11050 Empeyville Road, Florence, NY

About 11050 Empeyville Road

EMPEYVILLE NEW YORK WAS FIRST SETTLED AROUND 1811 TO 1812 WHEN ANTHONY EMPEY, SR MOVED TO THE AREA AND ANTHONY EMPEY JR LAID OUT THE SMALL VILLAGE AND CONSTRUTED AN EARLY SAWMILL CLOSE BY. NOWADAYS THIS RURAL AREA REMAINS UNTOUCHED. THIS CLASSIC FARMHOUSE WHICH IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT HOMES. FEATUERED ON THE PROPERTY IS A NEW 20' BY 30' BARN, 18' BY 24' WORKSHOP, AND A 2ND GARAGE 18' BY 20'. ALONG THE BACK PRIVATE AREA OF THE PROPERTY IS A GAZEBO. THE FARMHOUSE HAS A 1ST FLOOR BEDROOM AND TWO 2ND FLOOR BEDROOMS, LIVING ROOM, EAT-IN KITCHEN, AND ENCLOSED PORCH WITH TWO BUILTIN FLOOR TO CEILING BOOKSHELVES. AN ATTACHED 20' BY 24' GARAGE. ALL THIS ON A 2.7 ACREA LOT. A HEAVILY FORESTED COMMUNITY ON THE EDGE OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU IN ONEIDA COUNTY. A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR FISHERMEN, HIKERS. BIRDWATCHERS, SNOWMOBILLERS, AND ATVERS. WILD AND REMOTE STREAM FISHING BEING DENSELY PACKED WITH PROTECTED TROUT STREAMS. FLORENCE CREEK IS HIGHLY POPULAR FOR BROWN TROUT FISHING. MAD RIVER STATE FOREST SPANS 2,933 ACRES IN TOWN WITH SEVERAL STREAMS, WETLANDS, AND WATER-QUALITY PROTECTION ZONES. THE TOWN OF FLORENCE IS NOTED FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES OF GROOMED SNOWMOBILE TRAILS RUNNING THROUGH FLORENCE HILL STATE FOREST AND BIG BROOK STATE FOREST. FALLBROOK STATE FOREST FEATURES DASSBAKER AND BLAKE PONDS WHICH IS KNOWN TO SUPPORT WARM-WATER FISH SPECIES AND IS ACCESSIBLE VIA FOREST ACCESS ROADS. THE STATE FOREST 46-CORNERS MANAGEMENT AREA FEATURES FOUR SECLUDED PONDS, WHICH ARE EXCELLENT FOR BIRDWATCHING, WILDLIFE SPOTTING, AND REMOTE QUIET PADDLING. OVERALL, FLORENCE IS A PRIME DESTINATION FOR WILDERNESS HIKING AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. THE AREA IS HEAVILY DEFINED BY ITS DENSE, ROLING STATE FORESTS, FEATURING A MIX OF TRANQUIL WOODLAND TRAILS. SNOWMOBILE/ATV PATHS AND NEARBY STREAMS AND PONDS. THE PROPERTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SUBDIVIDED FROM A LARGER PARCIL OF PROPERTY SO PROPERTY TAXES ARE NOT KNOWN FOR THIS PART OF THE PROPERTY

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