Luke Chute is the site of an early mill that
harnessed river power. About 1815, Luke Emerson
and Samuel White built a dam part way across
the river. This created a rapid between the shore
and the end of the dam, the chute. Here they
construct…
Waterford Township was organized in 1790. The "Donation Grant" of 1792 to Rufus Putnam stipulated the "Peninsula" was to be the community of Waterford. It was laid out in 3 acre lots, first owned by the Devol Family and later s…