This day in Mohawk Valley History: April 12
“THE FRANCHISE WAS RATIFIED. STREET CAR COMPANY AT LITTLE FALLS.” Headline from April 12, 1902, The Utica Observer.
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Sugaring Off 250 at the Herkimer Home
Herkimer Home invites you to join us for the return of our historic ‘Sugaring Off’ event!
Detroit Publishing Co., Copyright Claimant, and Publisher Detroit Publishing Co. Old Heidelberg. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, April 1: All Fools’ Day
Read about, April, 1, All Fools’ day, in the Mohawk Valley as reported in NYS historic newspapers in Herkimer and Fulton Counties.
The Little Falls Post Office
John Porteous was appointed postmaster at the little falls, and the post office was located in his store. The early mail was delivered once a week punctually by Adam Feeter.”
March 30, 1797, Cooney Archives
Mohawk Valley history: March 23, 1909, Little Falls, NY
March 23, 1909: “Busy Times Down the Valley in Digging the Big Canal. The barge canal zone in this city will be a busy place this summer…”
Mohawk Valley history: March 7, 1903, Herkimer, NY
Herkimer newspaper acquires a Thorne simplex unitype typesetting machine on March 7, 1903, as reported in the Herkimer Democrat.
Gorge View Highway Looking EastFrom the Little Falls Historical Society Archives: Motorcade to Reveal Scenic Attractions of New Gorge View Highway
From the Little Falls Historical Society Archives, The Little Falls Evening Times, Tuesday, September 30, 1938.
Mohawk Valley history: February 23, 1907, Herkimer, NY
February 23, 1907: Bad Fire in Little Falls. Lovenheim Building Occupied by Shoddy Co., Totally Destroyed.
Rainer Maria Wehner Art Exhibit at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts
The opening reception for this event will be February 20th from 5 to 7pm. Free and open to all.