Gazetteer of the State of New York: embracing a comprehensive view of the geography, geology, and general history of the State, and a complete history and description of every county, city, town, village, and locality, Part 1, Part 18

Author: French, J. H. (John Homer), 1824-1888, ed. cn; Place, Frank, 1880-1959, comp
Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : R. Pearsall Smith
Number of Pages: 772


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121


641


Brockport


17


60


llolley


42


212


554


Murray


31


254


513


Albion


51


302


461


Knowlesville.


5.


361


401


Medina ..


11


401


361


Midilleport


45


32


Gasport


5


50


27


Jackport


6


56


21


Lockport Junction


3.


59}


174


I'+kin.


67


661


102


Suspension Bridge.


9


751


12


Niagara Falls.


12


77


0


Locl:port. Junction to Tonawanda.


From Lockport Junction.


From Tona- wanda.


Lockport Junction.


0


0


114


Halls Station.


61


5


Tonawanda


5


114


0


Buffalo d Lewiston.


From Buffalo.


From Lewiston.


Buffalo.


0


0


27}


Black Rock


1


1


234


Tonawanda


6:


101


171


La Salle ..


6


164


111


Niagara Falls


5


214


61


Suspension Bridge.


12


23


41


Lewiston


41


271


0


Canandaigua & Niagara Bridge Branch.


From Conan- dnigua.


From Tona- wanda.


Canandaigua.


0


85.6


Gunne Crossing


1.2


4.2


81.4


East Bloomfield


3.X


77.6


Millers Corners


46


12.6


73


Passaic Bridge.


1,80


11.09


448.63


West Bloomfield ..


3


15.6


70


Iluylers ..


.53


11,92


447.50


Iloncove Falls


3.1


18.7


66.9


Paterson


4.58


16.50


443.22


West Rush


11.2


24.9


60.7


Canal


1.2


27.2


58.4


llohokus.


1.63


23.30


436.42


Caledonia


5.8


33


52.6


Allendale ..


2.00


25.50


434.22


le Rov


7.1


40.1


45.5


Ramsey8


1.94


27.44


432.28


Stafford


4.1


41.2


41.4


Sufferus


4.23


17.90


31.07


429.05


Batavia


59


50.1


35.5


Ramapo


1.95


19.85


33.62


426.10


Fast Pembroke


6.9


56.3


29.3


Sloatsburg.


1.70


21.55


35.32


424.49


Richville


Southfields


6.62.


29,08


41.55


417.87


Akron


7


73.3


12,3


Turners.


8.19


33.45


47.25


412.47


Transit


76.5


9.1


Monroe


2.15 :


35.63


49.40


410.32


Getzville.


79.5


6.1


Oxford


38.25


52.02


407.70


Vincent


$2,5


3.1


Hast Junction, N. B.


39.83


53.60


406.12


Tonawanda


$0.6


West


40.29


54.06


405.66


...


441.47


Clarkstown


4.25


8.73


437.22


Spring Valley


2.57


11.30


434.65


Monsey


1.30


12.60


433.35


15 Mile Turnout.


2.47


15.07


430.88


Jersey City ..


.00


.00


459.72


Bergen


2.47


2.47


457.25


Germantown


2.28


4.75


454.97


Hackensack Br.


1.49


6.24


453.4


Boiling Spring


3.05


9.29


450.43


440.01


Genesce Valley R. R. Junc.


1.1


26


59.6


Godwinville ..


1.91


Piermont Pier.


From


Jersey


City.


From


Dunkirk.


New York ....


24.00


1.00


460.72


Pier ....


24.00


445.95


Piermont


1.00


1.00


444.95


Blauveltville ...


3.43


4.48


From Rochester.


From Charlotte.


Rochester Charlotte.



