The Schoharie reservoir, built between 1919 and 1927, forced the removal of 350 residents of the community of Gilboa and neighboring valley lands. The main street of the village of Gilboa was razed in October of 1925. Its site became part of the artificial lake, five miles long and holding twenty-two billion gallons of water, which provides water to the City of New York.
The years of 1918 through 1921 saw removals and reinterments from the cemeteries of Gilboa to the "new" Gilboa Rural Cemetery. Most in the old part of the cemetery and many in the new part of the cemetery were moved from these cemeteries in Old Gilboa: Hoagland Cemetery, Old Gilboa Cemetery, Gilboa Cemetery Association, Emory A. Lewis Cemetery, Adelia McCauley Cemetery, Charles Lewis Farm Cemetery, Cemetery on Starr D. Mase farm. Graves with no monuments numbered up to 390 are also in the old part of the cemetery. Thanks to Edward J. Stanton, ACE Manager, Office of Claims, a compilation of reinternments may be found by clicking HERE.
The years of 1918 through 1921 saw removals and reinterments from the cemeteries of Gilboa to the "new" Gilboa Rural Cemetery. Most in the old part of the cemetery and many in the new part of the cemetery were moved from these cemeteries in Old Gilboa: Hoagland Cemetery, Old Gilboa Cemetery, Gilboa Cemetery Association, Emory A. Lewis Cemetery, Adelia McCauley Cemetery, Charles Lewis Farm Cemetery, Cemetery on Starr D. Mase farm. Graves with no monuments numbered up to 390 are also in the old part of the cemetery. Thanks to Edward J. Stanton, ACE Manager, Office of Claims, a compilation of reinternments may be found by clicking HERE.
We live up the hill from the Dam site in Gilboa, and have visited that spot many times. The view of the Dam itself is amazing, but recently since Irene, they have it concealed behind a tall fence, I guess for reconstruction. Thanks for this post! There are so few blogs about Gilboa!
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