Tag: Prattsville

Prattsville is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The Town of Prattsville is in the northwest part of the county. As of the 2010 census, the population was 700.
The town was first settled around 1763, and the region was then called “Schoharie Kill.” An attempt during the American Revolution by the British and their Tory allies to drive the settlers out was thwarted when they were defeated by the settlers.
Prattsville was established in 1824 from the Town of Windham. Some of the town was lost to form the Town of Ashland in 1848.
Prattsville was later named after Zadock Pratt, a congressman and prominent citizen. Pratt built a tannery larger than any other in the world at the time, helping it become a major town in Upstate New York. His life is depicted through as series of stone carvings called Pratt Rock which he commissioned during his lifetime.
The 1830 population of the town was 830. When Pratt built his tannery, it created a vast number of jobs and the population…