Newcomb, New York
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Newcomb is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 436 at the 2010 census.
The Hudson River in Newcomb, a few miles south of its source
Lake Harris in Newcomb
SUNY-ESF Newcomb Campus
Tahawus, New York
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Tahawus was a village in the Town of Newcomb, Essex County, New York, United States. It is now a ghost town situated in the Adirondack Park. Tahawus is located in Essex County within the unpopulated northern area designated to the town of Newcomb. Tahawus was the site of major mining and iron smelting operations in the 19th century. Although standing as recently as 2005, the last mining facilities have since been demolished and removed.
Construction being done on top of the old McIntyre Blast Furnace near Tahawus, New York, as part of stabilization and brush cleaning for restoration of the structure (July 2007)
Flooded quarry lake in Tahawus, New York, southwest of Mt. Marcy, May 2017
Pile of tailings, 1973
Former National Lead Industries mine at Tahawus