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Hailesboro Falls

Directions

From the intersection of US 11 and NY 58, take NY 58 southeast for about 1-1/4 mile.  You will come to the Country Club Road.  Take a left and then a right on Main Street and you will see the falls on the left, just upstream and across from the Hailesboro Post Office.

County: St. Lawrence
Town: Fowler
USGS Map: Gouverneur
Waterway: Oswegatchie River
Latitude: N 44° 18' 35"
Longitude: W 75° 26' 40"
Drop: ~ 6'
Type: Slide
Region: NY 58 between Gouverneur and Edwards
Parking: Roadside
Trail type: NA
Length of hike: NA
Difficulty: Easy
Accessibility: Private
Name: Common

Edwards Quadrangle

Waterfall videoTechnically unnamed, these falls are on the Oswegatchie River in the hamlet of Hailesboro.   In addition to the vicinity of the post office, they can also be seen from the other side of the river but please note that the property on both sides of the river are privately owned.  Please respect the owners' privacy. 

The Oswegatchie River drops several times through this stretch and there are a number of power dams on the river.  This tiny waterfall is nestled between two such dams, each of which are probably a quarter of a mile in each direction.

Since it is located in the hamlet of Hailesboro, we have dubbed it that.  Hailesboro was originally spelled Hailesborough when it was settled in the early 1800s.  It was named in honor of General James Haile, a Revolutionary War Army officer.  He was the first landowner in this area and built a sawmill and a grist mill there.  Since the late 1800s, this area has been known for its talc, lead and zinc mining.  Although that industry is a mere image of what it once was, there is still some mining in the area today.

The Oswegatchie River flows into the St. Lawrence River in Ogdensburg, New York.

As a side note, it is known that at one point, there was a Butternut Falls somewhere in this area, but its specific location is still a mystery.  One theory is that it was at the current location of the Talcville Dam.  Others speculate that it was a former name of Hailesboro Falls or the falls at Dodgevillle.

Last update:  October 10, 2016

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