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233 Pony Ln
New York, NY 13365
(718) 779-5567
Moss Island is an island in Little Falls, New York, located between the Mohawk River and the New York State Barge Canal. It is composed of an igneous intrusion of syenite, and became an island when canal locks were built so boats could avoid the 40ft falls. It is known for its large 40- deep potholes as well as being popular with local rock climbers. It was declared a National Natural Landmark in 1976. Efforts by the local community to turn Moss Island into a New York State Park were begun in 2008.DescriptionMoss Island is long and wide. It is bordered by the Mohawk River on the north and the New York State Barge Canal to the south. It is covered in dwarf oak trees. Glacial striations are visible in some places. The southern cliff at its highest point is tall. The cliff has an adjacent road and spans about three-quarters of the island.GeologyThe cliffs of Moss Island are composed of metasyenite. Syenite is an igneous rock, similar to granite, composed of crystals of quartz (SiO2), alkali feldspar (a continuous mixture from KAlSi3O8 to NaAlSi3O8), and plagioclase feldspar (a mixture from CaAl2Si2O8 to NaAlSi3O8), with small quantities of muscovite (common, white or potash mica), biotitic (black mica, an iron rich version of muscovite), and hornblende (a black to dark green crystal mixture of calcium-iron-magnesium silicate, aluminum-iron-magnesium silicate and iron-magnesium silicate). The prefix "meta-" indicates that metasyenite is a metamorphic rock. After forming as an igneous rock, the syenite was subject to massive heat and pressure, which caused the minerals to rearrange, but not melt.
Herkimer County Trust Company Building is a historic bank building located at Little Falls, New York in Herkimer County, New York. It was built in 1833 and is a three-by-two-bay rectangular structure built of cut stone and broken range masonry. It features a portico supported by four Ionic order stone columns and gable roof in the Greek Revival style. It housed the Herkimer County Bank/Herkimer County Trust Company until 1917.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
James Sanders House is a historic home located at Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York. The house is a two-story, gable roofed brick residence, five bays long and two bays wide originally constructed in 1827. It consists of a rectangular main block with a two-story brick rear wing. It features a center hall plan and Federal style decorative elements. Also on the property are a frame, gable roofed carriage barn and garage/agricultural equipment barn. James Sanders was a local building contractor who also built a number of mills, residences, and civic buildings including the original Little Falls Academy.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It is located in the Little Falls Historic District.