Elmira, New York
Elmira, New York Flag of Elmira, New York Flag Official seal of Elmira, New York Location in Chemung County in the state of New York Location in Chemung County in the state of New York State New York Elmira / l ma r / is a town/city in Chemung County, New York, US.
It is the principal town/city of the Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Chemung County, New York.
The City of Elmira is in the south-central part of the county, surrounded on three sides by the Town of Elmira.
It is in the Southern Tier of New York, a short distance north of the Pennsylvania state line.
1.2 Elmira's formation It fought a combined British-Iroquois force at the Battle of Newtown, south of the current city, in which Sullivan and his forces were victorious. After the conclusion of the war, the Iroquois and the new United States made a treaty at Elmira in 1791 to settle territorial disputes in the region. Most of the Seneca emigrated under pressure with the other Iroquois to Canada, where they resettled on territory provided by the British Crown.
Elmira's formation The New York council established the Township of Chemung, now Chemung County, in 1788.
In 1808, the village officially changed its name to the Town of Elmira, at a town meeting held at Teal's Tavern.
In any case, the City of Elmira, also called "The Queen City", was incorporated in 1864 from part of the town of Elmira and the village of Elmira.
The remaining part of the town of Elmira exists still, encircling the town/city on the west, north and east.
The town/city and town share an intricately entwined history.
Carpenter's Family History book printed in 1898, Elmira is titled after Major General Matthew Carpenter's daughter.
Elmira served as a transit hub for New York's Southern Tier in the 1800s, connecting commercial centers in Rochester and Buffalo with Albany and New York City, via the canal fitness and barns s.
The town/city was the southern end of the Chemung Canal (completed in 1833); later, the Junction Canal was constructed to connect Elmira with Corning, facilitating transport of coal from the Pennsylvania mines via the Northern branch of the Susquehanna Canal system.
In 1849, the New York and Erie Railroad was assembled through Elmira, giving the region a New York City to Buffalo route.
In 1850, the Elmira and Jefferson Railroad gave the region a route north and the Elmira and Williamsport Railroad a route south in 1854.
This made the town/city a prime locale for an Army training and muster point early in the Civil War.
In 1872 the Utica Ithaca and Elmira Railroad was begun, eventually creating a route to Cortland and Syracuse via Horseheads, Breesport and Van - Etten.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad was instead of in 1884, which competed with the Erie's New York City to Buffalo line.
As Elmira grew, so did the people' concern about increased crime after the end of the war; the idea of constructing a reformatory inside the town/city had been discussed for some years.
Finally, lands on which the present-day Elmira Correctional Facility resides, approximately 280 acres (1.1 km2) in all (north of Bancroft athwart the street from Woodlawn Cemetery), were purchased in 1869 and 1870 by the state legislature, specifically for assembly of the reformatory and an armory.
These lay inside the boundaries of the town of Elmira, clean water the city.
Eldridge's estate granted access to the parkland to Elmira inhabitants and tourists.
In 1889, the town/city purchased the land, calling it Eldridge Park in the doctor's honor.
In 1890, along with Eldridge Park, the reformatory and armory, the town/city added a well-populated region known as "Carr's Corners", an region bounded by Hoffman, West Hill and Hillcrest (old Carr Road) - and appears to include the residentiary region around and to the south of Woodlawn National Cemetery..
Elmira economy In 1950, the populace of the City of Elmira peaked at about 50,000, which represented 57 percent of Chemung County's total populace at that time.
Today, the City has approximately 30,000 residents, which represents 34 percent of Chemung County's total population.
This populace decline is due to the nationwide decline in barns s and manufacturing as well as a populace shift to the outer suburbs around Elmira.
The Elmira Metro region has nearly 100,000 in population.
Anchor Glass Container Corporation, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is positioned in the old Thatcher Glass facility in Elmira Heights.
Plant in Elmira Heights on the site of the former American Bridge Company.
Elmira Heat Treating, established in 1962 and positioned in Elmira, offers a wide range of heat treatment technologies to both domestic and global customers such as Hilliard Corp., Ford Motors, General Signal and others.
(formerly Hardinge Brothers), established in 1890 and now headquartered in Elmira, manufactures precise turning machines for the domestic and global market.
Hilliard Corporation, established in 1905, has two locations in Elmira and serves the global market in filters, brakes, clutches and starters for a range of industrialized and commercial uses as well as consumer equipment from Polaris and MTD. Kennedy Valve, positioned in Elmira since 1905, is one of the world's biggest manufacturers of products for waterworks distribution, potable and wastewater treatment, and fire protection fitness projects.
