First Trolley at Little Falls #24Inter-urban trolley lasted 30 years by Mat Rapacz
The electric trolley started in Little Falls in 1903 with great fanfare, a convenient and, for awhile at least, popular way to travel between Little Falls and points west and south.
Earl Roberts - First Car Manufactured At Little FallsCars still a relative novelty at time of ‘Sociability’ run
Automobiles were still a relative novelty in Little Falls in 1909 when the Smith brothers, proprietors of the Richmond Hotel (later called Hotel Snyder) concocted the idea of a “Sociability” automobile run from the city to Cooperstown and back.
The Oswegatchie Migration, and more
This week, in The Wampum Chronicles, Darren Bonaparte continues with The Oswegatchie Migration, The Seven Nations of Canada, and Fire Destroys the Church.
Nostalgia By Louis Baum
Nostalgia becomes a personal emotional experience. In times of stress, nostalgia can provide a retreat, a respite, a way to feel less alone.
The Rich History of Fort Plain
The following photo essay deals with the event that had the greatest influence on the growth of Fort Plain.
Boy's Basketball Team 1901. Photo courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society Little Falls was basketball pioneer
When basketball was new, Little Falls (along with Herkimer) was one of its pioneering communities and had some of its better teams.
Mohawk Valley Migration to Akwesasne
This week, in The Wampum Chronicles, Darren Bonaparte continues with Mohawk Valley Migration to Akwesasne.
Akwesasne’s “Neutrality”
Darren Bonaparte’s The Wampum Chronicles continues with Mohawk vs. Mohawk: The Battle of Lake George, “From the Land of Flint to the Land Where the Partridge Drums.”
Home Of The First U.S. Open Air Cheese Market
Jonathan Burrell and his family were influential in making Little Falls the cheese capital of the United States and beyond.
Home Of The First U.S. Open Air Cheese Market
DID YOU KNOW…Xerxes Willard wrote articles on the activities of the cheese industry at Little Falls, for the Utica Morning Herald & Daily Gazette, which were read by cheese producers, buying agents and merchants, eventually leading to Little Falls becoming the hub for the Cheese Market?