new_york hamlet town dresden northern new_york united_states community eastern shore located entirely park roadway access hamlet county route routes head north south geographically located approximately centuries written history hamlet derives family resided area generations revolutionary war soldier moved near began farming descendant built boat landing general store post office opened scenic corner lake steamship traffic tourism suffered major setback hamlet largest hotel burned foundation tourism remained important factor local economy town dresden population according estimates history family appears french origin came north_america avoid religious persecution beliefs founder born connecticut served private general american revolution years unit served fought mainly upstate new_york oral history asserts fought battle refused leave field despite injury neck family settled near possibly land grant offered veterans lieu wages service new_york new_york landing place names relating connecticut brigade landing area known successive generations family lived farming area began develop area 1870s building steamship landing submitting application build post office post office application earliest document use existing lake george company delivered mail passengers probably required post office tourism facility order justify adding new stop schedule influential published praised effects picturesque wilderness railroad service region built 1870s application received approval built post office shortly afterward housed building community store served death sold property according history area property sold businessman bulk real estate pass executive delaware hudson railroad entrepreneur finally early 20th century owner hotels successive owners saw primary role marketing property tourist attraction inn constructed acre km2 lot direct access ferry combination train coach ferry normal period grew expansions original farmhouse fire destroyed november hastily rebuilt tourist season questions arson arose led trial tourism continued community economy park originally established eastward expansion brought communities park boundaries geography located coordinates located northern shore mile lake entirely situated park largest state park united_states nearly thirds property park formal range privately owned land use restrictions climate diverse average month january july highest monthly precipitation area average occurs august lowest recorded temperature highest transportation remote hamlet accessible car washington county route branches nearby new_york state route main road known routes reach different parts county route better known heads southward better known brings traveler northward locations airport approximately hour drive eastern section park located smaller airport park regional airport tourism area sees tourism summer fall foliage season virtually shutting winter nearby attractions include lake cruises golf hiking historic attractions included hunting local late nineteenth early twentieth centuries provided weekly fireworks displays tourist season
Huletts Landing, New York