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Debar Pond is a 1100-acre pond in the town of Duane, It was named after John Debar, a Canadian trapper who discovered it on a hunting trip in 1817. The pond sits between Debar Mountain and Baldface Mountain.

It is the site of Debar Pond Lodge, a camp designed by William G. Distin and built about 1940. The main lodge is a two-story, Rustic style building of light-frame construction with an exterior veneer of half and full round logs. In the 1880s, German-born brewer Robert Schroeder had established an extensive hop-growing operation on 300-acres near the pond and built a lavish 60-room mansion there; after his bankruptcy, the estate fell to ruin.

The Tekene Branch, built in 1896 by the Kinsley Lumber Company ran west from the New York Central line at Tekene Junction 4.4 miles and then north another 2.5 miles to the south end of Debar Pond.

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-[[File:Debar%20Pond.jpg|right|thumb||Debar Pond, looking south-west from the north end of the pond.  Baldface Mountain at left.]]'''Debar Pond''' <span class="aCOpRe"><span>is a 1100-acre pond in the town of Duane, It was named after John Debar, a Canadian trapper who discovered it on a hunting trip in 1817.  The pond sits between [[Debar%20Mountain|Debar Mountain]] and Baldface Mountain.
+[[File:Debar Pond.jpg|thumb|Debar Pond, looking south-west from the north end of the pond.  Baldface Mountain at left.|700x700px]]
+'''Debar Pond''' is a 1100-acre pond in the town of Duane, It was named after John Debar, a Canadian trapper who discovered it on a hunting trip in 1817.  The pond sits between [[Debar Mountain]] and Baldface Mountain.
-<span class="aCOpRe"><span>It is the site of [[Debar%20Pond%20Lodge|Debar Pond Lodge]], a camp designed by [[William%20G.%20Distin%2C%20Sr.|William G. Distin]] and built about 1940. The main lodge is a two-story, Rustic style building of light-frame construction with an exterior veneer of half and full round logs.  In the 1880s, <span>German-born brewer Robert Schroeder had <span>established an extensive hop-growing operation on 300-acres near the pond and built<span> a lavish 60-room mansion there; after his bankruptcy, the estate fell to ruin.
+It is the site of [[Wikipedia:Debar Pond Lodge|Debar Pond Lodge]], a camp designed by [[William G. Distin]] and built about 1940. The main lodge is a two-story, Rustic style building of light-frame construction with an exterior veneer of half and full round logs.  In the 1880s, German-born brewer Robert Schroeder had established an extensive hop-growing operation on 300-acres near the pond and built a lavish 60-room mansion there; after his bankruptcy, the estate fell to ruin.
-[[File:Loon%20Lake%20detail%2C%201908.jpg|left|]]Debar Pond just left of center<br>1908 USGS Loon Lake quadrant[[File:Debar%20Lodge.jpg|right|thumb||Debar Pond Lodge, looking south.]]The [[Tekene%20Branch|Tekene Branch]], built in 1896 by the [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Kinsley_Lumber_Company|Kinsley Lumber Company,]] ran west from the [[New%20York%20Central|New York Central]] line at [[Tekene%20Junction|Tekene Junction]] 4.4 miles and then north another 2.5 miles to the south end of Debar Pond.
+[[File:Debar Lodge.jpg|thumb|Debar Pond Lodge, looking south.|700x700px]]
+[[File:Loon Lake detail, 1908.jpg|Debar Pond just left of center<br>1908 USGS Loon Lake quadrant|1000x1000px|right]]
+The [[Tekene Branch]], built in 1896 by the [[Kinsley Lumber Company]] ran west from the [[New York Central]] line at [[Tekene Junction]] 4.4 miles and then north another 2.5 miles to the south end of Debar Pond.