Crooked Lake Outlet Historic District

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Crooked Lake Outlet Historic District
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Main Street Bridge over Keuka Lake Outlet in Penn Yan.
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Location Torrey, New York, between Penn Yan and Dresden
Coordinates 42°40′37″N76°57′49″W / 42.67694°N 76.96361°W / 42.67694; -76.96361 Coordinates: 42°40′37″N76°57′49″W / 42.67694°N 76.96361°W / 42.67694; -76.96361
Area300 acres (120 ha)
MPS Yates County MPS
NRHP reference No. 95001545 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 19, 1996

Crooked Lake Outlet Historic District is a national historic district located near Penn Yan in Yates County, New York. The district is located along a seven-mile recreational trail (the Keuka Lake Outlet Trail) that parallels the Keuka Lake Outlet. The district includes several mill sites along the gorge. It also includes nine areas that contain surface and subsurface archaeological remains. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-01.Note: This includes M. Lisa Spaulding (July 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Crooked Lake Outlet Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying 36 photographs