Seager, New York
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Seager, New York is a former village in Ulster County
, New York
, U.S.A. within Catskill Park and the Catskill Mountains
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It was a small hamlet that vanished after tanning
in the Catskills ended in the late 19th century. Today it consists of one house and a hiking trailhead for the Seager West Branch Trail.
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, U.S.A. within Catskill Park and the Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
The Catskill Mountains, an area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation, and the highest representation, of the Allegheny Plateau...
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It was a small hamlet that vanished after tanning
Tanning
Tanning is the making of leather from the skins of animals which does not easily decompose. Traditionally, tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound from which the tanning process draws its name . Coloring may occur during tanning...
in the Catskills ended in the late 19th century. Today it consists of one house and a hiking trailhead for the Seager West Branch Trail.