Stony Creek, in the southwest part of Warren County, was first settled in 1795 and incorporated in 1853; named for the stream that flows through it to the Hudson River, it lies entirely within the Hudson River watershed, with the Hudson marking its eastern boundary and Hamilton County its western border. The town includes more than thirty thousand acres of Forest Preserve, mountain streams, trails, campgrounds, inns, lodges, a public park, golf along the Hudson, and Creek Center at the 4 Corners, which serves as the heart of the community. Stony Creek celebrates its heritage with an annual Mountain Days Festival and summer Music in the Park, and local cemeteries date to the Civil War. Along the Upper Hudson's First Wilderness Corridor, the Adirondacks became an early American setting where wilderness was embraced as a feature of civilization; the river corridor first served as hunting ground for Indian people and trail connections between the Mohawk and Champlain valleys, then carried soldiers in the French and Indian War, later supported logging and tanning, and after the Civil War gained railroad access that brought vacationers to hotels and resorts. In Stony Creek, small lumber mills, logging companies, and a large tannery centered business until after World War Two, after which changes in the logging industry encouraged country-style living, refurbished logging camps, ranch resorts, northeastern rodeos, and old-fashioned fiddle-stomping square dancing, making the Four Corners a lively destination. Seasonal scenic train service runs along tracks parallel to the Hudson River from North Creek to Saratoga, and the station platform stop at 1000 Acres Ranch remains part of a western-style resort atmosphere with views of the Adirondacks.