Tub Mill Falls

I answer the silent Siren call of waterfalls. I stumble upon them even when I'm not looking for them. There is one in Downsville, New York - a mini-town immediately downstream of the Pepacton Reservoir - called Tub Mills Falls.

An early settler by the name of William Rose, was the first to harness Tub Mills Falls water to power a mill. A sordid tale of the family's beginnings includes a mother that sent her son, who escaped from Native American captors, away from home lest he be tracked and the whole family placed in peril. The tale continues with William Rose Jr. walking the distance from Canada to Downsville following his discharge from military service after being forced to join the British Army.

The falls are a stop on Colchester Historical Society's interpretive history trail. There is a parking area just south of the historical marker.

 

* Lillian Browne works as a newspaper and travel magazine editor to fund her adventure habit - which she indulges every chance she gets. She is exploring the world around her, one step at a time, with her dog - Charlie. Follow her on Instagram or on Twitter @browneinwalton