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Hoosic River Watershed Association

Archeology and History

Publications and web documents

Histories of Hoosic River Towns A summarized chronology of river-related events and scenes in Hoosic
watershed towns. Compiled summer 2005 from various sources by Williams College intern
Erin Blanchard.

The Hoosac Valley: Its Legends and Its History
Grace Greylock Niles. New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1912.

History of Rensselaer Co., New York
With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett,. Philadelphia. Everts & Peck. 1880. Available online (membership fee required).

Stillwater, NY Town History (with links to related sources)

The Battle of Bennington
On Virtual Vermont (click on History)

Teacher resources about the Battle of Bennington

The Hoosac Tunnel:
At PBS – At Berkshire Web

Advocate Weekly article, Oct 2005, about historic floods, as pdf file: Link under construction.

These documents related to the Hoosic are available through local library networks:

    • Civil Functions, Department of the Army Appropriation Bill

1950, CIS-NO: 81 S895-0, SOURCE: Senate Committee on Appropriations, DOC-TYPE: Published Hearing, DATE:
Apr. 5-9, 11-15, 18-20, 1949, SESSION-DATE: 1949,
SUDOC: Y4.Ap6/2:Ar5/950, CIS/Historical Index

    • Report on reexamination of Hoosic River, N.Y., Vt., and Mass., and Roaring Branch at Bennington, Vt.

CIS-NO: 10351 H.doc.182, DOC-TYPE: Serial Set Collection, DOC-NO:
H.doc.182, 76-1, SESSION-DATE: 1939, CIS/Historical Index

    • Report on Hoosic River, N.Y., Vt., and Mass.

CIS-NO: 9386 H.doc.684,
DOC-TYPE: Serial Set Collection, DOC-NO: H.doc.684, 71-3, SESSION-DATE:
1930, 1931, CIS/Historical Index

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Use your judgment before leaving, if the river feels too dangerous for you, postpone your trip.

Paddling between North Adams and Pownal is usuallly safest when the Williamstown gauge reads 200cfs - 700cfs.

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