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Catskill History: Peg-Leg Bates - The One Legged Black Tap Dancer & Catskills Resort Owner

Catskill History: Peg-Leg Bates - The One Legged Black Tap Dancer & Catskills Resort Owner
A lot of history in  these mountains. While researching a property in Kerhonkson, I came across this. Between 1951 and the mid-80s, Peg-Leg Bates the one legged black tap dancer owned the largest black owned resort in the Catskills, the Peg-Leg Bates Country Club in Kerhonkson NY. He appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show 21 times. Click here for the whole story
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"SUPER BARN XXVI" 🏈- .33 Acre Lot w/BARN, Freemont, NY - Sullivan County, Electric, Town road, Walk to Rt 97, 3 hrs/NYC - ONLY $23,900

"SUPER BARN XXVI 🏈" .33 Acres, Freemont/Hankins NY, Sullivan County "SUPER BARN XXVI" FOR SALE .33 Acres Lot T R 69/Hoffman St, Freemont/Hankins, NY Sullivan County Level & cleared terrain - Electric at road - Pond view - Ideal for a single family homes, cabins for hunting/fishing, modular homes, RVs - Good road - Large barn included with property - Beautiful views - Mins to Delaware River- 2+ hrs/NYC & to Albany! STORE YOUR RV HERE!!!    ONLY $23,900!!! "SUPER BARN XXVI"  - Need a place to store your RV? Well we got the barn.  FOR SALE .33...
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Land Buying Checklist – Making the Right and Profitable Choices

Land Buying Checklist – Making the Right and Profitable Choices
Buying a land may have different implications and meaning to different home investors and buyers. Given the present situation of the economy and financial sector, you will definitely have several opposing factors bombarding your choice and resolve to buy a land or not. Hence to get rid of this confusion, it is most important to come up with a viable and dependable checklist on what criteria is most amenable for a profitable land buying investment. There are appropriate and specially regulated ordinances for zoning requirements before transacting into land purchase. Zoning requirements are made...
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Our Children's Land

Our Children's Land
We did not inherit the land from our fathers. We are borrowing it from our children. -Amish Proverb  
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Drilling for Natural Gas in Upstate NY Causing...

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Einstein Words of Wisdom

Einstein Words of Wisdom "I'm thankful for to all those who said 'NO' because of them, I did it myself."  Albert Einstein
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Good News! Spread the Word

Good News! Spread the Word Everywhere we turn, whether it be TV, radio or the newspapers, we get bombarded with dreary economic news. Unemployment rising, possible double dip recession, foreclosures are up, gas prices are up and everything cost more. No wonder we're all in a panic!  I think that it is time that we start...
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Why Invest In Land During Economic Downturns...

Why Invest In Land During Economic Downturns... The world's economies are experiencing tremendous falls. In the media through television, radio and newspaper people are constantly talking about economic crises, recession and credit crunch. The trembling terror of bank crisis and financial bailout forces the brainy investors to change prospect from...
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Bob Dylan Land Quote

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No Dumping Allowed

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How To Increase the Value of Your Vacant...

How To Increase the Value of Your Vacant... Recently I was having a discussion with a potential buyer about property values. He was complaining that property values were going down and taxes going up. Just like the housing market, there is an abundance of inventory of vacant land for sale. Supply and demand dictates that when the inventory...
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Buying Gov't Land at Auction

Buying Gov't Land at Auction If you always wanted to own land as an investment but didn't know where to start, maybe buying land at auction through GovernmentAuction.com is for you. It only requires a small investment and there are different types of auctions such as live auctions or Buy It Now auctions to suite your personality.  Buying...
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BASIC Internet Marketing for Real Estate...

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Don't Risk Your Assets! Get A Land Trust.

Don't Risk Your Assets! Get A Land Trust. It’s always what we don’t know that ends up costing us the most. By now, you’re used to getting solid tips from me about creative real estate investing and I’ve got an important new topic you need to understand that will help you protect all those wise investments you’ve made. Knowing how to...
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Property is the fruit of labor

Property is the fruit of labor "Property is the fruit of labor. Property is desirable, is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently to build...
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Maximize Your Profits When Selling Land

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Going Mobile with QR Codes in your Land For...

Going Mobile with QR Codes in your Land For... The world is going mobile and whether you're selling real estate or pizza, you need to consider mobile marketing when promoting your business. As the price of smart phones continues to drop, more and more users are accessing the Internet via their phones and they are doing more and more on these devices. Currently,  more...
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FREE! 2011 NYS Complete Hunting Seasons Summary

FREE! 2011 NYS Complete Hunting Seasons Summary If you're interested in hunting in New York State, you'll want to get your FREE report summarizing the NYS 2011 Complete Hunting Season Schedule. It includes big game such as deer and black bear as well as turkey, furbearers and small game. To receive a free copy, just enter your first name and email...
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UK land investments - High return prospects

UK land investments - High return prospects Over the last 20 years, land prices across the UK have increased by almost 10 times. This means that UK land investments have proven a wise choice over the last few years. As a result, the value of UK land is increasing almost by the day and the availability of prime UK land is becoming scarcer. Returns...
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Consider a Land Investment if You're After...

Consider a Land Investment if You're After... The value of land has been soaring over the years thus making it a highly profitable investment alternative. Because land is a finite commodity, it becomes more valuable as the years go by. So if you want a stable medium to long-term investment that offers the potential to earn astounding returns,...
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Buy land, they ain’t making any more of...

Buy land, they ain’t making any more of... Will Rogers, world famous humorist in the twenties and thirties, said, “Buy land, they ain’t making any more of it.” During the Great Depression land was dirt cheap. They say that history repeats itself and now you have the opportunity to find cheap land for sale and make history work for you.
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Tools of the Trade When Researching Land...

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