“Heavenly Mountain” Reigns In New Book

Oct. 18, 2010 - PRLog -- Local author Tom Rue and Arcadia Publishing present Monticello, the newest addition to the popular Images of America Series. Boasting over 200 vintage images, Monticello showcases the town’s early beginnings and the people and places that have developed the area into such a heavenly place to live.  

Latin for “heavenly mountain,” Monticello’s founders supported Thomas Jefferson’s populist ideals, naming their village for his Virginia home.  Center of the Town of Thompson and seat for Sullivan County since 1809, Monticello was founded in 1804 and incorporated in 1830 by John and Samuel Jones.  

Slightly over an hour from Manhattan, Monticello had two identities: a community built and sustained by workers, residents, and businesses and a busy Borscht Belt vacation center of boarding houses, hotels, bungalows, and recreation.


Highlights of Monticello:
•   Features more than 200 vintage images from public archives and private collections
•   Showcases many of the celebrations and public events that have brought the community together over the years
•   Chronicles transportation in Monticello beginning with the Port Jervis Railroad

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or
(888)-313-2665.  

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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With more than 6,000 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.