Located in southeastern Delaware County, Andes borders Ulster County and is partly in the Catskill Park. The town includes 112.7 square miles. Its population was 1,301 at the 2010 Census.

History

The town of Andes was formed in 1819. Its name was inspired by a resident, who, seeing that the new town was to include one of the hilliest and highest sections of the county, remarked that it ought to named for the South American mountain range.

Andes was the site of the seminal event in the tenant farmer rebellion in Upstate New York during the 1840s. Tired of being exploited by large, and often absent, landowners, tenant farmers, disguised as “Calico Indians”, confronted law enforcement officials at a livestock sale organized to pay back rent. Undersheriff Osman Steele, who famously said “Lead cannot penetrate Steele”, was shot during the confrontation and later died. Hundreds of tenant farmers were arrested and a few protesters were sentenced to death by hanging. The Anti-Rent Party gained political support in Delaware County as well as in Albany and the farmers’ sentences were commuted. The Anti-Rent War led to the end of the feudal practice of land tenure and widespread tenant farming.

Contact Information
 

Town Hall

115 Delaware Avenue

845.676.4791

andestownclerk@gmail.com

www.townofandes.com

Points of Interest

Recreation

Andes Town Pool

115 Delaware Avenue

http://townofandes.com/town-offices-andes-ny/andes-pool

Andes Rail Trail

266 Depot Street

https://catskillmountainclub.org/events/andes-rail-trail-and-bullet-hole-spur-hiking-trail/

Finger Lakes Trail

https://fingerlakestrail.org/

Little Pond Campground and Day Use Area

549 Little Pond State Campground Road

https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24478.html

Palmer Hill Trail

NYS Rt. 28 and Finkle Road

https://catskillmountainclub.org/events/palmer-hill-trail/

Pepacton Reservoir

County Highway 1

https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/84925.html

Shavertown Trail

County Route 1 near NYS Rt. 30

https://catskillmountainclub.org/events/shavertown-trail/

Historical

Hunting Tavern

Operated by the Andes Society for History and Culture

288 Main Street

http://www.andessociety.org/

Churches

Andes Presbyterian

70 Delaware Avenue

http://www.presbyterianchurchofandes.com/

United Methodist

328 Lower Main Street

https://www.nyac.com/churchdetail/270666

St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church

375 Main Street

https://sacredheartmargaretville.org/

Cabin Hill Presbyterian Church

7615 County Highway 2

https://www.susvalpresby.org/Cabin-Hill

Schools

Andes Central School

85 Delaware Avenue

http://andescentralschool.org/

Livingston Manor Central School

19 School Street, Livingston Manor

https://www.lmcs.k12.ny.us/

Library

Andes Public Library

242 Main Street

https://www.facebook.com/Andeslibrary/