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Kensico, New York

Kensico, New York

Residents of Kensico Village were displaced, and all of the buildings in the hamlet incinerated, in 1893. The dam wasn't completed until 1917 due to construction delays.

About this community

Dam
Kensico Dam
River
Bronx River, Byram River
Established
1720
Inundated
1917
Population
200