Kendrick Dam, Pond, Mill and Ice House

A sawmill was built in 1798 by Pittsfords Woodruff family about 200 yards to the north on Sugar Hollow Brook, a Furnace Brook tributary. The mill was replaced and a dam built c.1870 by the Nourse family. An ice house was added, with ice cut from the impounded waters of the pond and sawdust from the mill for insulating. The name Kendrick Dam and Pond reflects later owners. In 2014 the Town of Pittsford dismantled the dam to mitigate potential flooding and restore the natural flow of this important trout stream. The laid up stone and impounded sediment were removed. Parts of the foundations of the dam, mill, and ice house have been preserved, a testament to the historic uses of Vermonts rivers and streams.