North Country At Work

An engine was parked on a railroad bridge to prevent the bridge from washing away during the flood of 1910 or 1913. Dexter, NY.

Known as the old “long” bridge, built in 1848, it was replaced at the turn of the century. Circa 1880s. Photo owned by Addie B. Alverson; donated circa January 10, 1950. On the left is the old grist mill on south side of river. Dexter, NY.

Aerial view of Dexter, Black River, at about the time the new bridge was being built. Circa 1963. Dexter, NY.

Building a new bridge in Dexter, circa 1963. Dexter, NY.

View of Dexter looking northwest from Fish Island, which was the original name of Dexter. (People went fishing at this location.) Notice the river channel in foreground, crossed by steel “short bridge.” The Sulfite Paper mill is in the left background. The canal that goes through downtown is visible on right. Company houses in center […]

Panorama of construction of Heuvelton’s first concrete bridge. Large building at right was the Preston building, which included at one time a funeral parlor. 1916. Heuvelton, NY.

View of Heuvelton’s State Street, which includes a carriage maker’s shop and the town’s covered bridge, built in the early 1860s. Circa late 1860s. Heuvelton, NY.

View of State Street covered in snow on April 21, 1904. Heuvelton, NY.

Construction on Heuvelton’s concrete bridge in 1916. Heuvelton, NY.

Heuvelton Bridge renovation, circa 2010. Heuvelton, NY. Photo taken by Betsy Hebert.