Amawalk Real Estate Somers Westchester
New York
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philip@855westchester.comAmawalk, New York - Amawalk is
a community located in Westchester
County New York. Amawalk is one of
five communities in the Town of
Somers. The other communities are
Baldwin Place, Granite Springs,
Lincolndale, and Shenorock. The Town
of Somers is located in the northern
part of Westchester County, NY.
Amawalk Zip Code is 10589.
The Somers Central School District
is located at 250 Route 202, Somers,
NY 10589.
Primrose and the High School share a
campus; the Intermediate and Middle
Schools share a campus; and the
District Office is at Bailey Court.
The Somers Central School District is
comprised of the following schools:
Primrose Elementary School in
Lincolndale (914) 248-8888
Somers Intermediate School in
Lincolndale (914) 277-4344
Somers Middle School in Somers (914)
277-3399
Somers High School in Lincolndale
(914) 248-8585
Amawalk's elevation is 413 feet above
sea level. Amawalk appears on the
Mohegan Lake U.S. Geological Survey
Map.
The Amawalk Reservoir is a
small reservoir in central-northern
Westchester County, New York. It is
located at the intersection of U.S.
Route 202 and New York State Route 35
in the town of Somers, and is over 32
miles north of New York City. It was
formed by impounding the middle of the
Muscoot River, one of the tributaries
of the Croton River. This reservoir
was put into service in 1897, and was
named after the small community of
Amawalk, NY, which was inundated by
the reservoir, and relocated near the
dam.
The reservoir is one of the smaller
reservoirs in NYC's water supply
system. It is only about 3 miles long.
It only holds about 6.7 billion
gallons of water at full capacity, and
has a drainage basin of 20 square
miles.
Water which is either released or
spilled out of Amawalk Reservoir flows
south in the Muscoot River and
eventually enters the Muscoot
Reservoir, and then flows into the New
Croton Reservoir. The water enters the
New Croton Aqueduct, which sends water
to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the
Bronx, where the water is distributed
to the Bronx and to northern
Manhattan. On average, the New Croton
Aqueduct delivers 10% of New York
City's drinking water. The water that
doesn't enter the New Croton Aqueduct
will flow into the Hudson River at
Croton Point.
Somers New York History -
Somers was originally occupied by the
Kitchawanks who belonged to the
Mohegan tribe of the Algonquin nation.
The Kitchawanks called the land
Amapaugh, meaning “fresh water fish.”
Settlement in Somers began in 1700.
The town was originally named
Stephentown. However, a town by the
same name already existed in
Rensselaer County. This lead to the
name being changed to Somerstown and
in 1808 to Town of Somers.
The railroad developed in the 1840’s
and bypassed Somers. This caused a
decline in the rate of growth of
Somers over the next hundred years.
However, the presence of the railroad
in nearby communities allowed for a
shift from agriculture towards dairy
production and fruit growing. Industry
continued to thrive, with grist,
paper, saw and clothing mills
operating in the area. Between 1890
and 1910, the Croton and Muscoot
Rivers were flooded to create the New
York City Reservoir system, thereby
changing the local landscape
considerably.
After World War II the rolling
hillside country attracted weekenders
from New York City. The construction
of I-684 in the mid-70’s facilitated
additional residential and commercial
development. IBM and Pepsico built
office complexes in the 1980’s. Today,
numerous 19th century historic
buildings remain including Mount Zion
Church (1794) and the Wright-Reis
Homestead (1867). The Somers
Historical Society oversees these
properties and makes them available
for public visitation several times a
year.
Somers is located in the northern part
of Westchester County. Somers is
comprised of the following communities
of Amawalk, Baldwin Place, Granite
Springs, Heritage Hills, Lincolndale,
Shenorock and Somers.
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* Wikipedia Info
The reservoir is one of the smaller
reservoirs in NYC's water supply
system. It is only about 3 miles long.
It only holds about 6.7 billion
gallons of water at full capacity, and
has a drainage basin of 20 square
miles.