126 Account of a Remarkable Storm. 
the point of land, formed by the junction of that streain 
and the Hudson. The principal buildings are situated along 
Main-Street, which commences about a quarter of a mile 
from the Hudson, and lies on the east side of the creek, to 
which it isina good degree parallel, throughout its whole 
course. Several dwelling houses, stores, and other build- 
ings, are situated on Water-Street, nearer to the creek ; 
and several on the hill, east of Main-Street; and others 
elsewhere. There are a number of streets, and lanes, which 
intersect these streets at right angles, and pass to the creek. 
The hill rises abruptly to the height of about one hun- 
dred and fifty feet. Main-Street is estimated to be about 
thirty or forty feet above low water mark. 
From the point of land formed by the junction of the 
Hudson and Catskill, a wharf has been extended, about 
one fourth of a mile, to a small island, in the Hudson, 
formed by the opposing currents of the two streams. To 
the south end of this island there have been considerable 
additions of made land. The whole of this ground is now 
called the Poimt. On it several dwelling houses, stores, 
and other buildings, have been erected. 
At the north end of Main-Street the CatskiJl and Sus- 
quehannah turnpike commences, and’runs in a W. N. W 
course about eighty-eight miles, to the Susquehannah river. 
From two to two and a half miles from the Point, is situated 
along this road, the small village of Jefferson. About two 
miles further, on the same road, is the village of Madison ; 
and two miles beyond Woolcott’s mills. 
The village of Jefferson is built on an elevated plain, ly- 
ing on the north side of the creek, and is about three fourths 
ofa mile in length, and nearly halfa mile in breadth. The 
land rises abruptly from the interval, which borders the creek, 
to the height of about one hundredand fifty feet. The margin 
of this plain, or hill, which faces the Southeast, was probably 
in antient times, the border of alake, which at some remote 
period burst its barriers, and emptied its waters into the 
Hudson. At Madison there was a large lake, the banks of 
which are distinctly visible, at a considerable distance, and 
strikingly so from the south end of Schuneman’s mountain. 
The dam existed at the mill seat of the late Ira Day, Esq. 
