TOWN OF DAVENPORT
Crazy Acres Campground
The town of Davenport was formed in 1817 and is named after an early settler, John Davenport, who also became the first town supervisor. It is located in the northern part of the county. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 51.9 square miles and a 2010 Census population of 2,774 people. The town includes hamlets of Butts Corners, Davenport, Davenport Center, Fergusonville, Hoseaville, West Davenport, and Pindars Corners.
History
The Charlotte Turnpike was completed in 1834 having been built by a stock company. Its twenty miles replaced the wagon tracks and spurred on commerce. Salesmen carried new products and ideas to and from the cities to the hinterland.
The hamlet of Davenport grew rapidly after the coming of the turnpike. It had two hotels, one printing office, four dry goods and grocery stores, one hardware store, one jewelry store, three harness shops, one grist mill, one sawmill, three cooper shops, two blacksmiths and two shoe shops.
Davenport Center is on the south side of the Charlotte River at the mouth of the Kortright Creek. The hamlet had three hotels, three grocery stores, one tannery, three sawmills, one shingle mill, one sash and blind factory, two cooper shops, one wagon shop, one blacksmith, one shoe shop, and one furniture manufactory.
In the western part of the town West Davenport is near Otsego County on the north side of the Charlotte River. It had two churches, a hotel, a store, one grist mill, one sawmill, one woolen mill, one plaster mill, one blacksmith shop, one harness shop, and three cooper shops.
For several years the Ulster & Delaware Railroad transported fluid milk and eggs to New York City and returned with tourists who came to notable boarding houses to escape the summer heat of New York City.
Contact Information
Town Hall
11790 State Hwy 23
Davenport Center
607.278.5600
Points of Interest
Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch
Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Sanctuary
52 Grange Hall Road Spur, Oneonta
https://doas.us/research/franklin-mountain-hawkwatch
Robert V. Riddell State Park
Accessible off NY 28, north of I-88 from Riddell Road
https://parks.ny.gov/parks/18/details.aspx
Emmons Pond Bog
White Hill Road
https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/eny-emmons-pond-bog
Fishing Access
Charlotte Creek
https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/pfrcharlotte.pdf
Schools
Charlotte Valley Central School
15611 State Hwy 23, Davenport
https://www.charlottevalleycs.org
Oneonta School District
331 Center Street, Oneonta
Franklin Central School District
26 Institute Street, Franklin
Churches
Charlotte Valley Presbyterian Church
15673 NYS Route 23, Davenport
Davenport United Methodist Church
15696 NYS Route 23, Davenport
https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/church/?id=15030
West Davenport United Methodist Church
1115 County Route, West Davenport
https://www.unyumc.org/resources/church/west-davenport-umc
Southside Wesleyan Church
5300 State Hwy 23, Oneonta
http://www.southsidewesleyanny.org
West Davenport Free Baptist Church
211 Charlotte Creek Road, Oneonta
https://www.facebook.com/West-Davenport-Free-Baptist-Church-1760379167356535
