Stockport Falls takes its name from the small town in Columbia County where you'll find the falls. You'll be able to see the lower set of falls from the roadside which is fortunate because the properties on each side of the creek are well posted. You'll also see part of the upper falls as well but unless the adjacent landowners grant permission you'll have to be satisfied with the view of them from the road. GPS 42.313710 -73.741899.
Of the six falls I visited on that day, this was one of the two that did not have a dam built atop the falls.
I took this picture on a rainy day after several days of heavy rains that produced flooding in some areas. I think it would be worth another visit when the water is more clear and a bit lower to better see the character of the falls. And who knows? Perhaps then the adjacent landowners might be home to ask about seeing the upper falls...
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A map from 1873 shows this falls was dammed and a gristmill (owned by Phillips and Finkle) was on the southern bank.
A map from 1888 shows the mill was then owned by "Rossman and Phillipp".
"Rossman and Phillipp" may have been Allen Rossman and Peter Philips of the Philip's Spiral Corn Husker Company incorporated on January 23, 1871, with starting capitol of $100,000.
The company went out of business in 1921.
The map denotes a gristmill, so maybe this was a side-business, or the maps are incorrect and this was a machining shop for creating Philip's Husker machines
An advertisement for Philip's brand of husking machines reads:
From the The Journal of the New York State Agricultural Society:
A map from 1888 shows the mill was then owned by "Rossman and Phillipp".
"Rossman and Phillipp" may have been Allen Rossman and Peter Philips of the Philip's Spiral Corn Husker Company incorporated on January 23, 1871, with starting capitol of $100,000.
The company went out of business in 1921.
The map denotes a gristmill, so maybe this was a side-business, or the maps are incorrect and this was a machining shop for creating Philip's Husker machines
An advertisement for Philip's brand of husking machines reads:
Here's a pic of an illustrated adPhilip's Spiral Corn
Husking Machine
does its work thoroughly--stripping every ear and nubbing, large or small, completely of husks and silk. Any ordinary two-horse power is sufficient to operate the machine, which is capable of husking 60 bushels per hour. No farmer can afford to do without it. For Circulars or further information, Address Peter Philip, President, Stockport, N. Y., or the Company, Hudson, N. Y.
From the The Journal of the New York State Agricultural Society:
