes the Hamlets of Bushnellville, Mosquito Point, North Lexington, Spruceton, & West Kill. It is a rural town with many recreational possibilities, including access to several ski areas, with close proximity to Windham. It is bordered to the west by Delaware County and the Town of Halcott, to the south by Ulster County to the east by the Town of Hunter to the north by the Towns of Ashland, Jewett and Prattsville. According to the U. S. Census for 2010, the town has a total area of 79.7 sq mi square miles and a population of 805, 98% white. The median income for a household in the town was $29,375. The per capita income for the town was $20,471.

On August 27, 2011, Hurricane Irene (at that point, a tropical storm) inflicted damage to the town. Many homes in Lexington lost power. While the Town has largely recovered, there is a felt need to work toward economic development in the Town and work has begun on a planning process to implement change.

Catskills Farm 500 Acres Working Beef Farm 7BR Farmhouse

The town was first settled around 1788. Lexington was originally named New Goshen by many settlers (or perhaps the influential ones) that hailed from Goshen, Connecticut. In 1813 Lexington officially became a town from the Town of Windham.

The town name was changed to Lexington by Silas Fowler, a captain in the Revolutionary War as a patriotic reference to Lexington, Massachusetts. A large celebration is planned for 2013 to celebrate the history of Lexington.

Lexington is within both the Catskill Mountains and the Catskill Park. The south town line is the border of Ulster County, New York. The Schoharie Creek flows through the town.