0


New York and Erie Rail Road. Company organ- ized in July, 1833. The act authorizing the road was passed April 24, 1832. The first preliminary survey was made in 1832, by De Witt Clinton, jr., by order of the government. In 1834 the Governor appointed Benj. Wright to survey the route; who, assisted by Jas. Seymour and Charles Ellett, began the survey May 23d. and finished it the saine year. In 1835 the Co. was reorganized, and 40 mi. were put under contract. In 1836 the Comptroller was directed to issue $3.000.000 State stock to aid in constructing the road. In 1845 the State released its lien on the road, and authorized the original stockholders to surrender two shares of old stock, and receive one share of new. April 8, 1845, a branch was allowed to be built from Chester to Newburgh, 19 mi. The road was opened as follows : from Piermont to Goshen, Sept. 22, 1841; to Middletown, June 7, 1843; to Port Jervis, Jan. 6, 1848 ; to Binghamton, Dec. 28, 1848 ; to Owego, June 1, 1849; to Elmira, Oct. 1849; to Corning, Jan. 1, 1850; and to Dunkirk, May 14, 1851. The Newburgh Branch opened Jan. 8, 1850. The road is compelled to pay a bonus of $10,000 annually to the State of Pennsylvania for the priv- ilege of passing a short distance in that State. Ample details will be found in The New York & Erie R. R. Guide, the annual and special reports of the company, and especially that of Nov. 1853, and in the following ilocuments of the New York Legislature: Senate Doc. No. 12, of 1836; Nos. 37, 38, of 1839; Nos. 18, 58, of 1842. Assem. Docs. Nos. 27, 171 of 1838; No. 47, of 1839; No. 215, of 1840; Nos. 113, 297, of 1841 ; and No. 50, of 1842. The Patterson & Ramapo (N. J.) R. R., 29} mi., and the Union R. R .. fo mi .. the Che- mung R. R., and the Elinira. Jefferson, & Canandaigua R. R. are leased and operated by the this company.


New York & Erie Rail Road. Stations and Distances. (Official.)


DISTANCES IN MILES.


STATIONS.


Beticeen. Stations.


From


0


81


412


61


45


574


Phelps


59}


43+


634


39


684


34}


Camillus


81


.


62.9


22.7


19.3


Greenwood


30.29


44.06


415.00


Gravel Switch


3.21


19.71


21.62


438.10


-


-


66.3


Clarence Center


1


941


Charlotte Branch.


0


Geueva


15


71


RAIL ROADS.


New York & Erie Rail Road, continued.


DISTANCES IN MILES.


Between


Stations.


Piermont


Pier.


From


Jersey


City.


From


Chester.


.97


41.26


55.03


404.69


Goslieu


4.43


45.69


59.46


400.26


Hampton


4.00


49.69


63.46


396.26


Middletown.


3.37


53.06


66.83


392.89


Howells.


3.88


56.94


70.71


389.01


Otisville


4.69


61.63


75.40


384.32


Shin Hollow.


6.40


68.03


81.80


377.92


Port Jervis.


6.31


74.34


88.11


371.61


McCluers Turnout


3.83


78.17


91.94


367.78


Rosa Switch.


5.70


83.87


97.64


362.08


Poud Eddy


1.86


85.73


99,50


Melrose.


1


9-


1211


Morrisa nia


Tremont.


14


114


1194


Lackawaxen


3.93


96.99


110.76


348.96


Mast Hope.


5.35


102.34


116.11


343.61


Narrowsburg


6.01


108.35


122.12


337.60


Nobodys.


3.74


112.09


125.86


333.86


Bronxville


2


182


112


Cochecton.


4.76


116.85


130.62


Callicoon


5.19


122.04


135.81


Scarsdale


3


22}


108!


Hankins


6.92


128.96


142.73


Basket.


3.65


132.61


146.38


313.34 306.42


Washingtons Quarters.


28


1022


Stockport.


5.76


145.29


159.06


300.66


Hancock.


4.58


149.87


163.64


296.08


Unionville


3


312


99


Dickinsons.


5.61


155.48


169.25


290.47


Pleasantville.


24


34


96


Hales Eddy


2.53


158.01


171.78 176.69


287.94


Chappaqua


2


36


942


Deposit


4.91


162.92


283.03 275.75


Cascade Bridge.


4.03


174.23


188.00


271.72


Canewacta Bridge


2.81


177.04


190.81


268.91 267.53


Purdys.


