Old Blenheim Bridge was erected in 1854-1855 by famed bridge builder Nicholas Montgomery Powers, who was born in Pittsford, Vermont, on August 30, 1817, and died in Clarendon, Vermont, in 1897. Built for the Blenheim Bridge Company, the 232-foot bridge was the longest covered single-span wooden bridge in the world and served as a toll bridge for many years. Not far from the bridge, the Tory William Beacraft was whipped to death by his infuriated neighbors after the Revolution and was buried where he fell. The bridge later came under the custody of Schoharie County.