After several years of failing to pass, the Chemung Canal bill ... to explore the route. G.B. Baldwin and Thomas Maxwell headed the local groups. On Sunday, July 4, 1830, Elmira’s celebration ...

From murders, strikes, thievery, fighting and other bizarre incidents, local experts will explore the impact the Erie Canal and its feeder canals, like the Chemung Canal, had on the region over ...

In the city of Elmira, the Chemung Canal approximately followed the route of the Clemens Center Parkway. By 1839, enterprising businessmen of Chemung County solicited the New York State ...

John G. McDowell was a State Assemblyman 1830-31 and a State Senator for four years ending in 1836. He secured the passage of the act creating the Chemung Canal Bank in 1833. He also brought about ...

At this time, Schuyler County Historian Dr. Gary Emerson will present a talk titled ‘Crime, Chaos and Craziness on the ...