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Upside Down Traffic Signal in Syracuse, NY - Featured Image
November 16 2014

Upside Down Traffic Signal in Tipperary Hill – Syracuse, NY

Central New York Region Syracuse 2

This upside down traffic light in the Tipperary Hill neighborhood of Syracuse is believed to be the only green-on-top traffic signal in the world. by Chris Clemens The majority of the labor team responsible for the construction of Erie Canal were immigrants straight from Ireland. Once the canal was finished and the Irish were looking to […]

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The Story Of How Horseheads, NY Was Named - Featured Image
November 12 2014

The Story of Horseheads, NY

Finger Lakes Region Horseheads 7

The town of Horseheads, New York was named for a mass burial of horses discovered here after the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign had ended. by Michael Brewster It begins, as so many of these things do, with a trip to a brewery. My brother and I were at Watkins Glen International one August for the NASCAR race. […]

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Two Story Outhouse in Phelps, NY - Featured Image
November 4 2014

Two Story Outhouse – Phelps, NY

Finger Lakes Region Finger Lakes, Phelps NY 27

Phelps, New York is home to one of the few two-story outhouses in the country, but this one is the only brick two-story outhouse in existence. by Chris Clemens If you’re reading this, then you are lucky enough to have access to some of the best technology of our time. There’s a good chance you’re even […]

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The Torture Tree in Cuylerville, NY - Featured Image
October 30 2014

The Torture Tree – Cuylerville, NY

Finger Lakes Region Cuylerville 13

The torture tree in Cuylerville is known in history books as the site of a brutal few days of torture. It’s believed that two solders from General Sullivan’s army were brought here by Senecas, but never left. by Chris Clemens Trees in New York are typically regarded as a thing of beauty. They provide our […]

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The Little White Church in Great Valley, NY - Featured Image
October 25 2014

The Little White Church – Great Valley, NY

Chautauqua-Allegany Region Great Valley 0

This little white church in Great Valley might be one of the smallest churches in the world. by Chris Clemens There is a list of churches in the U.S. all hoping to win the title of being the smallest. Among the national list, New York actually has two ‘Smallest Churches’. While neither can be officially […]

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1805 The Town of Angelica is officially formed.
1805 The town of Angelica, Allegany County, is officially formed.
2011 David T. Kearns of Rochester, former CEO to Xerox and former Deputy Secretary of U.S. the Department of Education, dies near his home in Florida.
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