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  Town of Minden, New York :: Health Department
New merchants began to arrive and settle along the route and at one time the canal docks at Fort Plain were among the busiest in the county.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the town's population began to decrease and by 1920 it was 4,366.
The town is bounded on the north by the Mohawk River and on the west by the Town of Canajoharie.
www.townofminden.org /site.asp?Zone=Health   (1542 words)

  
 Canajoharie (town), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Town of Canajoharie is located south of the Mohawk River on the south border of the county.
The population of the town in 1865 was 4,248.
Canajoharie -- The Village of Canajoharie is in the north part of the town on the Mohawk River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canajoharie_(town),_New_York   (685 words)

  
 Canajoharie (town), New York (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Canajoharie is a town located in Montgomery County, New York.
In the town the population is spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the town is $31,701, and the median income for a family is $39,646.
www.mik.fastload.org.cob-web.org:8888 /ca/Canajoharie_(town),_New_York.html   (380 words)

  
 54-61; Southern New York
He married (second), in New York, in July, 1723, Elizabeth, born July 31, 1692, widow of Jacob Bockee or Bocquet, and daughter of George and Elizabeth (Thomas) Burger; she married Jacob Bocquet, June 8, 1717, and died February 28, 1757.
Stephen Whitney was one of the leading merchants of New York in the last generation, and was descended from henry Whitney, who came from England and settled on Long island; his wife belonged to the Suydam family of Hallets Cove, Long Island.
The Arkells of Canajoharie, new York, are descendants of an ancient English family of frequent and honorable mention in the history of the British Empire.
www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/southernnewyork/s_ny_9.htm   (4518 words)

  
 History, Genealogy, Town of Canajoharie, Montgomery County, NY
With the other towns in the County, Canajoharie suffered from incursions of the Tories and Indians and the inhabitants were often driven to the greatest extremities.
The population of the town in 1865 was 4,248, and the area 24,764 acres.
The 1869 profile of Canajoharie was typed by volunteer Bonnie Monahan.
www.rootsweb.com /~nyherkim/canajoharie.html   (2700 words)

  
 Canajoharie Stories
Canajoharie is the most intact Erie Canal village found in the Mohawk Valley.
A police dummy was given to the Village of Canajoharie in 1926.
A Canajoharie citizen formed a company in 1859 and made a significant invention that later changed Canajoharie and the world.
www.canajohariestories.com   (741 words)

  
 Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery General Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Canajoharie is a small village on the Mohawk River/Erie Canal in Montgomery County in upstate New York.
The name "Canajoharie" is a transliteration of a Mohawk Indian word meaning "the pot that washes itself." The name refers to a geologic pothole in the bed of the creek that empties into the Mohawk River in the village.
Having been born in Canajoharie, a small agriculturally based town in the Mohawk River Valley, many of the landscapes he bought were of rural New York State and the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers in particular.
www.clag.org /about/history.html   (1247 words)

  
 New York Drug Rehab Alcohol Treatment Addiction Rehab Information Narconon Arrowhead
Due to successful drug initiatives and enforcement operations undertaken in the New York metropolitan area, many drug traffickers are moving their illegal operations to the upstate region to earn greater profits, elude law enforcement, and avoid competition from rival drug groups.
Within New York, wholesale quantity transactions typically occur in residences, and at the retail level, the drug is sold to users at nightclubs or raves.
The crew was responsible for distributing multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine and heroin in the New York metropolitan area and obtained a large amount of their cocaine and heroin by committing violent home invasion robberies of other drug dealers, often in large apartment buildings, endangering the public.
www.stopaddiction.com /states/new-york_drug_rehab_info.html   (2657 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | A patriot of the Revolution
New York City pulled out all the stops for the Fourth of July, 1853.
Carelessness with firearms, said the New York Times, produced "the usual catalogue of small disasters." A brawl erupted when a stage driver, unable to control his horses amid the noise and confusion, blundered into the line of march of an Irish society.
A historian named Jeptha R. Simms published a two-volume work, "The Frontiersmen of New York," in 1882 and 1883; a microfilm copy is kept in the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/1,1249,600145295,00.html   (2036 words)

