Hidden History of the Finger Lakes

by Patti Unvericht

Overview

New York's Finger Lakes region is filled with compelling characters, tragic disasters and fascinating mysteries.

Famed daredevil Sam Patch, known as the "Yankee Leaper," thrilled audiences at Niagara Falls but took his last jump into the Genesee River with his pet black bear, plummeting to his death. The first ever Memorial Day was celebrated in Waterloo in 1866 and inspired a nation to adopt the holiday. Seneca Lake claims its fair share of ships, including the Onondaga, which was blown up with dynamite as part of a spectacle to commemorate the sinking of the USS Maine. Author Patti Unvericht reveals the forgotten history of the Finger Lakes region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467138192
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/16/2018
Series:	Hidden History
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	637,439
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Patti Unvericht is the History Press author of Ghosts and Hauntings of the Finger Lakes and a native to the Finger Lakes region, living in Rochester. She is a member of the Ogden Historical Society, Palmyra Historical Society, Victor Historical Society and the Friends of Mt. Hope Cemetery (Rochester), where she also gives tours. She is a wife and mother of two wonderful children.

Table of Contents

1 Andover Sanitarium 9

2 Cracked Wheat and Granula 18

3 Daredevils 29

4 Devil's Nose 39

5 DeWitt Clinton Guy 42

6 Hamlin CCC Camp/POW Camp 45

7 The Loomis Gang 50

8 Birthplace of Memorial Day 56

9 Murder of Crows 60

10 National Exchange 62

11 Onondaga 66

12 Rochester Orphan Asylum Fire 73

13 Rochester Ripper 78

14 Rod Serling 82

15 Rose Lummis 85

16 Scythe Tree 91

17 Brockport Soldier Tower 93

18 Troutburg 96

19 Two Foxes and the Devil 101

20 Willard 106

Bibliography 117

About the Author 125