Andes, New York

Andes is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States.

Most of Delaware County, including Andes, became part of the Hardenbergh Patent, a manor which was owned by members of the Livingston family.

In 1845, in what became known as the Anti-Rent War, protesters, several hundred dressed as "Calico Indians", shot and killed Under-Sheriff Osman Steele, when he and deputies attempted to collect rent overdue to the lord of the manor of about $64.

[3] The Jackson-Aitken Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

[4] Andes is located in southeastern Delaware County on the western edge of the Catskill Mountains.

[5] The Pepacton Reservoir, an impoundment on the East Branch Delaware River, crosses the south-central part of the town.

Notable current and former residents of Andes include: This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.

Map of New York highlighting Delaware County