Saturday, March 19, 2016

Denley NY

What do we know about Denley?


  • Was the home of Thomas and Ellen Dwyer Walsh - our second great grandparents
  • Located a few miles south of Port Leyden
  • Was named Hulbertville before the name was changed to Denley (at least up to 1905)
  • The Denley dam is located here
  • The Denley Rd comes out right in this area (connects Rt. 12 and 12D)
  • The area is no longer called Denley (no town here)
  • There is a canal lock (Black River Canal) in this area that our family used to tend
  • There was a train wreck here - 1908 
  • Denley had a train station
  • Denley is Leyden rearranged (first three letters moved to the back)

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