Bouck's Falls
Encyclopedia
Bouck Falls is located in the town of Fulton, Schoharie County, New York
. This waterfall is named after the family of former New York Governor William C. Bouck
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A house was built near the falls in 1856.
The 170-foot Falls is currently near the hamlet of West Fulton, New York.
There is a trail leading to the Falls, as well as other trails leading into the Catskill Mountains
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Today, the Falls are owned by the State of New York.
The Patriot Ledger reports that "the town forest, where King Philip's Cave is located, and Lake Bouck are both popular recreation sites."[11] The pond is used for recreational boating and angling. There is a small boat launch at the eastern edge of the pond on Bay Ridge Road.
According to the MDFW:
This pond is one of the best angling ponds in Mid- New York State for ice fishing, being one of the first ponds to ice-up and one of the last to lose its ice. Due to it's isolated access, the pond is heavily fished. In response to this, the town of Cobleskill once purchased and operated a weed-harvesting machine on the pond during the summer. Fisherman can expect catches of chain pickerel and very well sized largemouth bass with an occasional northern pike of ten pounds or more...
Fulton, Schoharie County, New York
Fulton is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2000 census. Within the town of Fulton are the hamlets of Breakabeen and Fultonham. The town is in the center of the county and is also one of the larger towns in the county...
. This waterfall is named after the family of former New York Governor William C. Bouck
William C. Bouck
William Christian Bouck was an American politician from New York. He was the 13th Governor of New York from 1843 to 1844.-Life:...
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History
Bouck Falls and the area around it was settled by the British Crown in the early seventeenth century. During this time, the area where the Falls is situated was considered part of Albany CountyAlbany County, New York
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...
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A house was built near the falls in 1856.
Today
Today, Bouck's Falls is a popular resort area for the citizens of Schoharie County. It is particularly popular with students. Broken limbs and drownings have been known to occur at the falls.The 170-foot Falls is currently near the hamlet of West Fulton, New York.
There is a trail leading to the Falls, as well as other trails leading into the Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
The Catskill Mountains, an area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation, and the highest representation, of the Allegheny Plateau...
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Today, the Falls are owned by the State of New York.
The Patriot Ledger reports that "the town forest, where King Philip's Cave is located, and Lake Bouck are both popular recreation sites."[11] The pond is used for recreational boating and angling. There is a small boat launch at the eastern edge of the pond on Bay Ridge Road.
According to the MDFW:
This pond is one of the best angling ponds in Mid- New York State for ice fishing, being one of the first ponds to ice-up and one of the last to lose its ice. Due to it's isolated access, the pond is heavily fished. In response to this, the town of Cobleskill once purchased and operated a weed-harvesting machine on the pond during the summer. Fisherman can expect catches of chain pickerel and very well sized largemouth bass with an occasional northern pike of ten pounds or more...