N.Y. STATE ROUTE 26 on Swallow Valley Farm June, 2002
Hold Mouse over photo for same view circa 1900 - Sugar Maples lined the road and were tapped every spring for syrup and sugar
Otselic River on Swallow Valley Farm-June, 2002
Hold Mouse over photo for same view circa 1900 _ note almost completely bare eroded riverbanks and the board fence around the barnyard
Otselic River on Swallow Valley Farm-June, 2002
Hold Mouse over photo for same view circa 1900 - present photo shows a healthy river with well protected banks for cleaner water and abundant wildlife
Barnyard Door-June 2002
Hold Mouse over photo for same view circa 1900 - The Thompsons stand at the barn door with their cow dog
Road Meadow-June 2002
Hold Mouse over photo for same view circa 1910 - Shack housed Italian immigrant laborers who built New York Route 26 from the existing original dirt road - note chicken coop on right and pig pen on left - barn roof in the background
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