Niagara Mohawk and Eagle-Picher: New York Historical Worksite Names
A dated trust record names Niagara Mohawk locations across New York, offering a geographical starting point for reconstructing industrial work histories.
A network remembered by many names
The February 1, 2023 Eagle-Picher Industries Settlement Trust approved-jobsite list includes numerous Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. entries in New York. Its entries use facility or locality names rather than a single statewide listing. That distinction matters: a worker may remember a dam, powerhouse, generating station, feeder, substation, village or contractor rather than the utility’s corporate name.
Locations appearing in the dated trust list
North Country and St. Lawrence Valley
South Edwards (Edwards); Oswegatchie; Eagle (Croghan); Hannawa (Potsdam); Edwards; Taylorville (Croghan); Parishville (Potsdam); Chasm (Malone); Five Falls (Potsdam); Herrings; Norfolk; Heuvelton; Yaleville (Norwood).
Mohawk Valley, Capital Region and Hudson Valley
Johnsonville; Hudson Falls; Schuylerville; Trenton Falls; S. Glen Falls (Glens Falls).
Western and Central New York
Fulton; Waterport; Medina; Oswego.
These are transcribed locality names from the 2023 list, not a comprehensive inventory of Niagara Mohawk facilities. Some entries may refer to facilities whose familiar name differs from the locality shown.
What the list actually tells us
The document is a claims-administration list, not a historical shipping ledger. Its introductory note treats shipyards, petrochemical, power plant, steel and railroad industries differently for product identification in the trust’s claims process. Those criteria should not be confused with proof that a specific Eagle-Picher product was present in a particular building, or that a particular worker encountered it. The list says it is updated monthly; the linked copy is dated February 1, 2023.
Reconstructing a utility work history
Useful distinctions include the employer name at the time, generating versus transmission operations, the specific powerhouse or dam, years worked, maintenance or outage periods, contractor crews, boiler or steam piping, turbine work, and whether a named insulating cement was actually remembered. A facility-name match can guide a records search; it does not complete one.
Original historical record
Eagle-Picher Industries Settlement Trust, Approved Jobsite List, February 1, 2023.
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