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May 4, Sunday
8:00AM - Noon
Fire Company Breakfast
Philmont Fire House
Philmont, NY
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Philmont was incorporated in 1892. The community was also known as "Factory Hill" due to the number of wool factories. Philmont is part ...
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Angela in Africa
 Angela Potts, daughter of Mary and Terry Potts of Philmont, is serving in the Peace Corps in Malawi, Southern Africa. Angela graduated from Taconic Hills, received her Bachelor's degree from St. Michael's University in Vermont...
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Postcards from the Ledge
 The High Falls was an integral part of Philmont's industrial prominence, as it provided the power to run the mills that dotted the Village in the 19th century. Today, High Falls continues to provide Philmont with a natural attraction that amazes the villagers and brings in tourists, hikers and fishermen from miles around...
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April Village Board Minutes Online
 The April Village Board meeting minutes are available online. Find out what is going on in the Village...
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Volunteers are always welcome to become involved in all aspects of Village activities. Contact the Village Office for up-to-date chairpersons for the area that interests you:
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Baseball, Part I
by Charles R. Nichols
In the age before television, and when children were actually encouraged to go outdoors and play, the game of baseball was a thriving local sport.
Just when organized baseball started in Philmont is difficult to pin down – about the best that can be determined is somewhere between the wars. The Civil War and the Spanish American War, that is.
A Philmont man named Ormand Jones (known locally as ‘Ormi’; ‘Jonesy’ or ‘Ginger’) said he
formed the first Philmont team about 1898. Jonesy ran a grocery store in Philmont in his early years, later a small gas and oil business on the Harlemville road... Read Story and View Photos >>
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