Shavertown, New York

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Shavertown was a hamlet in Delaware County, New York. It was sacrificed and laid under water with the construction of the Pepacton Reservoir in 1954. Shavertown had a few hundred inhabitants, mostly reliant on the town's timber industry. Acid factories in Shavertown produced wood alcohol and other chemicals. The Delaware and Eastern Railroad ran through the town. [1]

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References

  1. Gareth Hanrahan, Arkham Detetive Tales Extended Edition, page 19, 2010, Pelgrane Press

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