New York author Mary J. Centro has written an intriguing books about the little-known town of Delta, NY. This small Upstate town near Rome, NY, was once a thriving and prosperous area. Unfortunately, New York State decided to evict the landowners when the Barge Canal Corporation chose the town to become the new reservoir.

Centro’s book tells the tale of small-town New York in the early 20th century. Read this article online at the Utica Observer-Dispatch online, here.