Grand Gorge is a
hamlet
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in the town of
Roxbury,
Delaware County,
New York
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, United States. Grand Gorge has a
post office
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with the
ZIP code 12434. It was the location of the
Grand Gorge Railroad Station before the railroad station was torn down.
History
The hamlet was originally named Moresville after the More family, who were the first Europeans to settle there. John and Betty Taylor More emigrated from
Scotland
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in 1772 and first settled near what is now
Hobart
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. After being driven south to
Catskill by raids during the
American Revolution
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, the Mores returned north in 1786 and traded their original
land claim
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for one in present-day Grand Gorge.
The family settled in the area and John More opened a tavern in their home. The tavern was at a
crossroads and made a convenient stopping point, bringing them success and a reliable income. John and Betty More had eight children;
John T., Robert, Alexander, Jonas, Jean, James, David, and Edward More. The descendants of the family formed the
John More Association in 1890, which continues to hold reunions in nearby
Roxbury every five years.
The
Ulster & Delaware Railroad first reached the settlement in 1872, and in 1874 residents voted to change the community's name to Grand Gorge in order to stop mix-ups with mail meant for places like
Morrisville,
Mohrsville, and
Moorestown.
Demographics
As of the
2000 Census, Grand Gorge had a population of 663.
The community was not listed as a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in 2010 and therefore did not have population statistics gathered separately from its parent town of Roxbury.
References
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Delaware County, New York
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