Do You Know The Story Behind These Area Historical Places?
Would you consider me to be odd if I told you I like to travel around the State of New York, looking at various one of a kind roadside attractions, memorials and oddities? Well, I don t think it s such an odd thing to do.
Many of us like to look at things that may be a bit, or a lot out of the ordinary or carry an interesting part of local history, like Little Merrit s tomb located at the Miller Cemetery in Oxford. According to the Scoop Whoop website, a young boy s tomb has a small window in it so he wouldn t be afraid of the dark. It s an interesting and touching story.
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Safe Travels: 10 Upstate NY museums with nearby restaurants to visit
Posted May 14, 2021
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that features things to do in Upstate New York while we still experience the Covid-19 pandemic. Before venturing out, please take proper precautions and check for any changed business hours, park hours or availability. Safe travels!
The statewide reopening of museums at full capacity on May 19 should provide a boost to tourism for any number of Upstate venues. And, along with paying visits to our many and varied museums, visitors also no doubt will be paying restaurants located near them.
The Houghton family, the founders of Corning Inc., owned the plot when it was an undeveloped piece of farmland. Officials said workers from the then Corning Flint Glass Works and other area glassmaking companies dumped waste glass and ceramics at the site until the early 20th century, when the area was covered with topsoil and homes were built.
Kevin Frazier, a state DEC spokesman, said the cleanup team hired by Corning Inc., Sevenson Environment Services, completed the remediation of 42 properties in 2020.
“They are hoping to do about the same number of properties (in Houghton Plot) this year,” Frazier said. “The DEC expects Corning Inc., to have all the work completed by the end of 2024.”