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'''North Blenheim''' is a hamlet in the town of [[Blenheim, New York]]. It has the longest wooden, single-span [[covered bridge]] in the United States, the [[Old Blenheim Bridge]]. |
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'''North Blenheim''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] (and census-designated place)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/bas20/tigerweb_bas20_cdp_ny.html|title=State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019|website=tigerweb.geo.census.gov|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref> in the town of [[Blenheim, New York|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]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/us/01bridges.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y&_r=0 | title=Covered Bridges, Beloved Remnants of Another Era, Were Casualties, Too | newspaper=The New York Times | date=September 2011 | last1=Eckholm | first1=Erik }}</ref> 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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==External links== |
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* [http://prattmuseum.com/activity/nypa_blenheim.htm NYS Power Authority's Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project Visitors Center] |
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{{Schoharie County, New York}} |
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[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]] |
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[[Category:Hamlets in Schoharie County, New York]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 31 March 2024
North Blenheim | |
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hamlet and CDP | |
  North Blenheim Location of North Blenheim in New York | |
| 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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- ^ "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.
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