Watauga Falls, Delhi NY, The Garden Spot of the Catskill
Delhi, Delaware County
Vintage postcard of Watauga Falls at Delhi in Delaware County, New York. There is no publisher listed on the postcard. It was never mailed.
Watauga Falls are located in a small glen on Falls Creek near its junction with the West Branch of the Delaware. They are about one-mile northeast of the village of Delhi near the intersection of Route 28 and Falls Mills Road. Although they were once accessible the falls are now located on private property.
The village of Delhi website highlights how the region earned its reputation as the “Garden Spot of the Catskills”: “Due to the majestic presence of the Catskill Mountains, the intriguing presence of babbling brooks that flow through the mystical valleys created by these mountains and the delightful presence of flora and fauna indigenous to the topography of this rural area, Delaware County exudes a sense of peaceful and tranquil beauty unsurpassed by other areas of our country. So sensuous is the magnificence of this area, an early postcard producer developed a series of postcards photographically depicting the local area as “Delhi – The Garden Spot of the Catskills.”
