Comments on: Cherry Valley Gorge and Judds Falls http://newyorktraveler.net/cherry-valley-gorge-and-judds-falls/ Just another WordPress site Mon, 14 May 2012 00:13:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: mike empey http://newyorktraveler.net/cherry-valley-gorge-and-judds-falls/#comment-183 mike empey Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:36:13 +0000 http://newyorktraveler.net/cherry-valley-gorge-and-judds-falls/#comment-183 I was looking for info on the standing stone of the Oneida's and very happily linked to this site. I would like to add several things; As you travel along Vanderwerker road to the west side of the gorge you'll come across a plaque(DAR?) that shows where Joseph Brant ambushed and killed a Lt. Wormuth from behind a boulder. There are several other nearby gorges of interest, one in VanHornesville and the remote gorge of the Ohisa. The gorge of the Otsquago in VanHornesville has a nature trail open to the public and can be accessed from a parking lot located behind the school on St.Rt.80.This is about 1[2 mile beyond the turn-off for the NYS fish hatchery. The gorge of the Ohisa may be the largest and offers no access as far as I know. All of these gorges were most likely used as routes between the Mohawk Valley and points to the south. I was looking for info on the standing stone of the Oneida’s and very happily linked to this site.
I would like to add several things; As you travel along Vanderwerker road to the west side of the gorge you’ll come across a plaque(DAR?) that shows where Joseph Brant ambushed and killed a Lt. Wormuth from behind a boulder.
There are several other nearby gorges of interest, one in VanHornesville and the remote gorge of the Ohisa. The gorge of the Otsquago in VanHornesville has a nature trail open to the public and can be accessed from a parking lot located behind the school on St.Rt.80.This is about 1[2 mile beyond the turn-off for the NYS fish hatchery.
The gorge of the Ohisa may be the largest and offers no access as far as I know.
All of these gorges were most likely used as routes between the Mohawk Valley and points to the south.

]]> By: MTBradley http://newyorktraveler.net/cherry-valley-gorge-and-judds-falls/#comment-182 MTBradley Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:46:52 +0000 http://newyorktraveler.net/cherry-valley-gorge-and-judds-falls/#comment-182 I visited the falls yesterday – Very cool! I visited the falls yesterday – Very cool!

]]> By: Bruce http://newyorktraveler.net/cherry-valley-gorge-and-judds-falls/#comment-181 Bruce Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:22:22 +0000 http://newyorktraveler.net/cherry-valley-gorge-and-judds-falls/#comment-181 Good Job! This is a pretty good article on the subject. The monument shown in the picture is located inside the cemetary. The cemetary is (appropriately) located on the former site of the fort. There is a house on the hill just outside of town, Coloniel Alden was in that house, spending the night with the daughter of some commanding officer, when the Indians and British attacked. He ran out of the house with only one boot on, and was tommahawked in the back of the head on his way towards the fort. There is a marker on the hill between the house and the cemetary where he fell (they aren't sure this is the 100% exact location, but this is the best guess). There is also a civil war monument. That is large pointed stone in the middle of town (near the only redlight). It used to be in the center of the intersection. Route 20 at one point before the Great Depression ran through town. Back then was the heyday. Sometimes you can see ruins of bungalow motels along route 20. People used to stop and sleep at these places because traveling used to take much more time before the interstate system was built. Good Job! This is a pretty good article on the subject. The monument shown in the picture is located inside the cemetary. The cemetary is (appropriately) located on the former site of the fort.

There is a house on the hill just outside of town, Coloniel Alden was in that house, spending the night with the daughter of some commanding officer, when the Indians and British attacked. He ran out of the house with only one boot on, and was tommahawked in the back of the head on his way towards the fort. There is a marker on the hill between the house and the cemetary where he fell (they aren’t sure this is the 100% exact location, but this is the best guess).

There is also a civil war monument. That is large pointed stone in the middle of town (near the only redlight). It used to be in the center of the intersection. Route 20 at one point before the Great Depression ran through town. Back then was the heyday.

Sometimes you can see ruins of bungalow motels along route 20. People used to stop and sleep at these places because traveling used to take much more time before the interstate system was built.

]]> By: Photo Hunters #62: High at New York Traveler.net http://newyorktraveler.net/cherry-valley-gorge-and-judds-falls/#comment-180 Photo Hunters #62: High at New York Traveler.net Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:44:32 +0000 http://newyorktraveler.net/cherry-valley-gorge-and-judds-falls/#comment-180 [...] Here we are, high on a hill in Cherry Valley, NY. That’s a view of the Cobleskill Valley below. Read about our visit to the Cherry Valley Gorge here. [...] [...] Here we are, high on a hill in Cherry Valley, NY. That’s a view of the Cobleskill Valley below. Read about our visit to the Cherry Valley Gorge here. [...]

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