494


81 }


Great Bend


8.28


186.70


200.47


259.25


Croton Falls.


511


791


Kirk wood.


5.61


192.31


206.08


253.64


Binghamton.


8.64


200.95


214.72


245.00


236.45


Towners.


3


611


69-


Campville


216.07


229.84


229.88


Paterson.



784


574


Sinithboro'


4.42


232.74


249.93


210.79


Dover Plains.


11


801


46


Chemung.


4.75


246.85


199.10


Amenia


21


'4


914


394


7.00


259.62


273.39


186.33


Millerton


47


96


342


Junction Chemung Br


4.09


263.71


277.48


182.24


Mount Riga


991


31÷


Big Flats ..


5.98


283.46


176.26


Boston Coruers.


103


27ł


Corning


5.76


278.84


292.61


167.11


Bains ...


21


115


152


Addison


9.21


288.05


301.82


157.90


Ratliboneville


5.11


293.16


306.93


152.79


Cameron


7.63


300.79


314.56


145.16


Crosbyville.


8.19


308.98


322.75


136.97


Canisteo


4.92


313.90


327.07


132.05 127.84 122.90


3.55


330.77


344 54


115.18


Andover


4.80


335.57 338.25


352.02


107.70


6.01


344.26


358.03


101.69


Scio


3.72


347.98


361.75


97.97


Belvidere


3.55


355.67


269.44


90.28


Friendship.


4.43


360.10


373.87


85.85


Cuba Summit


4.04


364.14


377.91


81.81


Cuba ..


4.81


368.95


382.72


77.00


Hinsdale ..


6.82


375.77 381.32


395.09


64.63


Allegany.


3.41


384.73


398.50


61.22


Tunungwant.


7.20


391.93


405.70


54.02


Great Valley


5.36


397.29


411.06


48.66


Bucktooth


3.81


401.10


414.67


44.85


Little Valley


6.27


407.37


421.14


38,58


Cattarangus ...


414.68


424.45


31 27


Persia Turnout.


6.11


420.79


434.56


25.16


Dayton


3,29


4:24.0125


437.55


21.47


Perrysburgh


2.93


427.01


440.78


15.94


Smiths Mills.


433.93


447.70


12.02


Forestville.


3.57


437.80


451.57


8.15


Sheridan ..


3.49


411.29


455.06 1


4.66


: Dunkirk


4.06


445.95


459 72


New York & Harlem Rail Road. Company formed April 2, 1831. Work was commenced Feb. 24. 1-32. and the first mile opened in Oct. following. The company was allowed to extend the road north of Harlem-River. to meet the New York & Albany R. R. at such point as might


be agreed upon, in May, 1840; and to continue to Albany, May 14, 1845. The road was opened to Chiatham 4 Corners Jan. 19, 1852, conuectiug at thiut place with the Albany & West Stockbridge R. R.


New York & Harlem Rail Road. Stations and Distances. (Official.)


DISTANCES IN MILES.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From New York.


From Chatham 4 Corners.


White and Center Sts., N.Y.


0


0


130₴


26th Street.


22


23


128


Yorkville.


55


1:251


Harlem.


24


Mott Haven


Middaugh8


2.07


87.80


101.57


358.15


Shohola ..


5.21


93.01


106.78


352.94


Fordham


14


12


1184


Williams Bridge.


14


1163


West Mt. Vernon.


162


114


Tuckahoe.


Harts Corners


2


26


1042


Lordville ..


6.92


139.53


153.30


Kensico ..


282


102


Mount Kisco.


41


404


901


Gulf Summit


7.28


170.20


183.97


Bedford ..


21


454


854


Goldens Bridge.


2


474


83}


Susquehanna.


1.38


178.42


192.19


236.66 242.09 246.51


213.21


Dover Furnace.


76


544


Waverly


6.91


242.07


203.88


Wassaic


41


847


4.23


Wellsburglı.


5.77


252.62


266.39


193.33


Sharon Station.


'4


632


67


Owego


6.82


222.89


223.06


Tioga


5.43


228.32


217.63


Barton ...


2.42


235.16


255.84 260.62


285.30 291.06


168.66


Hillsdale ..


