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Minisink Valley Historical Society
Welcome

Welcome to our website and the historic Minisink Valley, where some of our nation's earliest history occurred. The Minisink Valley is an area which reaches from Minisink Ford, New York, to Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, to the Delaware Water Gap at New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including:

in New York:
  • City of Port Jervis
  • Town of Deerpark
  • Town of Cuddebackville
  • Hamlet of Huguenot
  • Town of Forestburg
  • Town of Greenville
  • Town of Lumberland
  • Town of Mamakating
in New Jersey:
  • Montague Township
  • Sandyston Township
in Pennsylvania:
  • Dingmans Ferry Township
  • Borough of Matamoras
  • Borough of Milford
Click Here to see a general map of the Minisink Valley region.

The Minisink Valley Historical Society (MVHS) headquarters is located at 125-133 West Main Street in Port Jervis, New York. Fort Decker, a stone house built in 1760, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places is the Society's museum. The Robert Kleinstuber House, which is located behind it, is the center of the Society's day-to-day activities and is the location of the Society's storage facilities.

Number of visitors since May 1, 1997
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Revised February 19, 2008