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Summit, NY 12175
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- Beards Hollow -- A hamlet on the town line in the northeast part of the town on County Road 23.
- Bear Gulch -- A valley in the northern part of Summit.
- Bear Gulch Lake -- A small lake southeast of Summit village.
- Charlotte Creek -- A stream flowing out of the southwest part of Summit through Charlotte Valley.
- Charlotte Valley -- A long valley in the southwest part of Summit.
- Charlotteville -- A hamlet in the southwest part of the town in Charlotte Valley at County Roads 6 and 64. A methodist seminary that operated from 1850 to 1875 once made this community the most populous in the town.
- Eminence -- A location southeast of Summit village, once called "Dutch Hill."
- Lutheranville -- A hamlet west of Summit village near the west town line. It was once called "Tar Hollow" due to a tarring and feathering incident.
- Rossman Pond -- A lake in the northeast corner of Summit.
- Summit -- The hamlet of Summit is located on NY-10 at County Roads 6, 16, and 20 in the eastern part of the town. It was at one time called "Summit Four Corners."
- Summit Lake -- A small lake northeast of Summit village.
- Source: Wikipedia
Historic Places
The first settlement began around 1794, after the end of the American Revolution. Summit was created in 1819 from parts of the Towns of Jefferson and Cobleskill.
The Lake View House -- A 100 plus year old, allegedly haunted, Hotel, Restaurant and Pub located on Sawyer Hollow Road in Summit. The Lake View House is the only venue in Schoharie County that features "punk rock" and other out of the mainstream bands. It is also the site of the new Finnegan's Wake Music Festival, scheduled for July 28, 2007.
Points of Interest
Lake Summit
Mount Wharton in Summit is the highest location (about 2400 feet) in Schoharie County. The mountain is named after the land owner of the property. Charlotte Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River flows southwestward from the town.
Summit Shock Incarceration C.F.
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