11:24


181


Martindale (


11sł


12


Philmont


31


1224


83


Ghent.


6


1284


23


Chatham Four Corners.


130}


0


East Albany


23


153₴


23


New York & New Haven Railroad. This com- pany was allowed to extend their road from the State line to the Harlem R. R. near Williams Bridge. The com- pany run their trains 15 miles on the Hartem track for which they pay that company the net profits. The road was opened Dec. 28, 1848.


New York & New Haven Ruilrond. Stations and Distances.


STATIONS.


Betroren Stations.


From No York.


From New Haven.


Twenty-seventh St., New


G


76


Thirty-second St.


2


73


Ilariem.


6


13


63


Mount Vernon.


3


20


56


Mamaroneck


1


27


49


Port Chester.


Greenwich.


21


45


Cos Cob


Stamford (Conn.)


3


36


40


Norwalk


S


44


32


Bridgeport


14


58


18


New Haven


18


76


0


7


69


Williams Bridge


17


59


New Rochelle.


3


23


5%


Rye.


20


47


Hornellaville


4.21


318.11


331.88


Almond.


4.94


Alfred


4.17


323.05 327.22


336.52


340.99


118.73


Elm Valley


2,69


Genesee. .


Phillipsville


4.14


352.12


365.89


93.83


Olean.


5.55


269.69 271.53 277.29


174.42


Copake ..


1084


223


Noyes Switch


1.84


Painted Post.


8.55


209.50


228.27


Dykemans.


OF


721


Union


6.57


Pawlings


63!


South Dover


2


41


764


Brewsters ..


19}


1114


329.10 323.91 316.99


White Plains.


21


1062


881


Whitlock ville


10


120g


1:23


122}


43


33


Tip Top Summit


349.34


110.38


389.54


70.18


DISTANCES 'S MILES.


York


Elmira


1.55


From


Dunkirk.


STATIONS.


72


NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.


Ogdensburgh Rallroad. This company was formed | Potsdam & Watertown Rallroad. Company forined by the second muortgage boudholders of the Northern R. R., from which its name was changed. The road extends from Ogdensburgh to Rouses Point, and includes a branch to Champlain Landing.


Ogdensburgh (Northern) Railroad. Stations and Distances. (Official.)


DISTANCES IN MILES.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Og- densburgh.


From Rouses Point.


Ogdensburgh.


0


0


118


Lisbon.


8


8


1094


Madrid


81


174


1002


Potsdam


71


242


93-4


Knapps.


3


272


904


Brasher Falls & Stockholm .. Lawrence.


51


414


761


Moira


52


47


71


Brush's Mills.


24


494


68}


Bangor ....


Malone.


6


61+


561


Burke.


7}


684


494


Chateaugay.


41


734


442


Summit.


74


80₴


374


Brandy Brook


7}


884


294


Ellenburgh


1


894


282


Chazy


8


974


201


Centerville


5%


102}


15


Mooers.


1064


11}


Perrys Mills


Champlain_


113}


41


Rouses Point


45


118


0


Oswego & Syracuse Railroad. Company formed April 29, 1839. Route surveyed during the summer of that year. The company was fully organized March 25, 1847, and the Road was opened in Oct. 1848.


Oswego de Syracuse Railroad Stations and Distances. (Official.)


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Oswego.


From Syracuse.


Oswego.


0


0


351


Minetto


41


41


31


Fulton.


62


111


242


South Granby.


42


157


19%


Larson B .....


Baldwinsville.


47


23


124


Syracuse.


12}


354


0


Plattsburgh & Montreal Railroad. Company formed Feb. 25, 1850. Road commenced in Aug. 1851, and opened July 20, 1852. It connects with the Lake, St. Louis, & Province Line R. R. It crosses the Ogdensburgh R. R. at Mooers Junction.


Plattsburgh and Montreal Railroad. Stations and Distances.


DISTANCES I.Y MILES.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Plattsburgh.


From Montreal.


Plattsburgh ..


0


0


62


Beekmantowu


5


5


57


West Chazy.


5


10


52


Sciota ..


5


15


47


Mooers ....


