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History of Corning, New York, USA

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Where is Corning, New York, USA?

• 1854 - Corning
  Corning, an important post-village of Painted Post township, Steuben county. New York, on the New York and Erie railroad, 301 miles from New York...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1859 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CORNING, N. Y.
  CORNING, Thursday, Jan. 13. The large stone building, owned by R. E. Robinson & Co., and occupied by several persons as a flouring mill, furniture...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1859
  CORNING, a village of Painted Post township, Steuben co., in the state of New York, U.S., 213 m. WSW of Albany, on the S side of Chemung river,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1868 - Glass Factory
  Corning, N.Y., expects to have a glass factory, which will give employment to 200 workmen.
  St Joseph Herald
  Saint Joseph, Michigan
  June 13, 1868
  
  
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  Firemen's Day, Market St.
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  Clock Tower
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• 1895 - Corning
  Corning, a city of New York, one of the capitals of Steuben co, is situated on the Chemung River, and on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1896 - City of Corning
  On the 26th day of October, 1825, that great thoroughfare of travel and traffic - the Erie canal - was completed and opened for its intended use, and ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Academy
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  Dickinson House Square and N.Y. Central Station, 1906
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  St. Mary's Church, 1906
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  Corning Opera House and Conservatory of Music, 1908
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  Corning Hospital, 1909
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  Scene in Denison Park
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  Cedar Street (looking South)
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  Market Street, 1910
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  Corning Glass Works
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•  1912 - 41 DEAD, 50 HURT AS EXPRESS HITS EXCURSION TRAIN. At 65-Mile Speed Lackawanna Flier Crashers Into Crowded Cars Near Corning, N. Y.
  ENGINEER IGNORES SIGNALS
  
  Two Day Coaches Split in Two and a Pullman Crumpled Up by the Onrushing Locomotive.
  
  VICTIMS KILLED IN SLEEP
  
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  Dickinson House
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  Pine Street, Looking North from First Street
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  Episcopal and Methodist Church
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• 1916
  Corning, a city of Steuben co., N.Y., is situated on the Chemung River and on the Lackawanna, the Erie, and the New York Central and Hudson River...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  New York Central Yards, North Corning, N.Y., 1916
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  Country Club
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  County Court House
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  Baron Steuben Hotel
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• 1936 - March 26 - 200" telescope lens shipped, Corning Glass Works, NY-Cal Tech
  
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•  June 1, 1947: Corning Glass Works in N.Y. announced the invention of photosensitive glass
  
  The Old Farmer's Almanac www.almanac.com
  June 1, 1947
  
  
• 1972 - Hurricane Agnes
  "In June 1972, Hurricane Agnes hit the East Coast with a monstrous and devastating force, bringing a deluge across multiple states and slamming four...Read MORE...