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The Town of Augusta is located in the Southwest corner of Oneida County and covers about 27 square miles. Much of the town, centers around and drains into the Sconondoa Creek, which then in turn, flows northward into the Oneida River drainage basin.
The Town contains two hamlets Augusta and Knoxboro and one village, Oriskany Falls. Both hamlets flourished until the First World War. Knoxboro as the site of a lock company, a creamery and pea canning company. Hops used in the brewing of beer, was the major crop until 1911 when a mold developed in the hops crop , necessitating sulphur treatments for the soil, making hops growing quite expensive. Hops soon phased out as a local agricultural crop. While local industries have long since phased out in the hamlets, the town economy is presently based on relatively specialize prosperous dairy farms, which have evolved over the years.
Please see below for a look into the past with some historic photos of the area!
Our History Gallery
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Knoxboro NY Canning Co
Knoxboro NY Canning Co. 1903
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Train Wreck in Oriskany Falls
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Old Train Depot near the O&W tracks. Old wooden Mill in background
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Train Wreck in Oriskany Falls
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Portion of the "Mile Long Trestle" 1880
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June 11, 1917 Flood damage to the O&W Railroad track.
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O&W Railroad Station in Oriskany Falls
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Interior of O&W Railroad Station in Oriskany Falls. 1920
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Wooden Railroad Trestle
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Oriskany Falls Railroad Station that was moved across the street and made into a family home in 1911. New station was built that summer.
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Oriskany Falls looking toward the old Railroad Trestle. Catholic Church on Madison Street in background.
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Wooden Railroad Trestle
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O&W Railroad in 1912
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Train Wreck
Knoxboro NY Canning Co. 1903
Train Wreck in Oriskany Falls
Old Train Depot near the O&W tracks. Old wooden Mill in background
Train Wreck in Oriskany Falls
Portion of the "Mile Long Trestle" 1880
June 11, 1917 Flood damage to the O&W Railroad track.
O&W Railroad Station in Oriskany Falls
Interior of O&W Railroad Station in Oriskany Falls. 1920
Wooden Railroad Trestle
Oriskany Falls Railroad Station that was moved across the street and made into a family home in 1911. New station was built that summer.
Oriskany Falls looking toward the old Railroad Trestle. Catholic Church on Madison Street in background.
Wooden Railroad Trestle
O&W Railroad in 1912
Train Wreck