5


20


42


Montreal (Canada) ..


42


62


0


Sackets Harbor & Elllsburgh Rall Road. Company formed May 23, 1850. Road opened June 1, 1853. It connects with W. R. & C. V. R. R. at Pierrepont Manor. Sackets Harbor & Ellisburgh Rail Road. Stations and Distances. (Official.)


DISTANCES IN MILES.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Packets Ilarbor.


From Pierrepont Manor.


Sackets Harbor


1


0


18


Smithville


Henderson


1


9


9


Belleville.


4


13


5


Pierrepont Manor


5


18


0


Jan. 8, 1852. Road opened through in Jan., 1857, and ope- rated by contractors for construction to April 1 following. Potsdam & Watertown Railroad. Stations and Distancea. (Official.)


DISTANCES IN MILES.


STATIONB.


Between Stations.


From Watertown.


From Potsdam.


Watertown Junction.


0


0


764


Watertown


1


1


751


Sanfords Corners ..


5


6


704


Evans Mills.


102


654


Philadelphia


7


17₴


584


Antwerp


64


21


521


Keene .:


5


29


474


Gouvernour


7


36


40+


Richville ..


71


434


32}


De Kalb


4


472


281


Herman


44


52


241


Canton.


10₴


70


64


Potsdam Junction


64


761


0


Rensselaer & Saratoga Rail Road. Company forined April 14, 1832. Fully organized in May, 1833, and surveys commenced the saine year. Opened from Waterford to Ballston Aug 19, 1835, and to Troy in the spring of 1836. The Co. leases and runs the Saratoga and Schenectady R. R.


Rensselaer & Saratoga Rail Road. Stations and Distances. (Official.)


DISTANCES IN MILES.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Troy.


From Saratoga.


Troy Union Depot.


0


0


32.3


Green Island.


.877


.877


31.423


Waterford.


3.676


4.553


27.747


A. Junction.


1.402


5.955


26.345


Mechanicville


6,530


12.485


19.815


Ballston


13.108


25.593


6.707


Saratoga


6.707


32.3


0


Rochester & Genesee Valley Rail Road. Com- pany formed Jnne 7, 1851; allowed to extend their road to Portage. Work was commenced in 1852, and the road opened to Avon in 1854. It connects at Avon with the Buffalo, New York & Erie R. R.


Rutland & Washington Rail Road extends from Rutland to Eagle Bridge, 63 mi. We have not been able to obtain statistics of this road, as it has made no report for seve- ral years.


Rutland d: Washington Rail Road. Stations and Distancee.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Eagle Bridge.


From Rutland.


Albany


0


0


95


Troy .


10


10


85


Fagle Bridge


23


33


62


Cambridge


6


39


56


Shushan


5


41


51


Salem ..


7


51


44


Granville.


18


69


26


North Granville.


2


71


24


Poultney, Vt.


6


77


18


Castleton «


84


11


Rutland


11


95


0


Saratoga & Schenectady Rail Road. Company formed Feb. 16, 1831. Work commenced in Sept. 1831. Road opened to Ballston July 12, 1832, and to Saratoga Springs in 1833. The road is leased and operated by the Rensselaer & Saratoga R. R. Co.


Saratoga & Schenectady Rail Road. Stations and Distances. (Official.)


DISTANCES IN MILES.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Schenec- tady.


From Saratoga,


Schenectady


0


0


22


Halfway House


8


8


14


Ballston


75


151


63


Saratoga


6%


20


0


7


354


824


52


55+


62


594


17


Potsdam


5


13


184


174


DISTANCES IN MILES.


DISTANCES IN MILES.


73


RAIL ROADS.


Saratoga & Washington Rail Road. Chartered May 2, 1834. Capital, 8600,000. Company organized April 20, 1835. The work was begun and over $60,000 expended, when it was stopped in 1836. The time was extended April 13, 1x40, May 4, 1844, nmil April 4, 1850, and the stock was increased $250,000 April 7, 1847. Company allowed to extend the road east to Vt., March 7, 1848. A new route was in part adopted upon resuming work. Began laying rails April 10, 1848. Road opened to Gansevoort Aug. 15, 1848, to Whitehall Dec. 10, 1848, and to Lake Station April 9, 1851. Solil Feb. 27, 1855, on foreclosure of second mortgage. and namne changed to Saratoga & Whitehall Rail Road. Company formed June 8, 1855. Capital $500,000. This company leases and ruus the Rutland and Whitehall R. R. to Castleton, Vt. Saratoga & Whitehall Rail Road. Statious and Distances.


