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Great Sacandaga Lake
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 4, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Great Sacandaga Lake Marker | | |
Inscription.
Great Sacandaga Lake
Created in 1930 as the
Sacandaga Reservoir. Ten
communities were lost or
partially lost to the
rising waters.
Erected by the Town of Edinburg.
Location. 43° 12.548′ N, 74° 4.913′ W. Marker is in Batchellerville, New York, in Fulton County. Marker is on South Shore Road (County Route 7), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is posted across the street from the Batchellerville Presbyterian Church. Marker is at or near this postal address: 907 South Shore Road , Northville NY 12134, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Batchellerville Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); S. Batcheller Home (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Covered Bridge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Carriage Shop (approx. 1.3 miles away); Beecher's Store (approx. 1.4 miles away); Barker's Store (approx. 1.4 miles away); Early Settler (approx. 3.2 miles away); Godfrey Shew (approx. 4.8 miles away).
Additional comments.
1. Communities Lost to the Reservoir
The marker states that ten communities where lost or partially lost to the waters of the Great Sacandaga. They would be: Batchellerville, Fish House, Osborne Bridge, The Vly, Cranberry Creek, Sacandaga Park, Town of Day, Conklingville, Munsonville and Benedict.| | | | 
By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 2, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Great Sacandaga Lake Marker | | |
— Submitted September 25, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. |
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 2, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Great Sacandaga Lake Marker | | |
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, July 3, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Great Sacandaga Lake Marker | | The scene near the marker has changed with the building of the new Batchelorville Bridge. | | |
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, August 30, 2010 | |
| | | 5. The Great Sacandaga Lake at Batchellerville | | |
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, August 29, 2010 | |
| | | 6. The Great Sacandaga Lake near Northville | | |
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 5, 2010 | |
| | | 7. Beacon Island on the Great Sacandaga Lake | | |
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 4, 2010 | |
| | | 8. The Batchellerville Bridge across Great Sacandaga Lake | | |
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 3, 2011 | |
| | | 9. Edward Haynes Sargent 1855 - 1954 | | Edward Haynes Sargent was designer and chief engineer of the Sacandaga Reservoir from 1924 until his death in 1954. He had been a major in the American Expeditionary Forces of World War I in the 116th Corps of Engineers. The reservoir today is a living memorial to Mr. Sargent, whose grave lies in the northeast corner of the Edinburg Cemetery. A map of the reservoir is drawn on left side of his gravemarker. | | |
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By Google Maps | |
| | | 10. The Great Sacandaga Lake | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on February 8, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 585 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 4. submitted on July 9, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on February 8, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 9, 10. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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