Flint Creek (New York)
History
The creek was known by the Iroquois as Ax-o-quent-a or Ah-ta-gweh-da-ga, the latter name being translated as "flint stone", with its origins in the Cayuga or Seneca dialect.
The hamlet of Gorham was built in the early 1800s around Flint Creek, with several mills using the creek for power.
A very large area of muckland used for vegetable crop farming was created by clearing and draining a swamp along Flint Creek located in the town of Potter. Flint Creek flows through the middle of the area and is used for irrigation. The largest portion of this muckland is run by Torrey Farms of Elba.
Recreation
A part of Flint Creek known as Phelps Run is used for whitewater rafting and kayaking and has class II, III, and IV rapids. The run is three miles (4.8 km) long and has an average gradient of 50 feet per mile (9.5 m/km).
References
- ^ "Flint Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-4047-5155-2. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "History of the Town Of Gorham". Town Of Gorham Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ "New York Whitewater – Flint Creek". Riverfacts.com. Stratus-Pikpuk, Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2016.