DISTANOES IN MILES.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Saratoga.


From Whitehall.


Saratoga.


0


0


39


Gansevoort


10.66


10.66


28.34


Morean


5.3


15.96


23.04


Fort Edward.


.8


16.76


22.24


Dunhun's Basin


3.32


20.08


18.92


Smith's Basin.


4.5


24.58


14.42


Fort Ann


3.91


28.49


10.51


Comstocks


3.91


32.4


6.6


Whitehall Junction.


6.6


39


0


Lake Station.


1.88


40.88


1.88


State Line


6.62


45.62


6.62


Fair Haven, Vt.


1.85


47.47


8.47


Hydeville


1.75


49.22


10.22


Castleton


3.28


52.5


13.5


Second Avenue Rall Road Company of the City of New York was formed Jan. 19, 1853. Road to extend from Harlem River to Peck Slip. 1n 1855 the company were allowed to bridge Harlem and Bronx Rivers, to discon- tinue the road from Chatliain St. through Oliver and South Sts., and to lay a new track on Bowery to Pearl St.


Sixth Avenue Rail Road Company of the City of New York was formed Dec. 7, 1851. The road extends fromn Chambers St. to llarlein River. and was opened from Broad- way to Forty-Fourth St. Ang. 19, 1852.


Syracuse, Binghamton, & New York Rail Road. Company originally formed July 2, 1851, as the Syracuse & Binghamton R. R. Road opened through Oct. 23. 1854. It was sold Oct. 13. 1856, on foreclosure of mortgage, and namo changed to the Syracuse & Southern R. R. Its present name was assumed under act of March 31, 1857. In 1858 the company were authorized to purchase the Union R. R. to the canal at Geddes.


Syracuse, Binghamton, de New York Rail Road. Stations and Distances. (Official.)


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Syracuse.


From Bingham- ton.


Syracuse.


0


0


79.33


Jumesville


6,69


6.69


72.64


La Fayette.


7.67


14.36


64.97


Apulia.


5.10


19.46


59.87


Tully


1.97


21.43


57.9


Preble


5.33


26.76


52.57


Little York


2.71


29.47


49.86


llomer


4.26


33.73


45.6


Cortland


2.67


36.4


42.93


Blodgets Mills


3.54


39.94


39.39


State Bridge.


6.25


46.19


33.14


Marathon


3.90


50.09


29.24 Limerick


6


17


80


Brownville


4


21


25


72


Adams Center.


10


35


62


Adams


3


38


59


Pierrepont Manor.


5


43


54


Mannsville


2


45


52


Sandy Creek


5


50


47


Richland


5


55


12


Albion


5


60


37


Kasoag


6


66


3i


Williamstown


3


69


28


Weat Cainden ..


5


74


23


Cainden


5


79


18


MeConnelsville ..


5


84


13


Taberg


86


11


Rome


11


97


0


...


4


6


Rutland


54


60


Troy & Greenbush Rail Road. Company organized May 14, 1845 under a lease from the New York & Albany R. R. The road had been commenced about 1842, and opera- tions suspended. It was opened in June, 1845. It is operated by the Hudson River R. R. Co. under a lease.


Troy & Rutland Rail Road. Compauy formed March 6, 1$51. The road extends from Hoosick near Eagle Bridge to Salem. It was opened June 28, 1852, and leased to the Rutland & Washington (Vt.) R. R., until March, 1855, when it was placed in the hands of a receiver, and run by the Albany Northern R. R.


Troy Union Rail Road. Company formed July 21, 1851. Road commenced in Feb. 1853, and opened Feb. 22. 1854. 1t is owned by parties representing the interests of the Troy & Greenbush, Troy & Boston, Rensselaer & Saratoga, and New York Central R. Roads, and is used by the above com- panies in common.


