Hi Dick... Yes, I think the Erie freight station was at the corner (or the end?) of Railroad Ave. and Cohocton St. After looking at the Sanborn map that you sent to me, I suspect that the street occupies the right of way of the spur that went on the town side of the passenger station and freight station. As for "Cohocton", somewhere along the line, the "n" was dropped I guess. The Feds, specifically the USGS, show the river and the street spelled without the "n". I don't think I have ever seen a map or sign that spelled it with the "n". Granted, even USGS maps contain copyright errors, but it doesn't seem that every map would have the same error. - -pat moore - -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Dick Honeyman" <hmanrr_@_rochester.rr.com> > > One additional tidbit - The street, (like the river, as Michael spelled it) > is "Conhocton" - although the original spelling is often replaced by > Cohocton - even Mapquest shows it as "Cohocton". I haven't looked at the > street sign there now, but historically it was Conhocton St. > > Also of interest - in the early days (1800's) there were tracks on the > "street side" of both the freight house and the passenger station. It's not > clear there was a street per se where Conhocton is now. Access to the > freight house would appear to have been from Railroad Ave. and the passenger > station from Cameron St. > > Dick Honeyman > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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