Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary is a national

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located near Delanson,

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. The district includes six contributing buildings and one contributing structure on a largely wooded, rural tract. It lies in the valley of the Bozenkill and includes a

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along the

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. Located on the property is a two-story frame dwelling built in 1868, a stone dairy house, barns, large stone walls, and an open

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built by the Mohawk Valley Hiking Club. The sanctuary had its beginnings in 1888 when property owner W.W. Christman (1865-1937) and his wife, the former Catherine Bradt, began a winter bird feeding program during the great blizzard of that year. an
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in 1970.

Gallery

File:Christman Sanctuary, Stream.jpg, Following the stream along the trail, around in. File:Christman Sanctuary, Main Waterfall 2.jpg, The main waterfall, about along the trail.

External links

Local Hikes Info

References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Bird sanctuaries of the United States National Register of Historic Places in Schenectady County, New York {{SchenectadyCountyNY-NRHP-stub