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Pictorial History of Northampton/Fish House

   Northampton was established in 1762 and was known by the name of Fish House. It acquired its name from Sir William Johnson, who had a fish camp in the area.
    Northampton/Fish House is located on the eastern shore of the Great Sacandaga Lake. In the 1920's, it was decided to dam up the Sacandaga River in an effort to control flooding down state. In 1930, the Conklingville Dam was finished and the Sacandaga Valley was flooded to make the lake. Approxmately half of the town of Fish House was covered with water. There were twelve houses that were moved to higher ground and six houses were torn down. This website is dedicated to educating the public about the history of Fish House/Northampton and its people.
                                                                     WEBSITE UPDATED 12/31/2020
                                                   
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New blog entry, 12/31/2020

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Daily Gazette Article
by Bob Cudmore, July 25, 2020
NNHS NEWSLETTER by Gail Cramer.  
Article on Presbyterian Cemetery

Presbyterian  Cemetery

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Click on the cemetery photo above and it will take you to the Cemetery page on this website.

CEMETERY BIOS
 Next to the old abandoned Presbyterian Church on Route 109 in Fish House is a small cemetery.  The 69 graves date from 1803 - 1862. I am trying to research each gravestone. Click on the link above to read the ones I have done so far. 
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If you are into Facebook, check out the Facebook page: Fish House, NY. 


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     Fish House Before 1920
  The young girl is standing on what was called East Main Street.  We now call it Old Fish House Road.
Behind her, from left to right is: Stead Farmhouse, Fish House Hotel, Smith Store


Two historical tours have been held in Fish House (2009 and 2012) 
Each tour included a power point presentation.
You can see these two slide shows on this website.

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This view is looking down East Main Street toward the village square. The Smith Store is seen on the right. The house on the left was the Sumner House. Both buildings were moved up to Route 110 in preparation of the lake.

More Links to Fish House History

Godfrey Shew Descendents:  http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~godfreyshewfamily/genealogy/​ 
Northampton Cemetery Records: http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/cem-ny-fulton-    northampton-northampton.htm
Northampton's Community Page: http://fulton.nygenweb.net/towns/fulnnorthampton.html
Reservoir History:
http://www.edinburgny.com/ReservoirHistory.html
Northville Library Geneology Page: http://northvillepubliclibrary.weebly.com/genealogy.html
Fish House Community Website: http://FHCC.weebly.com

Letter Boxing

   If you are into letter boxing, there is a series of 8 Fish House letter boxes that you can find.  Each box includes history of this small hamlet.  You can find the clues to the 8 boxes by going to Atlas Quest. Type Fish House NY in the search box and then look through the list of letter boxes for the 8 Fish House History series.  Along with learning some history, you will also be able to enjoy the beautiful Great Sacandaga Lake.
Website owner can be contacted at fishhouse1762@gmail.com
If you have any information or artifacts rearding Fish House history, please consider contacting me, Joanne B.
Please note, the photos on this website have been collected over the years, either by scanning old photos, taking photos of the old photos or newspapers, or finding them on websites. Each photo has a source listed, to the best of my memory. If you have any questions, please email me at the above email address.
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