Late Delta, Rome, NY
No. Upstate New York is not the Grange and the Grange is not Upstate New York. Nevertheless...
Constructed in the early 20th century as part of an effort to ensure a constant supply of water to support barge traffic on the Erie Canal, Lake Delta covers a little more than 4 square miles. Built on the headwaters of the Mohawk River, five miles north of Rome, New York proper, the lake, which is held back by an 1,100 foot dam, has an average depth of about 23 feet. The lake bears the name of the town which was razed during construction. A 1904 USGS map clearly shows the town of Delta and the valley which now holds the present-day Lake Delta.
Constructed in the early 20th century as part of an effort to ensure a constant supply of water to support barge traffic on the Erie Canal, Lake Delta covers a little more than 4 square miles. Built on the headwaters of the Mohawk River, five miles north of Rome, New York proper, the lake, which is held back by an 1,100 foot dam, has an average depth of about 23 feet. The lake bears the name of the town which was razed during construction. A 1904 USGS map clearly shows the town of Delta and the valley which now holds the present-day Lake Delta.
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