Kensico Village supported about 200 people. When the village was chosen as the base for the Catskill water system for “that infernal New York” the villagers realized that their only church, school, stores, farms, and homes would be torn down and drowned.
To answer questions 1-6 look at the pictures and map 1872 of Kensico in your packet.
1. What was the common form of transportation used?
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2. What other form of transportation is illustrated on the top of page 3?
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3. The photo entitled STATE ROAD, from page 3, shows a modern convenience that is still used today. Can you identify what it is?
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4. What other structures besides houses do you see in these pictures?
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5. Look at the photo from page 1 entitled KENSICO, why do you think Kensico was considered the perfect location for the building of the dam? ________________________________________________________________
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6. Look at the 1872 map. Do you see any clues that would indicate the Village of Kensico was a working village?
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7. Circle the following locations on the 1908 and 1911 maps.
a. Lake Kensico
b. Carpenter family lot #844
c. Public School district 7 lot# 847
d. Bronx River
e. Mile Square Road
a. Old Kensico Dam
b. Proposed site of the new Kensico Dam
c. Kensico Manor
d. Lake Kensico
e. NYC & H.R. (New York Central & Harlem River Railroad)
a. Construction Plant Catskill Aqueduct
b. Construction Camp
c. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
d. Station (railroad)
e. Chapel
8. The building of the Kensico dam made many changes in the lives of the people in the area and also in the use of the land. Do you have specific questions about such changes? Note them below:
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