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Springport (Union Springs), Cayuga, New York, USA
"Union Springs, a post-village in Springport town ship, Cayuga co., N.Y., is beautifully situated on the E. shore of Cayuga Lake, and on the Cayuga Southern Rail road, 10 miles S.W. of Auburn. It contains 7 churches, a newspaper office, a national bank, a large Orthodox Friends' boarding-school named Oakwood Seminary, quar (can't read the rest)..."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
"Union Springs, a post-village in Springport town ship, Cayuga co., N.Y., is beautifully situated on the E. shore of Cayuga Lake, and on the Cayuga Southern Rail road, 10 miles S.W. of Auburn. It contains 7 churches, a newspaper office, a national bank, a large Orthodox Friends' boarding-school named Oakwood Seminary, quar (can't read the rest)..."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
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Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
 - 1859 Map of Union Springs, New York)
1859 Map of Union Springs, New York
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
 - Cayuga St. Union Springs, Cayuga, NY)
Cayuga St. Union Springs, Cayuga, NY
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
 - Union Springs, Cayuga, NY)
Union Springs, Cayuga, NY
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
 - Brown Transportation Co. Steamers at their Wharf, Union Springs, N.Y.)
Brown Transportation Co. Steamers at their Wharf, Union Springs, N.Y.
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
 - Oakwood Seminary, Union Springs, N. Y.)
Oakwood Seminary, Union Springs, N. Y.
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
 - Main Street, looking North, Union Springs)
Main Street, looking North, Union Springs
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
 - Residence of C. T. Backno, Union Springs, 1909)
Residence of C. T. Backno, Union Springs, 1909
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
 - Farley Homestead, Union Springs, 1911)
Farley Homestead, Union Springs, 1911
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)
 - 1932 view of old cooper shop in Union Springs, Cayuga, NY. Is this where David Salisbury used to work?)
1932 view of old cooper shop in Union Springs, Cayuga, NY. Is this where David Salisbury used to work?
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History and News of Springport, New York, USA
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1836 - Springport
SPRINGPORT, taken from Scipio and Aurelius, Jan. 30th, 1823; W. from Albany by 166, from Auburn, S. W. 9, miles; surface rolling; soil rich... Read MORE...
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1859
SPRING-PORT, a township of Cayuga co., in the state of New York, U. S. 9 m. SW of Auburn. The surface is undulating, and is drained by several small... Read MORE...
1868 - Medical Experiment
Dr. Richardson, of Springport, New York, made an interesting statement at the Medical Convention, recently held in Rochester. In investigating the... Read MORE...
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1876 - Courtney becomes professional oarsman
Courtney, the famous oarsman of Union Springs, N. Y., has become a professional and has challenged any professional oarsman in the world to a race... Read MORE...
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1879 - Springport
SPRINGPORT was formed from Scipio and Aurelius January 30th, 1823, and derives its name from its numerous and copious springs and its lake ports. It... Read MORE...
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1879 - Laughed to Death
Mary Perry, aged seventy-four, of Springport, New York, sat at tea with some friends. They were relating funny incidents, and Mrs. Perry became... Read MORE...
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1882 - Assault
A fiendish assault was committed Thursday on a child belonging to Union Springs, N. Y., by Thos. E. Ford and John Wingfield, lately connected with... Read MORE...
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1884 - Courtney turns fireman
Oarsman Courtney, once known to fame, is foreman of the fire engine company at Union Springs, N. Y. Arkansas City Weekly Traveler
Arkansas City, Kansas
February 13, 1884
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1884 - Died "Full of Years"
The oft repeated, familiar psalm of the Good Book says: "The days of our years are three-score years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be... Read MORE...
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1884 - Aged 112 Years, and Never Rode in a Railroad Car in Her Life
Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 16. - Mrs. Phoebe Brockway, who, on account of her extreme age, has of late enjoyed the distinction of being, next to... Read MORE...
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1890 - Kind Deeds
Elizabeth Comstock, an aged Quaker preacher in Union Springs, N. Y., has visited in her lifetime 122,000 persons, and nearly twice that many sick... Read MORE...
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1893 - Temperance Reform Experiment
The village of Union Springs, N. Y., is about to try a novel experiment in the way of temperance reform. A number of prominent citizens, including... Read MORE...
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1906
Springport, a township (town) of Cayuga co., N.Y. Pop. in 1900, 1770. It contains Union Springs. Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
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1907 - BIG STEAMER BURNS; NINE LIVES LOST. THE FRONTENAC WAS AN OLD SIDE WHEELER CARRYING CREW OF TWELVE.
PASSENGERS LOST LIVES.
VICTIMS WERE ALL WOMEN AND CHILDREN - OTHER PASSENGERS BADLY BURNED BEFORE BOAT WAS BEACHED.
(Associated... Read MORE...
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