Greene County

Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Its name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,221. Its county seat is Catskill. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Greene County is located in southeast central New York State, just west of the Hudson River and south of Albany.

The northern and eastern regions are mostly low-lying flatlands. Along the Hudson River the lowest elevation is at sea level. The southern and western areas rise sharply into the Catskill Mountains.

Catskill Park takes up much of the south central region. The park contains some of the tallest peaks south of the Adirondacks. For example, the highest elevation is Hunter Mountain, at approximately 4,040 feet (1,232 m) above sea level; In addition, there are many picturesque waterfalls in the park such as the famed, Kaaterskill Falls.

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Greenville.

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Heading up to Kaaterskill Falls on Tuesday afternoon, I drove through Greenville, the town outside of the Catskills Mountains that I went to High School in. It was kind of a cloudy mid-winter afternoon, but it driving through the town brought back many memories of childhood, including Bryant's Supermarket (now a Hannaford), the Westerner shop, Scott M. Ellis Elementary School, the library, the Town Park, and other lands. And the Catskill Mountains directly to the south. A lot has changed in the town, while a lot has remained the same.

Kaaterskill Clove At Dusk.

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Driving back home, my dash board camera made this video of the twisty, narrow NY 23A heading down the Kaaterskill Clove from Haines Falls/Hunter to Palenville.