# Spring Glen, New York

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Hamlet in New York, United States

Spring Glen Hamlet Spring Glen Location within the state of New York Coordinates: 41°39′57″N 74°25′48″W / 41.66583°N 74.43000°W / 41.66583; -74.43000 Country United States State New York County Ulster Elevation [1] 400 ft (120 m) Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

[Spring Glen Synagogue](/source/Spring_Glen_Synagogue), the first Jewish place of worship in the [Catskills](/source/Catskill_Mountains).

Neogapan Ukrainian temple of Oriyana in Spring Glen

**Spring Glen** is a [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(New_York)) of the Town of [Wawarsing](/source/Wawarsing%2C_New_York) in [Ulster County](/source/Ulster_County%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), United States. It is located just off [US 209](/source/U.S._Route_209_in_New_York) just north of the [Sullivan County](/source/Sullivan_County%2C_New_York) line. It sits along the [Sandburg Creek](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandburg_Creek&action=edit&redlink=1) and has a direct access point for parking and hiking to the highest point of the [Shawangunk Ridge Trail](/source/Shawangunk_Ridge) at over 1800 feet.[2] It has the [ZIP Code](/source/ZIP_Code) 12483.

## History

It has been settled since the early 19th century, first as a farming village. Later, the [Delaware and Hudson Canal](/source/Delaware_and_Hudson_Canal) made it a key stop. Spring Glen is its third name. Originally established as Red Bank, it became Homowack ([Iroquois](/source/Iroquois_language) 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 [Jews](/source/Jewish_American) to the region, coined the [Borscht Belt](/source/Borscht_Belt) and in 1917 they built [Spring Glen Synagogue](/source/Spring_Glen_Synagogue), the first Jewish place of worship in the [Catskill](/source/Catskill_Mountains) region. The community became a concentration of 5 hotels and over 30 vacation rental bungalow properties,[3] most of which occupied only during the summer months. Many of the bungalow colonies became [co-ops](/source/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 [4][\[1\]](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.[5]

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.[6]

## 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.[7]

A sports oriented family resort and sports camp facility is planned for the site of the [Nevele](/source/Nevele_Grand_Hotel), just outside Spring Glen.[8]

## Houses of worship

Temple of Oriyana - a holy place for followers of the religion of [RUNVira](/source/RUNVira)[9] which houses one of the [Ukrainian](/source/Ukraine) relics.

[Spring Glen Synagogue](/source/Spring_Glen_Synagogue) - the first Jewish place of worship in the Catskill region. It still holds [Orthodox](/source/Orthodox_Judaism) services on [High Holy Days](/source/High_Holy_Days), though any denomination is welcome.

## See also

- [Kiryas Square](/source/Kiryas_Square)

- [New Square](/source/New_Square)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [GNIS Detail – Spring Glen](https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:966069)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Shawangunk Ridge Trail | Hike the Shawangunk Ridge Trail"](http://www.nynjtc.org/region/shawangunk-ridge-trail). *New York - New Jersey Trail Conference*. February 28, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Catskills Institute"](https://www.brown.edu/Research/Catskills_Institute/hotelsbungalows.shtml). *www.brown.edu*. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Davis, Lisa Selin (August 2, 2013). ["In Catskills, City Buyers Recolonize Bungalows"](https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/nyregion/in-catskills-city-buyers-recolonize-bungalows.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved September 12, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Annual Roundup of Upstate NY Bungalow Colonies - Upstater"](http://upstater.com/upstate-new-york-bungalow-colonies/). May 23, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Andrew, Beam. ["Bye-bye bungalows A Catskills tradition is forced to fade away"](http://www.recordonline.com/article/20150614/NEWS/150619583).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Now Creating A Beautiful Earth... New Homowack Plans Could Help The Town Find A New Future"](http://www.gunkjournal.com/2015/02/05/news/1502051.html). *www.gunkjournal.com*. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Shawangunk Journal Staff. ["The Latest on out Local Resorts... Hudson Valley Resort, Spring Glen & Nevele Plans Still In Limbo"](https://gunkjournal.com/2015/10/15/news/1510154.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [RUNVira at CFAR](http://www.thecenters.org/searchgroups.aspx?groupid=118)

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