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Photographer: Michael Herrick
Taken: November 10, 2009
Caption: Sawmill and Gristmill
Additional Description: [ detail from the marker ]
John Jay built a sawmill and gristmill along the Cross River on the northern border of his lands in the 1790s. These photographs were taken shortly before the river was dammed in 1908 to create a reservoir for the New York City water supply.
Submitted: November 21, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
Database Locator Identification Number: p86480
File Size: 0.175 Megabytes

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