Proprietor Dale Hobson outside the back door of Racquette River Printshop in downtown Potsdam’s historic Cox Building, 1978. Out of frame to right is the shop canoe, on the river bank below the downtown bridge. Meal breaks on the water and evening paddles were a regular employee benefit. Photo: courtesy Dale Hobson
Pouring concrete in sub-freezing temperatures at the Carry Falls hydro-electric plant in 1952, part of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation’s Raquette River development. The Carry Falls dam created a 7-mile long reservoir that flooded Hollywood, a hamlet of Colton. Photo by Niagara Mohawk News. 1952. Town of Colton, NY. Courtesy of the Colton Historical Society. […]
Dam under construction on the Racquette River, including penstocks to connect dam to power house. Circa 1910. Hannawa Falls, NY.
Higley Falls log jam on Raquette River, circa 1900, Colton, NY. Related article on logging here.
Log drivers, circa 1900, Colton, NY. Related article on logging here.
Log Jam in the Town of Parishville, NY, on the Raquette River at the hamlet of Blake, around the turn of the century. Related logging story here.
Log jam in the Stone Valley area, circa 1900. Colton, NY area. Related article on logging here.
Log jam just below Colton, NY on the Raquette River. Watching the log jams was a spectator sport, with residents coming out in their finery to watch the action. Circa 1900. Related article on logging here.
Sand eddy in Stone Valley log jam, circa 1900. Near Colton, NY. Related article on logging here.
Crew surveying area around Stark/Carry Falls/Hollywood area for possible hydro-development. 1928. Donated by Gordon Watson. Town of Colton, NY.
