Arena, New York
Arena was one of four hamlets inundated by Downsville Dam, built to create Pepacton Reservoir and provide water to New York City. Today, when water levels are low, one can see some of the sidewalks and foundations of downtown Arena.
About this community
- Established
- 1789
- Inundated
- 1954
- Population
- 261
Archive artifacts
Photos
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Site of the hamlet of Arena 2000When water levels in the Pepacton Reservoir drop, the site of Arena becomes visible. Foundations and remains of sidewalks reveal where the town was.Anna Lehr Mueser -
Hotel in Arena 1941A hotel in the hamlet of Arena, locatd in the East Branch Valley. Arena was inundated to create the Pepacton Reservoir in the 1940s and 1950s.Robert Wyer · Delaware County Historical Association -
Arena bridge 1904The trestle bridge in Arena was built in 1904 and destroyed in 1955 as part of construction for the Pepacton Reservoir.Robert Wyer · Delaware County Historical Association
Sources
- Diane Galusha, Liquid Assets: A History of New York City’s Water System Expanded Edition. Expanded edition (2016).
- “Pepacton General Testimony Exhibits.” 1972. New York City Department of Environmental Protection, DEP Archives.
- WW. Munsell, History of Delaware County, N.Y. With Illustrations, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Some Pioneers and Prominent Residents. (1880).
- https://www.dcnyhistory.org/pepacton-reservoir-area.html.