Tahawus
Tahawus was a village in the Town of Newcomb, Essex County, New York, United States. It is now a ghost town situated in the Adirondack Park. Tahawus is located in Essex County within the unpopulated northern area designated to the town of Newcomb.
Photo: Petersent, Public domain.- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lower Works”, “Sanford Mines”, “Tahawa”, “Tahawas”, “Tahawus, New York”, and “Tahawus, NY”
Tahawus
- Categories: ghost town, unincorporated community, and historic site
- Location: Town of Newcomb, Essex, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.05061° or 44° 3′ 2″ north
Longitude
-74.05098° or 74° 3′ 4″ west
Elevation
1,765 feet (538 metres)
Open location code
87P73W2X+6J
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From German to Irish—“Tahawus” goes by many names.
- German: “Tahawus”
- Irish: “Tahawus”
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