Saugerties

Saugerties, nestled between Esopus Creek and the Hudson River on one side and the Catskill Mountains on the other, is an old village first settled by the Dutch. Following the opening of the Erie Canal, industrialist Henry Barclay set into motion plans to use the area�s waterpower to turn Saugerties into an industrial community. The village became home to the Ulster Iron Works and Barclay�s paper mill, and a rich supply of some of the world�s most beautiful bluestone was discovered. Sidewalks for