Detour: Climb CATS Cheney Mt Trail (1.5 mi RT) for a view of Republic Steel’s #7 Mill (sintering plant) and the 12.5 million ton tailings
The substance of the Speech of Lieut. Genl. Burgoyne to the Indians in Congress at the Camp Upon the River Boquet June 21, 1777 Chiefs and
The first plank road in the United States was built in Syracuse in 1846 and quickly became a popular option because of inexpensive construction costs
The 1913 Mineville Strike On March 25, 1911, the death of 146 garment workers in the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan was a
The Moriah Shock Prison is an example of a former mining facility—built in 1943, the Fisher Hill Mine facilities were run by Republic Steel—that was
Moriah hometown hero Raymond “Buzz” Wright was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while serving as an army rifleman in Vietnam
Mining Deaths Recorded Mining Deaths from 1903-1913. From The Iron Ore Eaters by Valerie Rosenquist
The Rensselaer School was established in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer “for the purpose of instructing persons … in the application of science to the
Jonathan G. Witherbee died in Port Henry on August 25, 1875, at age 54. On his death, the New York Tribune noted: “Mr Witherbee began his life