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Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site

Cannonsville photo by Gary Teed
photo by Gary Teed

CANNONSVILLE RESERVOIR - The construction of the Cannonsville Reservoir in Delaware County, NY was started in 1955 and completed in 1965. "When the water filled the valley in 1966, it consumed 19,910 acres of Delaware County; eliminating 94 farms, destroying five settlements - Cannonsville, Granton, Rock Rift, Rock Royal and Beerston, and displacing 941 people." (see Hartwick College link below for more info).


HISTORY QUERY PHOTOS

AND NOW, from the heart of our very own Delaware County singer/songwriter/guitarist, Gary Teed, we present to you a song, written from a store of memories of when he was a seven year old boy during this tumultuous time. This is a streaming file so all should be able to get this quite easily.

"OH, CANNONSVILLE" by Gary Teed

Lyrics only to "OH, CANNONSVILLE" by Gary Teed

Cannonsville Reservoir - low water
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