Editing Lake Mohawk, New Jersey (section)

==Lake==
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 | name = Lake Mohawk
 | image = Lake Mohawk, Sussex County, NJ - lake shore view.jpg
 | alt = View of Lake Mohawk shore line
 | caption = Lake shore view
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 | location = [[Sussex County, New Jersey]]
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 | lake_type = [[Reservoir]]
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 | outflow = [[Wallkill River]]
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 | pushpin_map_alt = Lake Mohawk in Sussex County
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 | area = {{convert|800|acre|abbr=on}}
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 | elevation = {{convert|725|ft|abbr=on}}
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'''Lake Mohawk''' is an {{convert|800|acre|adj=on}} reservoir located primarily in [[Sparta Township, New Jersey|Sparta Township]] and extending into [[Byram Township, New Jersey|Byram Township]] of [[Sussex County, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://lakemohawkpf.org/about-us/ |publisher=Lake Mohawk Preservation Foundation}}</ref> It is the source of the [[Wallkill River]], which then flows north to [[Rondout Creek]] in [[New York (state)|New York]]. In 1924, the Arthur D. Crane Company acquired {{convert|2,600|acres}} of land at the headwaters of the river. This area was previously known as "Brogden's Meadow."<ref>{{cite web |title=Lecture on Lake Mohawk |url=http://www.sussexhistory.org/event/lecture-on-lake-mohawk/ |publisher=[[Sussex County Historical Society (New Jersey)|Sussex County Historical Society]]}}</ref> A 600-foot [[dam]] on the Wallkill River was begun in 1926. The lake was filled in 1928. The dam was privately constructed by the developers Arthur D. Crane and Herbert L. Closs. They controlled the development, sales, and rentals of the entire community.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lake Mohawk Memorial |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=71024 |author=Lake Mohawk Country Club |publisher=[[Historical Marker Database]]}}</ref>

Soon after the construction of the lake, in the mid- to late 1930s, one of the architects was staying with his family in a [[seaplane]] on the lake. A fire broke out on the seaplane. While they escaped by boat, the plane sank to the bottom of the lake. In the late 1990s an Italian team attempted [[Marine salvage|salvage]], but according to their reports, the wreck was too deteriorated to be recovered.