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Coordinates: 42°28′15″N 74°26′44″W / 42.47083°N 74.44556°W / 42.47083; -74.44556
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'''North Blenheim''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] in the town of [[Blenheim, New York]]. 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>https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/us/01bridges.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y&_r=0</ref> The "Blenheim Gilboa Power Project Visitors Center" is also located there. The Blenheim covered bridge has been rebuilt, there will be a bridge ceremony in 2019.
'''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]]. 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>https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/us/01bridges.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y&_r=0</ref> The "Blenheim Gilboa Power Project Visitors Center" is also located there. The Blenheim covered bridge has been rebuilt, there will be a bridge ceremony in 2019.


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North Blenheim
hamlet and CDP
North Blenheim is located in New York
North Blenheim
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Location of North Blenheim in New York
Coordinates: 42°28′15″N 74°26′44″W / 42.47083°N 74.44556°W / 42.47083; -74.44556
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySchoharie

North Blenheim is a hamlet (and census-designated place)[1] in the town of Blenheim, New York. 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, there will be a bridge ceremony in 2019.

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References

  1. ^ "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/us/01bridges.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y&_r=0