Trayer Products, established in 1929, is positioned in Elmira and manufactures parts mostly for the heavy truck industry; primarily truck chassis parts such as king pins and shackles.
The tornado was 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide and took the town/city by surprise as this region has not been apt to tornadic activity.
Elmira is at 42 5 23 N 76 48 34 W (42.089874, 76.809559). The Chemung River at Elmira According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has an region of 7.6 sq mi (19.6 km2), of which, 7.3 sq mi (19.0 km2) of it is territory and 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2) of it (3.56%) is water.
The Chemung River flows eastward through the city.
Elmira is assembled almost entirely in the flood plain of the Chemung River and has suffered many floods, the worst from Hurricane Agnes in 1972.
Newtown Creek, flowing from the north, joins the Chemung River at the city's southeast corner.
New York State Route 17, The Southern Tier Expressway, joins with the town/city at Exit 56.
New York State Route 14 passes through Elmira between Watkins Glen and Pennsylvania.
New York State Route 13 begins near Lake Ontario and travels through Cortland and Ithaca before ending in Elmira.
New York State Route 352 begins in Elmira at Exit 56 of the Southern Tier Expressway and continues West into Corning.
Climate data for Elmira, New York (1981 2010 normals) Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 6.3 5.2 3.6 .7 0 0 0 0 0 .1 1.4 4.1 21.4 The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 82.03% White, 13.05% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.37% from other competitions, and 2.64% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Elmira Metropolitan Travel Destination (or Elmira MSA) is incessantly used for statistical knowledge such as workforce rates and includes all of Chemung County with a populace in 2000 of 90,070.
The Elmira MSA was ranked as the 59th safest place to live out of 344 Metro Areas in 2005 by Morgan Quitno Press. * Source: City Clerk of the City of Elmira The town/city government is a Council-Manager form of government in which the City Manager is the major administrator of the City.
The City Manager, City Clerk, City Chamberlain, City Assessor, and Corporation Counsel are all appointed by the City Council.
The town/city has 125 miles (201 km) of road, 210 miles (340 km) of water lines, and 175 miles (282 km) of sewage lines.
There are four ZIP codes in the City of Elmira: 14901 (northside), 14902 (downtown), 14904 (southside), and 14905 (West Elmira).
The town/city animal shelter has a goal to turn into by 2007 a no-kill animal shelter based on a model by Tompkins County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The City of Elmira has more than 20 parks including Eldridge Park with a walking trail, restored carousel, skateboard park, and fishing lake and Wisner Park with memorials to veterans from World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and the Fallen Officers Memorial.
The City Manager of the City of Elmira is presently P.
It is featured on an Entrance sign erected in 2003 into the City from Exit 56 of the Southern Tier Expressway along with other honored Elmirans including (L to R) Brian Williams, Hal Roach, Ernie Davis, Mark Twain, Eileen Collins, John Jones, and Tommy Hilfiger.
The Elmira Pioneers play at Dunn Field.
Elmira College is positioned in the city.
Woodlawn Cemetery and Woodlawn National Cemetery are both positioned in the City of Elmira in the Northwest sector.
The First Arena was assembled in Elmira in 2000 (originally opened as the Coach USA Center).
House, Buildings at 104-116 West Water St., Chemung Canal Bank Building, Chemung County Courthouse Complex, Clinton Columbia Historic District, Elmira Civic Historic District, Elmira Coca-Cola Bottling Company Works, Elmira College Old Campus, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Erste Deutsche Evangelische Kirche, Alexander Eustace House, Fire Station No.
Jones House, Maple Avenue Historic District, Near Westside Historic District, Newtown Battlefield State Park, Park Church, Pentecostal Holy Temple Church of Jesus Christ, Pratt House, Quarry Farm, St.
WPIE (studio in Elmira, fortress in Trumansburg) WECW (Elmira College Student-Run Radio Station) WSKA 30 (PBS, simulcast of WSKG-TV) (licensed to Corning, with which Elmira shares TV market) WENY 36 (ABC/CBS on DT2/CW on DT3 through The CW Plus) (studio in Horseheads, licensed to Elmira) The Chemung County Transit System operates regularly scheduled fixed route service inside the City of Elmira and Village of Horseheads.
Another route links Elmira with Corning Community College, also linking passengers with the Steuben County Transit System (SCT) and Corning Erwin Area Transit System (CEATS).
The Elmira Corning Regional Airport (IATA code ELM, ICAO code KELM) is a medium-size county-wide airport, and the only region airport that offers scheduled airline service.
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Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Elmira.
City of Elmira website Tri-Counties Genealogy & History: Town & City of Elmira, Chemung County NY Union Civil War Prison at Elmira Municipalities and communities of Chemung County, New York, United States State of New York
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