Delphi Falls, New York

Delphi Falls, New York is a hamlet in the town of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. There is a current population of 992. It was a prosperous town in the early 19th century. Businesses included a cheese factory, an evaporated milk production facility and a tannery. Union Major General Henry Warner Slocum (1827-1894), an 1852 graduate of the United States Military Academy, and Civil War corps commander, was born near Delphi Falls. Delphi Falls is located southeast of the hamlet. One actually has to cross over into Madison County. Delphi is rich in small water falls dotting the western side of the valley.

Delphi Falls
hamlet
Delphi Falls
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°52′35″N 75°54′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOnondaga
Elevation
948 ft (289 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
zip codes
13051
Area code(s)315
GNIS feature ID970067[1]

Waterfall
Delphi Falls in winter 2018

Delphi Falls is a waterfall located on East Branch Limestone Creek southeast of Delphi Falls, New York and west-southwest of Union, New York. Previously closed to the public, the property was sold to Madison County in 2018.[2] Delphi Falls County Park opened later that year.[3]

gollark: Yes, protons are meant to decay or whatever.
gollark: We may require greater funding.
gollark: If I remember correctly the rotating cylinder is also meant to be infinitely long.
gollark: Remember: never invent time machines or all of earth will go insane.
gollark: You should just add time travel to all your stories, really.

References
  1. "Delphi Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "What would you do with $1.5M? CNY man buys waterfalls, donates them to be parks". syracuse. January 16, 2018.
  3. "New CNY park, waterfalls opens thanks to retired professor". syracuse. August 29, 2018.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.