These listings first appeared in Erie Railway publications from 1885–1889.
Washington Lake House, Joseph Tether, Proprietor
Accommodates 30; 20 rooms, adults $6 to $8; children half price; servants $5; transient $1.25 per day. Discount for season. Transportation adults $1; children, half price. Lake of 200 acres only 2 minutes’ walk. Perch, pickerel, bass. Surrounded by forest. Raises vegetables. Plenty milk, eggs butter and poultry.
Spring House, Barryville, George Layman Proprietor
5 minutes walk from Shohola. Accommodates 30; 20 rooms; adults $7 to $8; children under 12, half price; servants $6; transient $1.25 per day. Discount for season. Transportation, $1. Raises vegetables. Plenty fresh milk, butter, eggs and poultry.
Laurel Valley Farm House, Charles Hickok, Proprietor
Accommodates 20; 10 large rooms; adults $7; children $3.50; transient $1.50 per day. Transportation free to weekly boarders. 3 miles from Shohola Glen. Good livery. Will meet guests in response to telegrams. Raises vegetables. Plenty of butter, eggs, milk and poultry.
Lake View Farm House, Edward Prange, Proprietor
Accommodates 20; 13 rooms; adults $7; children $3; servants $5; transient $1.25 per day. Discount for season. Transportation, $1. Raises vegetables. Plenty fresh milk, butter, eggs and poultry.
River View House, W.W. Cortright, Proprietor
1/4 mile from Shohola. Conveyance 25 cents. Accommodates 20; 11 rooms; adults, $6 to $8; children under 12 years, half price; servants, $5; transient $1.50. Good livery near. Good fishing and gunning. Guides $1.50 per day. Raises vegetables. Plenty of fresh milk, eggs and poultry.
D.H. Heyen, Barryville
2 miles from Shohola. Accommodates 10; 5 rooms; adults $5 to $8; children, half price; servants $5. Conveyance 50 cents. Good fishing. Raises vegetables. Plenty of fresh milk, eggs and poultry.
D.W. Bogert, Barryville
1/4 mile from Shohola. Accommodates 6; 3 rooms; adults, $8 to $10; no children or servants. Good fishing near. Raises vegetables. Plenty of fresh milk, eggs and poultry. House on the bank of Delaware River.
Twin Lake Farm, J.P. Gallagher, Proprietor
5 miles from Shohola. Transportation, $1; children half price. 2 single, 11 double rooms; adults, $6 to $8; children, $4–$6; servants, $6; transient, $1.50/day. Boats free. Piano, croquet, archery, and other amusements free to guests. Covered dancing pavilion; picnic grounds, and excursions organized to all parts of the county. Raises vegetables; plenty of fresh milk, eggs and poultry.
Highland Farm, S. Gallagher, Proprietor
5 miles from Shohola. Transportation free to season guests. Accommodates 8 to 10; 5 rooms; adults, $6 to $7; children half price; $1 per day. Discount for season. Good fishing. Raises vegetables. Plenty of fresh milk, eggs and poultry. House new.
Chas. C. Racine
10 miles from Shohola; conveyance, $1. 1 double, 6 single rooms; adults, $7; children, half price; servants, $7; $1 per day; discount for season. Boats, $1 per day; own livery.
Mrs. Chas. C. Frace, Barryville
1/2 mile from Shohola. 2 single, 6 double rooms; adults, $6; children under 10 years, half price; servants, $5; $15.0 per day. Excellent fishing and gunning. Splendid tennis and croquet lawn.
L. DeVenoge, M.D., Eldred, Sullivan County, N.Y.
7 miles from Shohola; transportation $1.60 double rooms; adults $8 to $12; servants $8; discount for season. Good fishing; boats free.
Sources: Abbott, John N., Summer Homes and Rambles on the Picturesque Erie, New York, Lake Erie & Western R.R., 1885, pp. 60, 61; and 1886, pp. 87, 88. Farmer, L.P., Picturesque Erie Summer Homes, Passenger Department, N.Y., L.E. & W.R.R., 1888, pp. 94–96; and 1889, pp. 92–94.
