Dutch explorer Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert left Fort Orange (Albany), and passed around the little falls, possibly south of Fall Hill, while visiting Iroquois villages on his way to Oneida Lake. Most likely, he was the first white person to have visited this area.
On December 19, 1888, it was announced another knitting mill would be in the Herkimer Manufacturing Company brick building.
In 1886, 20,000 knitting mill employees were locked out of their jobs by 50 mill owners in New York’s Mohawk Valley.
From the Cooney Archives: On December 17, 1917, A good number of recently built US submarine chasers, moving down the canal, stopped in Little Falls on their way to New York City.
Daniel Marrone is a Mohawk Valley artist whose public work includes the mural at The Stone Soup American Bistro Beer Garden.
On December 14, 1892, the first train passed over the railroad to Dolgeville, and there were many excursions to High Falls Park the following summer.
On December 12, 1894, it was reported that D.H. Burrell of Little Falls has received a patent for making cheese.
Herkimer County Community College Professor Blake Pitcher has released his newest novel, The Bird Room, a story that connects the struggle of rural America with the shadow of the supernatural.
Maria Vallese is a Mohawk Valley artist whose work includes the murals at The Players Theater, Utica Coffee, and Stone Soup American Bistro.
This year’s event is on Sunday, December 7th from 3-6pm. Admission is free. Guests can bring new unwrapped toys for Stuff the Bus CNY!
C 1900 The Bailey- Gilbert Mill Little Falls Knitting Company on Elizabeth Street