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Author:   Chuck D'Imperio
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   Excelsior Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438488912

ISBN 10:   1438488912
Pages:   132
Publication Date:   01 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Foreword 1. Adams: ""The Arbor Day Village"" 2. Andes: ""Epicenter of the Anti-Rent War"" 3. Bainbridge: ""Home of Elmer's Glue. Stick with Us!"" 4. Batavia: ""Birthplace of Western New York"" 5. Bethel: ""Home of the 1969 Woodstock Festival"" 6. Brockport: ""The Victorian Village on the Erie Canal"" 7. Canisteo: ""Site of the World's Largest Living Sign"" 8. Chaumont: ""Home of One of the Largest Freshwater Bays in the World"" 9. Cherry Valley: ""First English Speaking Church West of the Hudson"" 10. Chittenango: ""Birthplace of L. Frank Baum: Author of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" 11. Conesus: ""Home of the Turtlestones"" 12. Cooperstown: ""Home of Baseball; Village of Museums"" 13. Cuba: ""First Oil Discovered in America, 1627"" 14. Dansville: ""Home of Clara Barton Chapter #1 American Red Cross. Home of New York State Balloon Festival"" 15. East Bloomfield: ""Home of the Northern Spy Apple"" 16. East Durham: ""Emerald Isle of the Catskills"" 17. Elmira: ""Honoring the Past; Building the Future"" 18. Fredonia: ""America's First Gas Well"" 19. Geneseo: ""Home of the Greatest Show on Turf"" 20. Gorham: ""Bandstand of the Finger Lakes"" 21. Granville: ""The Colored Slate Capital of the World"" 22. Hamilton: ""Birthplace of John Vincent Atanasoff, Inventor of the Computer"" 23. Hobart: ""Book Village of the Catskills"" 24. Hoosick Falls: ""Grandma Moses Country"" 25. Hornell: ""Home of Bill Pullman"" 26. Horseheads: ""Three Horses on Sign"" 27. Ironville: ""Birthplace of the Electric Age"" 28. Jamestown: ""Birthplace of Lucille Ball. Birthplace of Roger Tory Peterson. Home of Robert H. Jackson"" 29. Kinderhook: ""Home of 8th U.S. President Martin Van Buren"" 30. Lackawanna: ""Home of Father Baker"" 31. Lake Placid: ""Site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics"" 32. LeRoy: ""Birthplace of Jell-O"" 33. Lily Dale Assembly: ""World's Largest Center for the Religion of Spiritualism"" 34. Marathon: ""Home of the Central New York Maple Festival"" 35. Mount Morris: ""Home of the Pledge of Allegiance"" 36. North Tonawanda: ""Home of the Carrousel"" 37. Phelps: ""Home of the Sauerkraut Weekend"" 38. Pine Island: ""Heart of the Black Dirt Region"" 39. Port Henry: ""Champ Sightings in Bulwagga Bay Area"" 40. Roscoe: ""Trout Town U.S.A."" 41. Seneca Falls: ""Birthplace of the Women's Rights Movement"" 42. Sherrill: ""The Smallest City in New York State"" 43. Springfield: ""The Place to Be on the 4th of July Since 1914"" 44. Troy: ""Home of the Burden Water Wheel"" 45. Unadilla: ""Home of Boy Scout Troop #1"" 46. Upper Jay: ""Home of Toy Maker Arto Monaco"" 47. Wallkill: ""Elsie's Birthplace"" 48. Waterloo: ""Birthplace of Memorial Day"" 49. Waterville: ""Historic Center of International Hops Commerce"" 50. Whitehall: ""Birthplace of the U.S. Navy"" 51. Wyoming: ""The Gaslight Village"" Index"

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Praise for Chuck D'Imperio This is the kind of insider-tourism knowledge that can only come from someone who loves a particular area and has spent a good portion of their life enjoying and exploring it. This is homegrown tourism done right, with enthusiasm, humor, and heart ... immensely charming. - Manhattan Book Review ...invites readers to explore a delightful array of sights in Upstate New York. - Syracuse Post-Standard D'Imperio gives readers dozens of reasons to explore all parts of upstate New York as they travel in search of palate-pleasing delights. - The Saratogian

...a fun book to read. - Albany Times Union Praise for Chuck D'Imperio This is the kind of insider-tourism knowledge that can only come from someone who loves a particular area and has spent a good portion of their life enjoying and exploring it. This is homegrown tourism done right, with enthusiasm, humor, and heart ... immensely charming. - Manhattan Book Review ...invites readers to explore a delightful array of sights in Upstate New York. - Syracuse Post-Standard D'Imperio gives readers dozens of reasons to explore all parts of upstate New York as they travel in search of palate-pleasing delights. - The Saratogian

This compact guide is filled with discoveries about New York's local notables, history and activities. - Life in the Finger Lakes ...a fun book to read. - Albany Times Union Praise for Chuck D'Imperio This is the kind of insider-tourism knowledge that can only come from someone who loves a particular area and has spent a good portion of their life enjoying and exploring it. This is homegrown tourism done right, with enthusiasm, humor, and heart ... immensely charming. - Manhattan Book Review ...invites readers to explore a delightful array of sights in Upstate New York. - Syracuse Post-Standard D'Imperio gives readers dozens of reasons to explore all parts of upstate New York as they travel in search of palate-pleasing delights. - The Saratogian

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Chuck D'Imperio is an award-winning radio broadcaster, author, and newspaper columnist in upstate New York. His many books include Graves of Upstate New York: A Guide to 100 Notable Resting Places; Open House: 35 Historic Upstate New York Homes; and Upstate Uncovered: 100 Unique, Unusual, and Overlooked Destinations in Upstate New York, also published by SUNY Press.

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