The Lost Village of Delta (Images of America) by Mary J. Centro

By Mary J. Centro

domestic to a group of hardworking farmers and mill staff, the village of Delta stood alongside the banks of the Mohawk River until eventually it was once evacuated by way of the nation to elevate the water within the Erie Canal. earlier than the flooding of the river, Delta used to be a small nation village with an identical postmaster for over 30 years and households farming a similar land for generations. with a view to elevate the water, the nation authorized the development of 5 reservoirs throughout ny. town was once evacuated quickly after, and the land that generations of citizens toiled over now sits on the backside of Lake Delta.

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