  
 Amsterdam - Florida - Glen - Empire Zone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Canajoharie connections to the south were also excellent and four-horse stages carried passengers and mail to Cherry Valley and other points in the Schoharie country.
At the time the Village of Canajoharie was incorporated, the Town of Canajoharie had a population of 4,348.
The place where Jacob Ehle and James Knox, brothers-in-law, located in 1791, on the old Indian trail from Canajoharie to New Dorlach, was cleared without removal of numerous maple trees and the area acquired the name of Mapletown.
www.amsterdamedz.com /canajoharie/history.asp   (1243 words)

  
 Johnson - Historic Johnstown, New York, USA
The jewels were later returned to the Grand Lodge of New York State and are now in the possession of St. Patrick's Lodge in the Masonic Temple at Johnstown.
Johnson Hall was confiscated in 1779 by the State of New York as Loyalist property and sold at auction.
It is one of the stops on the "Self-Guided Tour" of the "Historic Quadrangle" of Historic Johnstown, New York.
www.johnstown.com /city/johnson.html   (2997 words)

  
 New York
New York, abbreviated "NY", is in the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Albany.
There were 18,976,457 people in New York as of the 2000 census.
Please explore the cities and towns of New York, below.
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 ORIGINS
Hume, one of the northern tier towns of Allegany County, is bounded north by Wyoming & Livingston Counties, east by Granger, south by Caneadea and west by Centerville.
Farrell says the Town of Hume was named after David Hume a Scottish philosopher and historian, who lived in the 1700's.
Nunda was split from that territory on March 11, 1808 and then further reduced to the Town of Pike on March 3, 1818.
www.humetown.org /ORIGINS.html   (587 words)

  
 Knox Family - Johnstown, New York - Text Version
James Knox was a successful farmer, was supervisor of the town for several years, and justice of the peace.
Mary E. Briggs Knox is a daughter of Elisha (born in Washington County, New York, 1787) and Sarah (Babcock) Briggs (born in Chatham, Albany County, New York), and is of revolutionary and early pioneer ancestry.
Charles Mitchell Knox and his wife were among the very oldest residents of Johnstown, New York, where he is rounding out a useful life far in excess of the scriptural "three score years and ten." Mrs.
www.darcisplace.com /darci/ehle/knox-text.htm   (2334 words)

  
 A history of Canajoharie New York
Canajoharie was one of the first villages in this area to have a library.
Canajoharie shale rock was shipped throughout the country, and there was also a stone company, employing 125 men, which furnished stone for the locks of the Erie Canal and for many fine homes in Palatine Bridge and Canajoharie as well as throughout the state.
A new Medical Center opened its doors in 1975, and plans are in the works to enlarge the facilities to give Canajoharie and surrounding communities the medical coverage that has been lacking for so long.
www.canpal.org /canjohist.htm   (2582 words)

  
 Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | YOUR NEWS
Residents of the small town are stunned by the news, but not entirely surprised.
He's patrolled the town for 24 years now, and the Canajoharie creek has continued to cause problems.
He said their addresses were from all over New York, from Herkimer to Johnstown to Schenectady.
www.capitalnews9.com /content/your_news/?ArID=35359   (404 words)

  
 Schoharie County, New York Genealogical Records Information
Birth, marriage and Death records are filed with the Clerk of the city, town or village in which the event occurred.
The Vital Records Section of the New York State Department of Health files certificates for births, deaths and marriages that occurred in New York State outside of New York City since 1881.
To but few of the counties of New York were the names given of those who first inhabited the State.
www.mynewyorkgenealogy.com /ny_county/shr.htm   (2069 words)

  
 Town of Minden, New York :: Official Web Site
Located toward the mid-upstate, New York State, near the Adirondack Park.
The Town of Minden encompasses 32,953.6 acres, and is located on the southwestern border of Montgomery County in the state of New York.
The Town of Minden contains some historic, architectural and cultural resources which gives the Town a character all its own.
www.townofminden.org   (3168 words)

  
 Canajoharie Town Court, Canajoharie, NY
Town of Canajoharie is relatively rural and struggling economically.
Even less busy than the nearby Canajoharie Village Court (The village of Canajoharie is contained within the town).
Town-Court.com is being developed by New York Lawyer Warren Redlich.
town-court.com /getTownCourt.php?courtID=17   (45 words)

  
 Canajoharie News
Local news for Canajoharie, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
The state Health Department is investigating an E. coli outbreak that sickened four people in suburban Philadelphia to determine whether it is linked to an outbreak in New York and New Jersey, a department...
New York state's unemployment rate fell to four percent in October, matching the lowest monthly rate recorded since the current system for setting the rate was adopted in 1976, state Labor Department officials...
www.topix.net /city/canajoharie-ny   (627 words)

