Pepacton, New York

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Pepacton, New York was a former Catskills hamlet in Delaware County that was abandoned and flooded in the mid-20th century to create New York City’s Pepacton Reservoir.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former hamlet
former populated place
submerged settlement
associatedWith displacement of residents
eminent domain takings
category Former populated places in New York (state)
Populated places in Delaware County, New York
Submerged settlements in the United States
country United States of America
disestablishedFor water reservoir project
evacuatedFor New York City water supply system NERFINISHED
fate abandoned
flooded
hasSuccessor Pepacton Reservoir NERFINISHED
historicalCounty Delaware County, New York NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Catskills NERFINISHED
locatedIn Catskill Mountains NERFINISHED
Delaware County, New York NERFINISHED
locatedInTime 19th century
early 20th century
locatedNear Andes, New York NERFINISHED
Downsville, New York NERFINISHED
locatedOn East Branch Delaware River NERFINISHED
locatedWithinProject New York City Catskill water supply system NERFINISHED
memoryPreservedIn New York City water system histories
local histories of Delaware County
nowUnder water level of Pepacton Reservoir
partOf Town of Andes, New York NERFINISHED
reasonForFate construction of Pepacton Reservoir
region Upstate New York (broad sense)
surface form: Upstate New York
state New York
submergedBy Pepacton Reservoir NERFINISHED
usedToHave a railroad stop
farms
local businesses
residential buildings
roads
waterSupplyFor New York City NERFINISHED

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Pepacton Reservoir formedBySubmerging Pepacton, New York
Pepacton Reservoir namedAfter Pepacton, New York