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Village Reservoir


The village of Morris Reservoir provided flood protection and a steady drinking water supply. Take a few minutes to read the description of the reservoir and water system funded by Dr. Lewis Rutherfurd Morris in the attached page of The Morris Chronicle from April 22, 1914.


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Aerial view of reservoir in 1937.

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Image icon Village-Reservoir-postcard-back.jpg428.56 KB
Image icon Reservoir-in-1937-aerial.png230.95 KB
Image icon Full aerial photo that provided detail of reservoir.343.44 KB
PDF icon An early reservoir on Church St -- but not high enough to serve High St.650.95 KB
PDF icon Good luck, low iron prices.977.42 KB
PDF icon The trials of the first attempts at a reservoir in the 1890s.766.01 KB
PDF icon Completion of the first reservoir in 1895801.89 KB
PDF icon Jan 28, 1914 Land Secured for the New Reservoir.671.3 KB
PDF icon Read the description of the improved reservoir and water system from 1914728.84 KB
PDF icon Dec 1914, Completion of the current reservoir and water works.778.74 KB
PDF icon Laws to protect the quality of the water were enacted as detailed here.691.12 KB
PDF icon Before and after WWII there were plans to dam streams in Otsego County to protect Binghamton from floods.626.38 KB