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Clarendon Falls

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This spot is just south of Clarendon’s main intersection at 237 and 31A. It is by a park that was once the site of Farwell's Mills, where Clarendon's first white settler, Eldred Farwell, built the first mills in Clarendon, with a saw mill in 1811 and a grist mill in 1813.

Farwell found his way to Clarendon by accident. He was looking for a lost horse and followed a trail along the bank of Sandy Creek in 1810. He stumbled upon the waterfall and recognized it as a source for powering a mill.

Farwell purchased 210 acres the following year and relocated his wife and five children to the area, and constructed a grist mill.  A mill owner was critical to the survival of the early pioneers, with the mill grinding corn and wheat into flour. 

Farwell was a key leader in the community, serving as town supervisor, the first postmaster and also as a judge.

 

Pets are allowed on a leash and there is an open pavilion with picnic tables and bench next to falls. 

Park and pavilion can be reserved. 


Clarendon Falls

Holley Byron Rd., Clarendon, NY

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Clarendon Falls
Holley Byron Rd.
Clarendon, NY

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