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Northville in Fulton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Spillway

 
 
The Spillway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 5, 2021
1. The Spillway Marker
Inscription. Also known as the Hogsback. Small dam built in 1930 to create Northville Little Lake as part of the newly created Sacandaga Reservoir
 
Erected 2019 by C&L Advisory Counsel.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
 
Location. 43° 13.125′ N, 74° 10.114′ W. Marker is in Northville, New York, in Fulton County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles south of Van Arnam Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Northville NY 12134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Early Settler (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of Ray Hubbell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); James A. Cole Block (approx. half a mile away); The Fry Block (approx. half a mile away); 5 & 10 Cent Store (approx. half a mile away); Northville War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Lee Anibal's Law Office (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northville.
 
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The Spillway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 5, 2021
2. The Spillway Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 21, 2026