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  Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Village of Mohawk is at the north border of the Town of German Flatts and adjacent to the Erie Canal, east of the Village of Ilion.
Upon Goober's death in 1992 and the eradication of the Herkimer sector, peace was finally restored to the town.
The village is on the south bank of the Mohawk River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mohawk,_Herkimer_County,_New_York   (610 words)

  
 Herkimer County, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean.
The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of Schenectady, and the county included the western part of the Adirondack Mountains and the area west of the West Branch of the Delaware River.
Herkimer County is in central New York State, northwest of Albany, and east of Syracuse.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herkimer_County,_New_York   (962 words)

  
 Wayne County, New York -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Herkimer County was one of three counties split off from Montgomery County (the others being Otsego and Tioga Counties) in 1791.
Wayne County is in the western part of New York State, east of Rochester and northwest of Syracuse, on the south shore of Lake Ontario.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Wayne_County,_New_York   (965 words)

  
 Early Herkimer County New York History
Herkimer County was erected from Montgomery County February 16, 1791, and, as first formed, embraced an enormous territory.
The specialty of the county was due not only to the fitness of the land for such purposes, but more because of the fitness of the people who inhabited it.
The oldest village in the county is Herkimer, incorporated April 6, 1807, with a population of 300.
www.rootsweb.com /~nyherkim/history/herkbio.html   (801 words)

  
 Oneida County New York Biographies
WATERBURY, NATHANIEL G., was born in Albany county, N. Y., March 12, 1847, son of Col. Stephen N. Waterbury, a native of Nassau, Rensselaer county, N. Y., born in 1805, one of nine children of Joseph Waterbury.
WILSON, CHARLES M., was born in New York Mills, January 25, 1849, son of Matthew, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and Annie (Young) Wilson, a native of Paisley, Scotland.
WOLFE, JACOB, was born in Deerfield, Oneida county, August 28, 1840, a son of Jacob and Agatha (Wellman) Wolfe, both natives of Germany, and a grandson of Jacob Wolfe on the paternal side, and of Joseph Wellman on the maternal side.
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 Historical record of flooding on the Mohawk River, New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
For the purpose of this study, the dam is far removed from the majority of the Mohawk drainage basin and has been in use for all but the first 9 years of the data set, making it relatively insignificant in the large trends measured in the analysis.
Historic Flooding on the Mohawk River is the last ~80 years of flooding on the lower reaches of the Mohawk River (Cohoes, NY monitoring station).
Bridges across the Mohawk is a historical survey of the bridges that have crossed the Mohawk River in the Lower Mohawk (around Schenectady NY).
zircon.geology.union.edu /Mohawk_river/Mohawk_Flood   (5827 words)

  
 Herkimer Home - Little Falls, New York
At the outbreak of the Revolution, firmly embracing the American cause, he was elected chairman of the Tryon County Committee of Safety and commissioned brigadier general, commander of the county's militia.
Almost at the outset, Herkimer was seriously wounded in the leg, but he managed to keep command of his militia, which held its ground despite fierce hand-to-hand combat.
The unspoiled landscape, including the Herkimer family burying ground, is remarkably unchanged from that of the eighteenth century.
www.littlefallsny.com /HerkimerHome/Page1.htm   (999 words)

  
 New York Books - Oneida County
The section, now comprised in, Oneida County, had been settled by Germans of the Palatinate and Puritans from the east, but at the end of the war the region was deserted and was reverting to the wilderness.
It is bounded on the north by Oswego and Lewis counties; on the east by Herkimer County; on the south by Madison and Otsego; and on the west by Madison and Oswego.
Glass sand was one of the early discoveries,, and the first large manufactory of the county was a glass factory organized in 1809 with a capital of $100,000, at Verona, and continued until 1836.
www.timevoyagers.com /bookstore/NewYork/counties/oneida.htm   (900 words)

