Loch Sheldrake is a

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(CDP) in the Town of

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, United States, in Sullivan County. The zip code for Loch Sheldrake is 12759. The community was originally named Sheldrake Pond after a deep, glacially formed pond, which forms the center of town. It is bordered by the hamlet of

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, the Town of

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, the hamlet of Hasbrouck, the hamlet of

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, and the hamlet of Woodbourne. The commercial center of Loch Sheldrake is the intersection of County Road 104 and NYS

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, at the edge of Sheldrake Pond. In its heyday as a

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resort it was home to numerous hotels, bungalow colonies and boarding houses. Some of the best known of these were the Brown's Hotel, where comedian

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worked; the

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Stagedoor Manor Stagedoor Manor is a performing arts training center located in Loch Sheldrake, New York. Since its opening, it has trained thousands of young actors, many of whom have gone on to success in film, television, and theater. Stagedoor Manor is l ...

, a renowned performing arts summer camp. It is also the home of

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Congregation Adath Israel, the

Loch Sheldrake Synagogue Loch Sheldrake Synagogue is a historic synagogue on NY 52, north of the junction of NY 52 and Loch Sheldrake Road in Loch Sheldrake, Sullivan County, New York. It was built between 1922 and 1930 of buff-colored brick on a concrete foundation, thre ...

was listed on the

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in 1997. The Synagogue is open in the summer and for the High Holidays, under the leadership of Rabbi Dr.

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. In 2012, a year-round

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community was founded in Loch Sheldrake, in Town and Country Estates, with a synagogue, ''

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'', a boys ''

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'', and a girls nursery school.

Notable institutions

- a community that has won four

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s since 1992 *

- a performing arts summer camp

Notable people

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- birthplace of

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Medal of Honor recipient * Cleanthony Early - played college basketball at

SUNY Sullivan SUNY Sullivan is a public community college in Loch Sheldrake, New York. It was founded in 1962 and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and funded in part by Sullivan County, New York. It is accredited by the Middle States C ...

and

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; former NBA player for the

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from 2014-2016

References

External links

* http://www.sullivancountyhistory.org/ * http://www.townoffallsburg.com/ {{authority control Hamlets in New York (state) Fallsburg, New York Census-designated places in Sullivan County, New York Hamlets in Sullivan County, New York Census-designated places in New York (state)