fˈæmɪliz lˈɪvɪŋ ɪnðə hˈæmlɪt ʌv kˈoʊld spɹˈɪŋ wɜː bɹˈɔːt ɪn θɹuː ðə kˈɔːɹnplæntɚ ɡɹˈænt ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd z, ænd baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn, ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɐlˈɔŋ fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ˌɛnwˈaɪ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ɛksˈiːdᵻd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd pˈiːpəl ɪn lˈɔɡ hˈaʊzᵻz.
Families living in the hamlet of  Cold Spring were brought in through the Cornplanter Grant in the early 1800s, and by 1809, the village located along future–NY 280 exceeded 500 people in log houses.