Barryville is a hamlet (and census-designated place)[1] in Highland, Sullivan County, New York, United States.

Previously known as "The River," the hamlet was renamed for William T. Barry, postmaster general under President Andrew Jackson.

Colonial period hunters, trappers and lumbermen were drawn to Highland because of its streams and lakes, dense hardwood and conifer forests and wild game.

On July 22, 1779, the Upper Delaware's only major Revolutionary War battle was fought on the plateau above Minisink Ford.

The battle was fought between the colonial militia of Goshen who suffered a devastating defeat against a group of Indians and Tories commanded by Mohawk Chieftain Joseph Brant.

By the early part of the twentieth century, the town's major industry was catering to the summer visitors who traveled to Highland via the railroad.

When the Erie Railroad ceased to carry passengers and the automobile became the main mode of transportation, Highland slowly emerged as a second home community.

Today there are a good number of people who now make Highland their primary residence while commuting to the New York metropolitan area to work.

This small, two-story structure served as the toll house for the Lackawaxen Bridge (Roebling Aqueduct) after the D&H Canal was closed.

It is built in the Greek Revival style with stucco-covered rubble stone incised to resemble cut marble blocks.

Nineteen guards and 51 soldiers were killed in the accident; some were buried along the tracks; the others were laid to rest in the Congregational Church Cemetery.

It was laid out by John W. Johnson, a Barryville attorney who also wrote Reminiscences, an invaluable set of recollections of the early history of the area that has been published with the help of the town.

Other outstanding historical and architectural resources include the Eldred Congregational Church, St. Anthony's Cemetery, the Chapin Estate Stone Arch Waterfalls and the Minisink Battleground and Monument.