Surveying for hydro development near Carry Falls
Crew surveying area around Stark/Carry Falls/Hollywood area for possible hydro-development. 1928. Donated by Gordon Watson. Town of Colton, NY.
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Surveying team with horses for hydro development in Carry Falls
Survey crew using team of horses and bobsled, surveying area around Stark/Carry Falls/Hollywood area for possible hydro-development. 1928. Donated by Gordon Watson. Town of Colton.
Hydro development survey crew near Carry Falls
Group photo of the crew which surveyed the area around Stark/Carry Falls/Hollywood area for possible hydro-development. 1928. Donated by Gordon Watson. Town of Colton, NY.
Underwater Rescue Team practice on Raquette River in South Colton
Colton Fire Department’s Scuba Underwater Rescue Team practicing in winter, circa early 1960s. Steve Stowe was one of the instigators of the Rescue Team, which was also for body recovery, and in this photo the team practices on the Racquette River behind Stowe Lane in South Colton, NY, between the powerhouse and bridge.
Underwater Rescue Team in winter practice on Raquette River in South Colton
Colton Fire Department’s Scuba Underwater Rescue Team practicing in winter, circa early 1960s. Steve Stowe was one of the instigators of the Rescue Team, which was also for body recovery, and in this photo the team practices on the Racquette River behind Stowe Lane in South Colton, NY, between the powerhouse and bridge.
Checking Higley’s Floating Island cables on the Raquette River near Colton
Niagara Mohawk Power Company workers on Higley’s Floating Islands (which were really cranberry bog masses clogging up the dam) in the main channel at Higley Flow, between Colton and South Colton, NY. 1943. The men are checking on the cables inserted in the islands the previous winter, done so that they could pull the “floating […]
Working on Higley’s Floating Islands on the Raquette River near Colton
Niagara Mohawk Power Company workers on Higley’s Floating Islands (which were really cranberry bog masses clogging up the dam) in the main channel at Higley Flow, between Colton and South Colton, NY. 1943. Full story on the floating islands here.
Maneuvering Higley’s Floating Islands on the Raquette River near Colton
Niagara Mohawk Power Company workers trying to maneuver Higley’s Floating Islands (which were really cranberry bog masses clogging up the dam) into the main channel at Higley Flow, between Colton and South Colton, NY. 1943. Full story on the floating islands here.
Inserting cables into Higley’s Floating Islands on the frozen Raquette near Colton
Men from Niagara Mohawk Power Company inserting cables into Higley’s Floating Islands during the winter of 1942, in preparation for the summer, when the islands would be pushed over the dam. Near Colton, NY. Full story on the floating islands can be found here.
Rounding up wood pulp on the Raquette near Hollywood hamlet
Rounding up pulp in the Raquette River in the area near what used to be the hamlet of Hollywood, prior to construction of Carry Falls dam and subsequent flooding of the area. Town of Colton, NY. Circa 1951.