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OTISCO CAUSEWAY

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
Transportation
Location
1617 Park Ave, Marietta, NY 13110, USA
Lat/Long
42.850073, -76.259021
Grant Recipient
Town of Otisco
Historic Marker

OTISCO CAUSEWAY

Inscription

OTISCO CAUSEWAY
BUILT CA. 1900 TO REPLACE
EARLY FOOTPATH FLOODED
IN 1868 THAT CUT TRAVEL
TIME BETWEEN OTISCO AND
SPAFFORD. REBUILT CA. 1982.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2020

In 1868 the State built a dam at the outlet of Otisco Lake. This dam flooded an existing road/footpath across the lake which saved a long 8-mile trip around the southern tip of the lake. The road was rebuilt in 1900 but in 1929 it was closed again to traffic, leaving only the existing causeway. The causeway was rebuilt again ca. 1982.