Union Rail Road. Company formed .Jan. 10. 1851. Tho road extends from Patterson aud Raniapo (N. J.) to the New York & Erie R. R. at Sufferns. It is operated by the latter road under a lease.


Union Rail Road. Company formed Nov. 13, 1856. The road extinde from the 6th Ward in Syracuse to the Erie Canal in Geddrs. By an act of April 16, 1868, the Co. were authorized to sell the road to the Syracuse, Binghamton, & N. Y. R. R. Co. Watertown & Rome Rail Road. Company formed April 17, 1832. Work commenced at Rome in Nov. 1848. Road opened to Camden in 1849, to Pierrepont Manor in May, 1851, to Watertown in Sept. 1851, to Chaumont iu Nov. 1851, and to Cape Vincent May 1, 1852.


Watertown, Rome, d Cape Vincent Rail Road. Stations and Distances. (Official.)


DISTANCES IN MILES.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Cape Fin- cent.


From Rome.


Cape Vincent


0


0


97


Three Mile Bay


8


8


89


Chaumont


3


11


86


Killawog.


2.90


52.99


26.34


Lisle


3.65


56.64


22.69


Whitneys Point


2.14


58.78


20.55


Chenango Forks.


9.28


68.06


11.27


Chenango


6.14


74.2


5.13


Binghamton.


5.13


79.33


0


Third Avenue Rail Road Company of the City of New York was formed Oct. 6. 1853. The road extends froni the intersection of Park Row and Broadway through Park Row, Chatham St., Bowery, and Third Avenue to flarlem River. It was opened from Ann to Sixty-First St. in 1:53. and to Fighty-Sixth St. July 4. 1854.


Troy & Bennington Rail Road. Company formed May 15, 1851. Work commenced in June, 1851. Road opened Aug. 1, 1852. Connects the Troy & Boston R. R. with the Western Vt. R. R. It is Iensed to the Troy & Boston R. R. Co. Troy & Boston Rail Road. Company formed Nov. 20, 1849. Work commenced in June, 1850. - Road opened from Troy to Hoosick Falls in Aug. 1853. Most of the remainder to the State Line is graded. The company Irases the Troy & Bennington R. R. and 7 mi. of the Vermont Western R. R.


Troy & Bennington Rail Road. Stations and Distances.


DISTANCES IN MILES.


STATIONS.


Between Stations.


From Troy.


From


Troy


0


0


Lansingburgh


3


3


Junction


5


8


Schaghticoke


4


12


l'Ittstown


2


14


Johnsonville


2


16


Buskirke Bridge Eagle Bridge ..


2


23


Iloosick Falls Junction


2


25


Iloosick Falls


Hoosick Corners


3


30


Petersburgh


*2


32


North Adams, Mass


15


47


Western Vermont Ruil Road.


STATIONS.


From North Hoosick.


From


North Hoosick


0


0


Walloomsac.


2


2


North Bennington, Vt.


5


21


27


Watertown


4


Williamsport & Elmira Rail Road. Incorporated by Penn. April 9. 1850, aml allowed to extend the road to the New York & Erie R. R. At Elmira. The village of Elmira was authorized to loan its credit for $100,000 toward the con- struction. Eight m'lry of the road are in this State.


DISTANCES IN MILES.


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NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.


Official Summary of Rail Road Statistics


NAMES.


Length of track laid, in miles.


Length of second


track and turn-


Amount of cap-


ital stock author-


ized by law.


Amount of cap-


ital paid in.


Total amount of funded debt.


Total amount of


funded and float.


ing debt.


Albany, Vermont & Canada ...


32.95


3.39


$ 600,000


$ 439,004.97


Albany & West Stockbridge ..


38


34


1,000,000


1,000,000.00


Black River & Utica.


34.94


14.81


1.60


250,000


250,000.00


Brooklyn City ..


20.15


19.95


1,000,000


1,000,000.00 680,000.00


2,409,593.88


2,574,532.19


Buffalo & State Line.