  
 Find A Grave - Herkimer County
Elected to represent New York's 17th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1849 to 1851.
Elected to represent New York's 15th and 17th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1817 to 1819, and 1823 to 1825.
Schumacher was born on November 23, 1910, in Hinckley, New York.
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 Welcome To Herkimer County And Central New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part in the Battle of Oriskany, Herkimer County is in central New York State, about 80 miles northwest of Albany and east of Syracuse.
According to the 2000 census, the county's population was 64,427.
Herkimer County and the Mohawk Valley are steeped in history echoing back to the early French, English and Palatine German settlers.
www.dolgeville-ny-real-estate.com /area_information.htm   (793 words)

  
 Herkimer County History
To return to the Table of Contents or the New York State County Map.
The "Burnetsfield patent," a document often referred to in the land deeds of today, was dated April 30, 1725, and names 92 of the Palatines to whom land was granted.
In November of that year a band of Canadians and their Indian allies swept down on the little fort at Oswego, captured it, and immediately hurried down the Black and Mohawk rivers and massacred the inhabitants of the section on the north side of the Mohawk near the present village of Herkimer.
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 Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce
Herkimer County's approximately 65,000 residents agree that it's a great place to live and work, because the 19 small communities that make up Herkimer County share a single vision: to maintain a high qulaity of life for the county's citizens and visitors.
This shared vision allows residents of Herkimer County to enjoy the amenities and opportunities of a large community as well as the relaxed pace and family friendliness of a small town.
Herkimer Diamond hunting is a great family activity.
www.herkimercountychamber.com   (304 words)

  
 CDROMs on New York History the TOC of Documentary History of NY
Census of the Counties of Orange, Dutchess and Albany, 1702, 1714, 1720.
History of the Reformed Church of Herkimer, N.Y. : from the settlement of Herkimer County in 1723 Herkimer, N.Y.: Press of L.C. Childs and Son, 1886, Cox, Henry Miller, 85 pgs.
Gravestone inscriptions from cemeteries in Erie County, New York, 1930, Barber, Gertrude A. 62 pgs.
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 The Political Graveyard: Herkimer County, N.Y.
Alexander Hamilton Buell (1801-1853) — of New York.
New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1820.
Francis Elias Spinner (1802-1890) — of New York.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NY/HE.html   (737 words)

  
 News 10 Now | 24 Hour Local News | ALL NEWS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
News 10 Now's Brad Vivacqua tells us, there's some concern because one of the proposed sites is near a school.
It's a K through six and it is a county BOCES which has special ed students that we need to encourage and bring along not to have to watch what is on our playground because we've brought a jail," she said.
New York State Snowmobile Association meets in Watertown...
news10now.com /content/all_news?ArID=46053&SecID=83   (421 words)

  
 Oneida County, New York Genealogical Records Information
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.
Sheep were brought in by some of the first settlers after the Revolution, and the first mill in New York State for weaving wool was started in Whitestown (Whitesboro) in 1808.
Nichols and Related Families of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, New York, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virgina, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
www.mynewyorkgenealogy.com /ny_county/one.htm   (1925 words)

  
 Early Families of Herkimer County, New York : Genealogical Publishing Company
In 1723 a number of Palatine families were allowed to take up lands in the Mohawk Valley of New York.
Those settling in the bounds of the present county of Herkimer were known as the Burnetsfield Patentees, after the name of the grant made by New York Governor William Burnet, and are the subject of this formidable work.
Initially called Burnetsfield, in the Kingsland District, the early Herkimer County area was variously referred to as Stone Ridge, The Flats, the Falls, and most commonly as German Flats.
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 Herkimer County, New York Genealogical Records Information
Which includes Herkimer County, New York County Records, Herkimer County, New York History, Herkimer County, New York Facts, Herkimer County, New York Genealogical Addresses and websites related to Herkimer County, New York Genealogy in general.
Birth, marriage and Death records are filed with the Clerk of the city, town or village in which the event occurred.
Herkimer County Historical Society, 400 North Main Street, Herkimer, NY 13350; (315) 866-6413
www.mynewyorkgenealogy.com /ny_county/he.htm   (1822 words)

  
 Herkimer County, NY, ALHN
This county was formed from Montgomery, Feb. 16, 1791.
Onondaga was taken off in 1794, Oneida and a part of Chenango in 1798; the present territory of Hamilton co. was taken off and annexed to Montgomery in 1797; parts of Montgomery co. were annexed April 7, 1817; and parts of Richfield and Plainfield, Otsego co., were annexed in forming Winfield in 1816.
The county seat is located at the village of Herkimer.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/herkimer   (443 words)

