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Southern Onondoga County To The Finger Lakes

 Southern Onondoga County To The Finger Lakes

I've always been fascinated by the terrain as you drive from the hill and holler country of Southern Madison and Onondaga County, into the rolling country of the Finger Lakes, along US 20. This relief map of this region shows the change in the landscape, along with the dunes sculpted by the glaciers as you head out into the Finger Lakes.

Ashokan Reservior 1903 Overlay

Ashokan Reservior 1903 Overlay

Lately I've been fascinated by the lost communities that were demolished for reservoirs both hydroelectric and water supply. Today we look at the Ashokan Reservoir that was built over the communities of West Shokan, Broadhead and West Hurley. 

Rensselaerville NY

Rensselaerville NY

Rensselaerville was once part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, as such the people who farmed the land were technically leaseholders of the patroon under a feudal system, first as part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, then under the English colony, and then U.S. state, of New York. Some of the earliest settlement in Rensselaerville was along the five Native American paths that crossed the town in the early 18th century. The southwestern corner along one of these, that connected the Hudson River to the Schoharie Valley was the first section of the town to be settled, this would be around 1712. This path was also the one used during wars between the Stockbridge Indians and those at Schoharie.

Rensselaerville was created from part of the town of Watervliet in 1790. In 1795, the northern part of the town was lost to create the new town of Berne. Additional territory was lost from the eastern part of the town upon the formation of the town of Westerlo in 1815.

Allegheny Front

Allegheny Front

The Allegheny Front stands as the prominent escarpment facing southeast or east within the Allegheny Mountains, spanning southern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, and eastern West Virginia in the USA. Serving as a demarcation, the Allegheny Front acts as the dividing line between the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians to the east and the Appalachian Plateau (often referred to as the Allegheny Plateau) to the west. This geological feature is intimately linked with the Eastern Continental Divide of the Appalachian Mountains. In this region, the Eastern Continental Divide separates the watersheds of the Ohio/Mississippi river system, which flow towards the Gulf of Mexico, from those of rivers that eventually empty into Chesapeake Bay and further into the Atlantic Ocean.

Nonetheless, it's important to note that the Allegheny Front and the Divide don't always perfectly align. For instance, the North Branch of the Potomac River originates significantly west of the Allegheny Front, near the Fairfax Stone located at the southwestern tip of Maryland. It's merely around 10 miles (16 km) away and situated across the physical divide from the headwaters of the Youghiogheny River, which flows westward into the Monongahela and Ohio rivers.