Tag Archive for: Little Falls Historical Society Museum updates
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…”
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.
Nathan’s. Photo provided by the Little Falls Historical Society.From the Archives: FLOATING “HOT DOG” STAND ON INGHAMS LAKE (KEYSER LAKE)
From the Little Falls Historical Society Archives. First printed in the July 14, 1931 Little Falls Evening Times.
This day in Mohawk Valley history: January 13
Built at a cost of over $100,000, the fully equipped building is dedicated for the benefit of men and women of Little Falls irrespective of creed.
This day in Mohawk Valley history: January 9
This day in Mohawk Valley History from Days of Old recalled by Items Clipped from The Star Files, The Oneonta Star, January 9. 1924.
This day in Mohawk Valley history: December 31
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.
C 1900 The Bailey- Gilbert Mill Little Falls Knitting Company on Elizabeth StreetThe Lockout of the 20,000
In 1886, 20,000 knitting mill employees were locked out of their jobs by 50 mill owners in New York’s Mohawk Valley.
US submarine chasers stop in Little Falls
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.