History of Vernon NY

Preserving and Sharing Vernon NY's History

Sconondoa Creek

Then and Now – Seneca St Looking East toward Dibble’s

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Before Route 5 was a double lane highway heading east out of Vernon, it was a much simpler, tree-lined road and turnpike. Until the mid-twentieth century, the sidewalk and Seneca Street crossed the Sconondoa Creek independently, with the sidewalk was very much independent of the road. Even today, you can still see that slight separation, […]