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Loch Sheldrake is a hamlet in the Town of Fallsburg, New York in Sullivan County, New York. The zipcode for Loch Sheldrake is 12759.

The community was originally named Sheldrake Pond after a deep glacially formed pond which forms the center of town. It is bordered by the hamlet of Hurleyville, the Town of Liberty, the hamlet of Hasbrouck, the hamlet of Divine Corners, and the hamlet of Woodbourne.

The commercial center of Loch Sheldrake is the intersection of County Road 104 and NYS Route 52, at the edge of Sheldrake Pond.

In its heyday as a Catskills Borscht Belt resort it was home to numerous hotels, bungalow colonies and boarding houses. Some of the best known of these were the Brown's Hotel, where comedian Jerry Lewis worked; the Evans Hotel, and the Karmel Hotel, now Stagedoor Manor, a renown performing arts summer camp.

It is also the home of Sullivan County Community College and the Lochmor Golf Course.^[1]

[edit] Notable institutions

Sullivan County Community College - a community that has won four NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championships since 1992
Stagedoor Manor - a famous summer camp for child actors

[edit] References

^ Gazetteer of the State of New York By John Homer French - Published 1995 - Genealogical Publishing ISBN 0806314567

[edit] External links

[0] Gazetteer of the State of New York By John Homer French - Published 1995 - Genealogical Publishing ISBN 0806314567

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