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RURAL NEW YORK 



are made up of deposits of peat, muck and marl. 

 Through these, streams meander sluggishly in a very 

 winding channel. 



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Fig. 3. Geological map of the State showing the general 

 direction of movement of glacial ice as indicated by 

 striations and the distribution of certain types of 

 glacial formations. 



The course of all streams was changed more or 

 less. Some were sent over the edge of their old val- 

 leys and have cut deep gorges in the rock walls and 

 frequently important waterfalls have been produced 

 that have been the occasion for the location of more 

 than one settlement that has grown into a second or 