68.34


18


1,300,000


1,913,000.00


1,049,000.00


Cayuga & Susqueliauna ..


34.61


3.49


1,500,000


Chemung.


17.36


2.06


380,000 800,000


800,000.00


Elmira, Canandaigua & Niagara Falls.


46.84


2.90


300,000


Flushing ..


7.80


.39


200,000


IIudson & Boston


17.33


.50


175,000


Hudson River


144


106.50


4,000,000 3,000,000


New York Central


555.88


311.80


24,182,400


New York & Erie


446


282.50


10,500,000


New York & Harlem


130.75


28.84


8,000,000


New York & New Haven ..


62.25


63.82


3,000,000


Ogdensburgh


118


17.75


4,571,900


Oswego & Syracuse


35.91


2.21


350,000


396,340.00


197,000.00


213,414.94


Potsdam & Watertown.


75.36


2


2,000.000


633,077.15


818,500.00


998,638.47


Rensselaer & Saratoga.


25.22


2.01


610,000


610,000.00


140,000.00


140,000.00


Rochester & Genesee Valley.


18.45


1.25


800,000


555,450.10


150,000.00


180,417.13


Sackets Harbor & Ellisburgh


18


1


175,000


167,485.89


Saratoga & Scheuectady.


21


1.57


300,000


300,000.00


Saratoga & Whitehall


40.86


3.87


500,000


500,000.00


278,400.00 86,500.00 395,000.00 350,000.00


400,455.94 380,000.00


Second Avenue


8 4


4.38


750,000


750,000.00 1,200,130.00


1,500,000.00


1,763,486.80


Third Avenue.


6


6.50


1,170,000


1,170,000.00


50,000.60


90,600.00 172,295.37


Troy & Boston.


27.23


3.23


1,000,000


568,297.22


797,500.00


1,028,582.99


Troy & Greenbush


6


.04


275,000


275,000.00


Troy & Rutland


17.27


2.75


325,000


249,939.50


Troy Union ..


2.14


2.14


30,000


30,000.00


680,000.00


680,000.00


Watertown & Ronre


96.76


11


1,500,000


1,498,400.00


688,500.00


769,250.76


Total


2.520.59


978.12


$79,625,600


$67,358,192.43


$71,925,162.77


៛74,692,936.63


The Plattsburgh & Montreal R. R., 23.17 mi .; Champlain & St. Lawrence R. R., 2.5 mi. to Canada line; and Williamsport & Elmira R. R., 8 mi. to Pennsylvania line, are not included in the above table, from default in reports. The gauge of the New York & Erie R. R. and of the connecting roads is 6 ft., the same as that of several roads in Penn. The New York Central R. R.


General Summary of Rail Road Statistics for the year ending September 30, 1858.


Length of roads in miles 3,124.71


Length of roads laid. 2,442.91


Length of roads in operation, excluding city roads. 2,397.62


Length of double track, including sidings. 970.48


Length of branches owned by company and laid 373.44


Length of double track on same ... 6.37


Length of equivalent single track, exclusive of city roads ..


3,709.08


Number of engine lionses and shops.


183


Number of engines ..


738


Number of first-class passenger cars, rated ns eight- wheeled.


1.071


Number of second-class and emigrant cars 175


Number of baggage, mail, and express cars. 239


Number of freight cars. 9,014


Excluding City Roads. Miles.


Average rate of speed of ordinary passenger trains, inclu- ding stopa .. .20.72


Average rate of sante when in motion .. .25.53


Average rate of speed of express passenger trains, including stops. 25.44


Average rate of saine when in motion. 29.39 Average rate of spred of freight trains, including stops ..... 10,69 Average rate of same when in motion. 13,95


Tons.


Average weight in tons of passenger trains, exclusive of


passengers and baggage. 73.09


Average weight in tons of freight trains. exclusive of


freight. 129.27


Miles run by passenger trains . 11,578.743


The same. excluding city roads. 6,145.862


Office expenses, stationery, &c. $ 86.427.81


Agents and clerks ..


622,981.68


Labor, loading and unloading freight


449,060.96


of passengers carried one mile, city roads not in-




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