North Blenheim, New York
North Blenheim | |
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hamlet and CDP | |
Coordinates: 42°28′15″N 74°26′44″W / 42.47083°N 74.44556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Schoharie |
Town | Blenheim |
North Blenheim is a hamlet (and census-designated place)[1] in the town of Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York, United States. It had the longest wooden, single-span covered bridge in the United States, the Old Blenheim Bridge. It was built in 1855 and remained intact until 2011, when it was destroyed by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene.[2] The "Blenheim Gilboa Power Project Visitors Center" is also located there. The Blenheim covered bridge has been rebuilt and opened in 2019.
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References
- ^ "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Eckholm, Erik (September 2011). "Covered Bridges, Beloved Remnants of Another Era, Were Casualties, Too". The New York Times.