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Metadata
Title |
The Flood of the Coffer Dam. Barge Canal. Hinckley, N.Y. No.4. |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Other number |
P001969 |
Description |
Modern (ca 1991) gelatin silver print from original glass plate negative. Handwritten in lower margin of image on the negative: "THE FLOOD OF THE COFFER DAM. BARGE CANAL. HINCKLEY. N.Y. NO. 4." Construction of the Hinckley Resevoir for the Erie Canal |
Date |
1910ca |
Photographer |
Beach, Henry M. |
Collection |
Photo Collection |
Search Terms |
Hinckley Hinckley Resevoir Erie Canal construction and demolition dams |
Subjects |
Hinckley |
Catalog Number |
1991.040.0180 |
Notes |
Part of the Erie Canal system, the Hinckley Resevoir was formed by damming the West Canada and Black Creeks. The entire town was relocated and flooded. The first waters flowed over the spillway on August 15, 1915. |