| Directions
On NY 58, a little over 1-1/4 miles southeast of
Gouverneur from the intersection of US 11 and route 58,
you will come to the Country Club Road. Take a left
and then a right on Main Street and you will see the falls
on the left, just upstream
and across from the Hailesboro Post Office. |
| County: |
St. Lawrence |
| Town: |
Fowler |
| USGS Map: |
Gouverneur |
| Waterway: |
Oswegatchie River |
| Latitude: |
N 44.30968o |
| Longitude: |
W 75.44436o |
| Drop: |
~ 6' |
| Type: |
Slide |
| Region: |
NY 58 between
Gouverneur and Edwards |
| Parking: |
Roadside |
| Trail type: |
NA |
| Length of hike: |
NA |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Accessibility: |
Private |
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Technically unnamed, these falls are on the Oswegatchie River in the
hamlet of Hailesboro. In addition to the vicinity of
the post office, they can also be seen from the other side of the
river but please note that the property on both sides of the river
are privately owned. Please respect the owners'
privacy.
The Oswegatchie River drops several times through this stretch
and there are a number of power dams on the river. This tiny waterfall is nestled
between two such dams, each of which are probably a quarter of a
mile in each direction.
Since it is located in the hamlet of Hailesboro, we have dubbed
it that. Hailesboro was originally spelled Hailesborough when
it was settled in the early 1800s. It was named in honor of
General James Haile, a Revolutionary War Army officer. He
was the first landowner in this area and built a sawmill and a
grist mill there. Since the late 1800s, this area has been
known for its talc, lead and zinc mining. Although that
industry is a mere image of what it once was, there is still some
mining in the area today.
The Oswegatchie River flows into the St. Lawrence River in
Ogdensburg, New York.
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