  
 Montgomery County, NY, ALHN
This county was formed from Albany, March 12, 1772, under the name of "Tryon Co".
Ontario was taken off in 1789, Herkimer, Otsego, and Tioga in 1791, Hamilton in 1816, and Fulton in 1838.
The county seat is located at Fonda, a pleasant village on the Mohawk built on the site of the ancient Dutch settlement of "Caughnawaga." The courthouse is a fine brick edifice, containing the usual co. offices.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/montgomery   (498 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Herkimer, New York (NY) (Herkimer County) - (village) - Facts and Information
Herkimer co., central N.Y., on Mohawk R., at mouth of W.
World-renowned “Herkimer diamonds” (actually a clear quartz) are to be found along West Canada Creek Valley N of the village.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/H/H02890-herkimer.html   (223 words)

  
 Herkimer and Montgomery County New York Genealogy and History
Herkimer and Montgomery County New York Genealogy and History
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The current depth of our resources is due to the time, effort and caring given by our many typing volunteers to help their fellow researchers.
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 Herkimer County Homes for Sale. Real Estate in Herkimer County, New York
Then contact any of the New York Real Estate Agents for professional assistance finding your New York area home.
Click on the Herkimer cities that you are interested in or search all Real Estate in Herkimer County:
Whether you are looking for an apartment for rent or to buy a brand new home, it's all right at your fingertips.
www.homes.com /Real_Estate/NY/County/HERKIMER   (353 words)

  
 NYS DOS,Kids' Room, NYS Facts, County Names
Sketches of New York State's colorful early history are wrapped up in the everyday words that name our 62 counties.
The derivations of how the counties got their names was compiled by state historians, and used to appear in New York's Legislative Manual.
in honor of the Duchess of York, wife of James II derived from a tribe of Indians living in Western New York prior to 1654
www.dos.state.ny.us /kidsroom/nysfacts/counties.html   (913 words)

  
 uticaOD.com :: The meeting place and marketplace of the Mohawk Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Herkimer County gets its name from General Nicholas Herkimer.
Herkimer is considered a hero of the Battle of Oriskany, a local battle fought during the American Revolutionary War.
Here is a list of some referral numbers for most aspects of life in the Mohawk Valley.
www.uticaod.com /community/livinghere/herkimercounty/herkimer.htm   (107 words)

  
 Oneida County, New York
Oneida County Executive Joseph A. Griffo today announced that County Government is recruiting local citizens for the first class of the Oneida County Academy, an innovative project designed to help Oneida County citizens better understand the issues that face County Government and how County Government works.
Oneida County Executive Joseph A. Griffo today announced that his proposal to implement a new emergency notification system that can help protect residents in the event of fast-moving emergency situations will be implemented in mid-March.
GRIFFO SCHEDULES "COFFEE CHAT" FOR FEBRUARY 28TH AT CASAB'S IN Oneida County Executive Joseph A. Griffo today announced his first “coffee chat” of 2006 will be held at Casab’s Restaurant on Genesee Street in the village of New Hartford on Tuesday, February 28th, beginning at 6:30 am.
www.oneidacounty.org   (208 words)

  
 Mohawk Valley Library Association - The SPOT for Grownups - Community - Montgomery County, New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Mohawk Valley Library Association - The SPOT for Grownups - Community - Montgomery County, New York
A fortified farm homestead in the Mohawk Valley.
Part of New York's GenWeb project, this includes local history as well as local community pages, mixing history with the present.
www.mvls.info /grownups/01montgomerycounty.htm   (70 words)

  
 Herkimer County Humane Society - Mohawk NY
Herkimer County Humane Society - Mohawk NY Home
The present location of the Herkimer County Humane Society in Fort Herkimer was purchased in 1962.
The facility consists of a house and a main building.
www.herkhumane.org   (90 words)

  
 wikien.info: Little_Falls_(town),_New_York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Encyclopedia : L : LI : LIT : Little Falls (town), New York
Little Falls is a town located in Herkimer County, New York.
The south boundary of the town is defined by the Mohawk River.
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