Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site
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
- Cannonsville, New York 1786-1956 - by History Committee - with links to maps &photos
- Village Map of Cannonsville from 1869 Beers Atlas
- History of Cannonsville - by Mrs. Miles between 1887 and 1892
- Cannonsville Reservoir - Cemetery Removals
- Apppeal in State Supreme Court
- Reservoir Spells End for Church
- A couple Cannonsville families
- Autograph Book of Amanda Austin of Cannonsville
- Pepacton & Cannonsville Reservoirs - Library Web Team, Hartwick College - Exterior Site
- Cannonsville - at bearsystems.com - Exterior Site
Sept 15- Pepacton Bridge
Nov 11 - Store at Cannonsville
- Bubby (Fred) Cuyle at Cannonsville Store
- Hop Picking Group at Cannonsville
- Cannonsville ca. 1956 - 'Old Home Day'
- Cannonsville Family - Teed
- Old School Photos - on Johnny Brook Road
- North End of Town, Cannonsville
- Judd House
- Cannonsville Postcard - a flooded town
- Cannonsville - photos from Scintillator
- Cannonsville - more photos from Scintillator
- Cannonsville - photo from Scintillator
- A few logs and the lumber yard, Risley Lumber Co., Rock Rift, N.Y.
- Along the Delaware, Rock Rift, N.Y.
- Rock Rift - from Bailey's Mt.
- Mailed from Rock Rift - 1915
- Bird's Eye View - Rock Rift
- Bridge over Delaware River - Rock Rift
- United Presbyterian Church - Rock Rift
- Central Twin Bridge in Rockroyal and Rockroyal Dairy Barn
- Pepacton Reservoir - Cemetery Removals
- Pepacton Grange No. 1407
- J. E. Goodsir's General Store - Pepacton
- Arena, Shavertown, and Union Grove Area - Pepacton - 23 old photos
- Pepacton photos - (included in the Andes Section)
- Cookbook -Pepacton Grange 1939 - Advertisers List
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
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