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'''Spring Glen''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] of the Town of [[Wawarsing, New York|Wawarsing]] in [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. It is located just off [[U.S. Route 209 in New York|US 209]] just north of the [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan County]] line. It sits along the [[Sandburg Creek]] and has a direct access point for parking and hiking to the highest point of the [[Shawangunk Ridge|Shawangunk Ridge Trail]] at over 1800 feet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nynjtc.org/region/shawangunk-ridge-trail|title=Shawangunk Ridge Trail {{!}} Hike the Shawangunk Ridge Trail|date=2011-02-28|website=New York - New Jersey Trail Conference|access-date=2016-09-12}}</ref> It has the [[ZIP Code]] 12483.
== History == It has been settled since the early 19th century, first as a farming village. Later, the [[Delaware and Hudson Canal]] made it a key stop. Spring Glen is its third name. Originally established as Red Bank, it became Homowack ([[Iroquois language|Iroquois]] for "where the stream begins") in 1851. Later in the century, the residents changed the name again, this time to Spring Glen, to attract more tourist business.
That tourism brought [[Jewish American|Jews]] to the region, coined the [[Borscht Belt]] and in 1917 they built [[Spring Glen Synagogue]], the first Jewish place of worship in the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskill]] region. The community became a concentration of 5 hotels and over 30 vacation rental bungalow properties,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brown.edu/Research/Catskills_Institute/hotelsbungalows.shtml|title=The Catskills Institute|website=www.brown.edu|access-date=2016-09-12}}</ref> most of which occupied only during the summer months. Many of the bungalow colonies became [[co-ops]] in the 1960s and 1970s when tourism to the Catskills declined due to the growth of cheap air travel to international destinations. Most bungalows passed ownership between families, yet in the past decade, there has been an explosion in popularity of bungalows amongst New York City dwellers as second homes, many have been sold to new owners, while most communities have wait lists <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/nyregion/in-catskills-city-buyers-recolonize-bungalows.html|title=In Catskills, City Buyers Recolonize Bungalows|last=Davis|first=Lisa Selin|date=2013-08-02|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-09-12}}</ref>[http://www.gunkjournal.com/2016/09/01/news/1609012.html]. Since 2012 there has been a solid cult following by the blogger community, young families and hipsters alike about bungalow colonies and rehabilitating cooperative living in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upstater.com/upstate-new-york-bungalow-colonies/|title=Annual Roundup of Upstate NY Bungalow Colonies - Upstater|date=2013-05-23|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-12}}</ref>
As of 2015, Ulster & Sullivan counties began changing zoning code so that new bungalows and bungalow colonies could no longer be built. Thus, current bungalow colonies are the last of their kind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.recordonline.com/article/20150614/NEWS/150619583|title=Bye-bye bungalows A Catskills tradition is forced to fade away|last=Andrew|first=Beam}}</ref>
== Development == Spring Glen Resort - The Beautiful Earth Group, which now owns the old Homowack properties in Spring Glen, has plans to develop a family-oriented and environmentally sensitive resort, powered with the renewable energy sources the New York-based company is known for promoting and building nationwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gunkjournal.com/2015/02/05/news/1502051.html|title=Now Creating A Beautiful Earth... New Homowack Plans Could Help The Town Find A New Future|website=www.gunkjournal.com|access-date=2016-09-12}}</ref>
A sports oriented family resort and sports camp facility is planned for the site of the [[Nevele Grand Hotel|Nevele]], just outside Spring Glen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gunkjournal.com/2015/10/15/news/1510154.html|title=The Latest on out Local Resorts... Hudson Valley Resort, Spring Glen & Nevele Plans Still In Limbo|last=Shawangunk Journal Staff}}</ref>
== Houses of worship == Temple of Oriyana - a holy place for followers of the religion of [[RUNVira]]<ref>[http://www.thecenters.org/searchgroups.aspx?groupid=118 RUNVira at CFAR]</ref> which houses one of the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] relics.
[[Spring Glen Synagogue]] - the first Jewish place of worship in the Catskill region. It still holds [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] services on [[High Holy Days]], though any denomination is welcome.
==See also== *[[Kiryas Square]] *[[New Square]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Ulster County, New York}}
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]] [[Category:Catskills]] [[Category:Shawangunks]] [[Category:Wawarsing, New York]] [[Category:Hamlets in Ulster County, New York]]