1900 -Gena Clements Rerouted Creek
Sawmill clogs up main creek bed at point where old road crossing has a raised dike across the flood plain in this
section. Gena Clements cut ditch
across top of old road bed and
changed course of the creek.
Testimony from
The Woody vs Abrams Case
“that the ditch which Mr. Clements had cut was 30 yards long, - Warrenton Butler
“he knew that Mr. Gena Clements cut
a ditch in the corner of
Ridge Woods to throw water back on Blakes;” - V. W. Fox
“that the creek filled up and
stopped running before Gena Clements
had ditch cut;…that the old creek split, and some went through the black land on Pampatike Farm and Clements had a ditch cut to turn the water towards the corner of the Max Spring Pond; “ - Willie Allen