Coles Mills, New York
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Coles Mills was a grist mill and small hamlet on the West Branch of the Croton River in Kent, New York. One of the first settlements in the Southern Precinct of Dutchess County, now Putnam County, in
Cole's Mills USGS circa 1888
Cole's Mills site in 2020 at the Northwest point of the West Branch Reservoir
Historical Marker placed by the Kent Historical Society July 6, 2023
Croton River
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The Croton River is a river in southern New York with a watershed area of 361 square miles, and three principal tributaries: the West Branch, Middle Branch, and East Branch. Their waters, all part of
The Croton River is part of the New York City water supply system, the flow of its three branches are collected at the New Croton Reservoir. Pictured, New Croton Dam
Croton River as it flows away from Croton Dam