Author: Randy Decker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738504049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Much of the history of the Sacandaga Valley in upstate New York was lost in the early part of the 20th century with the building of a dam and the flooding of a vast area of homes, farms, and villages. Researched and compiled by historians of three Fulton County communities, The Sacandaga Valley preserves part of that history by showing the people and the life that filled the valley before it was covered with a huge new lake. For years, the fertile valley contained prosperous villages with tradesmen and factories, a rail line, and one of New York's best-known amusement centers and resorts. The Sacandaga River was a lumber-transport route and every spring, thousands of spectators lined its banks to watch the river drives. Then, in 1920, the river was chosen as the site for a dam needed to control spring flooding in cities along the Hudson River, including Albany and Cohoes. In 1930, the valley was flooded creating the Great Sacandaga Lake.
The Sacandaga Valley
Author: Randy Decker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738504049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Much of the history of the Sacandaga Valley in upstate New York was lost in the early part of the 20th century with the building of a dam and the flooding of a vast area of homes, farms, and villages. Researched and compiled by historians of three Fulton County communities, The Sacandaga Valley preserves part of that history by showing the people and the life that filled the valley before it was covered with a huge new lake. For years, the fertile valley contained prosperous villages with tradesmen and factories, a rail line, and one of New York's best-known amusement centers and resorts. The Sacandaga River was a lumber-transport route and every spring, thousands of spectators lined its banks to watch the river drives. Then, in 1920, the river was chosen as the site for a dam needed to control spring flooding in cities along the Hudson River, including Albany and Cohoes. In 1930, the valley was flooded creating the Great Sacandaga Lake.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738504049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Much of the history of the Sacandaga Valley in upstate New York was lost in the early part of the 20th century with the building of a dam and the flooding of a vast area of homes, farms, and villages. Researched and compiled by historians of three Fulton County communities, The Sacandaga Valley preserves part of that history by showing the people and the life that filled the valley before it was covered with a huge new lake. For years, the fertile valley contained prosperous villages with tradesmen and factories, a rail line, and one of New York's best-known amusement centers and resorts. The Sacandaga River was a lumber-transport route and every spring, thousands of spectators lined its banks to watch the river drives. Then, in 1920, the river was chosen as the site for a dam needed to control spring flooding in cities along the Hudson River, including Albany and Cohoes. In 1930, the valley was flooded creating the Great Sacandaga Lake.
Sacandaga Valley
Author: Randy Decker
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531602383
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Much of the history of the Sacandaga Valley in upstate New York was lost in the early part of the 20th century with the building of a dam and the flooding of a vast area of homes, farms, and villages. Researched and compiled by historians of three Fulton County communities, The Sacandaga Valley preserves part of that history by showing the people and the life that filled the valley before it was covered with a huge new lake. For years, the fertile valley contained prosperous villages with tradesmen and factories, a rail line, and one of New York's best-known amusement centers and resorts. The Sacandaga River was a lumber-transport route and every spring, thousands of spectators lined its banks to watch the river drives. Then, in 1920, the river was chosen as the site for a dam needed to control spring flooding in cities along the Hudson River, including Albany and Cohoes. In 1930, the valley was flooded creating the Great Sacandaga Lake.
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531602383
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Much of the history of the Sacandaga Valley in upstate New York was lost in the early part of the 20th century with the building of a dam and the flooding of a vast area of homes, farms, and villages. Researched and compiled by historians of three Fulton County communities, The Sacandaga Valley preserves part of that history by showing the people and the life that filled the valley before it was covered with a huge new lake. For years, the fertile valley contained prosperous villages with tradesmen and factories, a rail line, and one of New York's best-known amusement centers and resorts. The Sacandaga River was a lumber-transport route and every spring, thousands of spectators lined its banks to watch the river drives. Then, in 1920, the river was chosen as the site for a dam needed to control spring flooding in cities along the Hudson River, including Albany and Cohoes. In 1930, the valley was flooded creating the Great Sacandaga Lake.
The Sacandaga Valley [N.Y.].
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Category : Sacandaga River Valley (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Sacandaga River Valley (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 157
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The Sacandaga Valley
Author: John E. Boos
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Category : Sacandaga Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 157
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Category : Sacandaga Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 157
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Go Seek the Pow Wow on the Mountain
Author: Don Bowman
Publisher: Bowman/Greenfield
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Publisher: Bowman/Greenfield
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The Sacandaga Story
Author: Larry Hart
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Category : Extinct cities
Languages : en
Pages : 75
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Category : Extinct cities
Languages : en
Pages : 75
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The Witch of Mad Dog Hill
Author: Don Bowman
Publisher:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Fiction. Young Adult. Even before it was hidden beneath the waters of the Great Sacandaga Reservoir, the Sacandaga Valley had more than its share of ghosts. No one knows the stories of that inundated Adirondack Valley better than octagenarian Don Bowman. In this new volume, edited by folklorist Vaughn Ward, you will encounter the darker side of the supernatural in that lost valley. THE WITCH OF MAD DOG HILL is replete with chilling tales of those who had dealings with the devil, shape shifters, witches, and haunted houses. All these stories, according to Don Bowman, are true and you'll find the storyteller himself in more than a few of them. You'll also find, as folklore, history, and Don's creative eye intertwine, that these are tales written by a man who can recognize the darkness, but always celebrates the light -- without ever losing his sense of humor in the process. -- Joseph Bruchac, Adirondack writer and storyteller.
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Fiction. Young Adult. Even before it was hidden beneath the waters of the Great Sacandaga Reservoir, the Sacandaga Valley had more than its share of ghosts. No one knows the stories of that inundated Adirondack Valley better than octagenarian Don Bowman. In this new volume, edited by folklorist Vaughn Ward, you will encounter the darker side of the supernatural in that lost valley. THE WITCH OF MAD DOG HILL is replete with chilling tales of those who had dealings with the devil, shape shifters, witches, and haunted houses. All these stories, according to Don Bowman, are true and you'll find the storyteller himself in more than a few of them. You'll also find, as folklore, history, and Don's creative eye intertwine, that these are tales written by a man who can recognize the darkness, but always celebrates the light -- without ever losing his sense of humor in the process. -- Joseph Bruchac, Adirondack writer and storyteller.
The Sacandaga Story
Author: Larry Hart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780932035004
Category : Extinct cities
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780932035004
Category : Extinct cities
Languages : en
Pages : 69
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Summer Outings Sacandaga Valley
Author: Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville Railroad
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Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Human Geography of the Upper Sacandaga River Valley
Author: Lawrence F. Fountain
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Category : Hamilton County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Hamilton County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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