[citation needed] The hamlet is split into two sections divided by the Beaver River, which flows down from the village of Croghan.

554 and Harry and Molly Lewis House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Interface Solutions operates in the former J.P. Lewis Company Mill on the western edge of the hamlet.

Omniafiltra, an Italian-owned filtration paper manufacturer, runs the former Latex Mill in the center of the hamlet.

The plant, completed in 1995, produces power for the New York state energy grid using both natural gas and #2 fuel oil.