Shady, New York
Encyclopedia
Shady is a hamlet in Ulster County
, New York
, United States
. It is part of the town of Woodstock and lies on New York State Route 212
.
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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of the town of Woodstock and lies on New York State Route 212
New York State Route 212
New York State Route 212 is a state highway located entirely within Ulster County. It runs from the interior of the Catskill Park to the west bank of the Hudson River, providing a key interchange with the New York State Thruway along the way.It visits the picturesque and historic villages of...
.
Notable residents
- Henry CowellHenry CowellHenry Cowell was an American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario. His contribution to the world of music was summed up by Virgil Thomson, writing in the early 1950s:...
, composer (1897-1965)http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/notes/v057/57.1boziwick.html - Sidney Robertson CowellSidney Robertson CowellSidney Robertson Cowell was an American ethnographer and the wife of the composer Henry Cowell. She was born at San Francisco, California....
, folk song collector and wife of Henry Cowell (1903-1995) - Alf EversAlf EversAlf Evers , was an American historian who lived in Ulster County, New York for much of his life and wrote lengthy, definitive histories of the Catskills and Woodstock, serving the latter as town historian...
, local historian (1905-2004) - Andrée RuellanAndrée RuellanAndrée Ruellan was an American painter, known for her depictions of everyday scenes in New York and the American South....
, painter (1905-2006) - Henny YoungmanHenny YoungmanHenry "Henny" Youngman was a British-born American comedian and violinist famous for "one-liners", short, simple jokes usually delivered rapid-fire...
, comedian (1906–1998)