  
 Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery News and Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bruchac was born in the Adirondack foothills town of Greenfield
Center, New York and is of Abenaki, Slovak, and English descent.
These programs were made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts administered the Schoharie County Arts Council.
www.clag.org /news/releases/nysca99.html   (361 words)

  
 Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - New York
The Diocese of Ogdensburg encompasses the northeastern New York counties of
The Diocese of Rochester presently encompasses the 12 west central New York counties of Cayuga, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates.
The Diocese of Syracuse encompasses the central New York counties of Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego.
home.att.net /~Local_Catholic/CatholicUS-NewYorkNY.htm   (7145 words)

  
 Canajoharie, New York NY, village profile (Montgomery County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
New York > All counties > Montgomery County > Canajoharie
Canajoharie is a village in Montgomery County, in the Amsterdam metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Canajoharie was $17,850, compared with $21,587 nationally.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=326   (779 words)

  
 NYCanal - Completion of Canalway Trail Segment in Canajoharie, New York
The $650,000 project was constructed by the New York State Canal Corporation with funding assistance from the Department of Transportation, Region 2, and the Federal Transportation Enhancements program.
Major segments are adjacent to the waterways of the New York State Canal System or follow remnants of the historic original canals of the early 1800s that preceded today’s working Canal System.
Representatives from the New York State Canal Corporation, the Village of Canajoharie and local officials will be on hand to answer any questions.
www.nycanal.com /pressrelease/canajoharietrailsegment.html   (636 words)

  
 New York State Parks :: Newsroom
Among the properties recommended are fire towers in the Hudson Valley and the Adirondacks, a chapel and schoolhouse in Ithaca, historic resources associated with the Freedom Trail in Central New York and the renowned Saarinen-designed Trans World Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens.
The New York State Board for Historic Preservation is an independent panel of experts appointed by the Governor.
The Commissioner may list properties on the New York State Register of Historic Places and nominate them to the National Register of Historic Places where they are reviewed and, once approved, entered on the National Register by the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, DC.
nysparks.state.ny.us /news/press/view.asp?pressID=479   (610 words)

  
 Canal Corporation Sponsors 400-Mile, Bicycle Trek From Buffalo to Albany
The New York State Canal Corporation is proud to sponsor the sixth annual Cycling the Erie Canal Tour, organized by Parks and Trails New York (PTNY).
The New York State Canalway Trail System is comprised of a network of more than 240 miles of existing multi-use, recreational trails across upstate New York.
For more information about the New York State Canal System or Canalway Trail, please contact the Canal Corporation at 1-800-4CANAL-4 or visit www.canals.state.ny.us.
www.canals.state.ny.us /news/pressrel/2004/2004-07-08-bicycle-trek.html   (997 words)

  
 Fort Canajoharie
Fort Canajoharie, 1747, Herkimer County, Town of Danube.
Referred to as the fort at Canajoharie but never officially named as such.
New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
www.dmna.state.ny.us /forts/fortsA_D/canajoharieFort.htm   (130 words)

  
 Canajoharie, New York NY, town profile (Montgomery County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Canajoharie is a town in Montgomery County, in the Amsterdam metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Canajoharie was $16,702, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Canajoharie, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $367.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=273378   (703 words)

  
 Official history of the Beech-Nut Company of Canajoharie New York
New packing and processing companies were formed to fill this need and the Imperial Packing Company was one of them.
Demand for baby food increased substantially (98% in three years) and the company broke ground in 1953 for a two story addition northwest of the Personnel building, a new four story building along the creek, and a 160,000 square foot warehouse east of the creek.
The new company was known as Beech-Nut Life Savers, Inc. Since that time, acquisitions and mergers with other companies have accounted for much of the growth of the company.
www.canpal.org /beechnuthist.htm   (1788 words)

  
 Montgomery County Municipalities
It was constructed in 1891 on the site of the former Canajoharie Academy, where Susan B. Anthony taught before joining the Women's Suffrage Movement.
One of the finest small art galleries in the U.S. with a permanent collection of over 350 paintings and sculpture that highlights the development of American art from colonial times through the mid-twentieth century.
Dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the Erie Canal, the exhibits trace the history of the canal and its influence on the history of New York State.
www.co.montgomery.ny.us /website/towns/towns.asp   (1477 words)

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