New York Towns

I hope Chief Schenevus (Skuh-NEE-vus) looked better than this picture.

The women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls in 1848 is considered the birth of the feminist movement in the United States. The National Women's Hall of Fame is here.

Every June, high school bands from all over New York State compete here. I attended the 2002 festival (my niece and nephew participated).

Named for the infant son of NY Representative (later Vice President) James Sherman, who was instrumental in obtaining a post office for the town in 1888, Sherrill, with a population of 3200, is the smallest city in New York. It is the home of the main factory of Oneida Ltd., the world's largest manufacturer of steel and silver-plated flatware. The history of both Sherrill and the Oneida firm date back to the utopian Oneida Community of the early 19th century.

Henry Hudson's attempt to discover a water route through North America ended a few miles north of Stuyvesant where the Hudson River narrows appreciably.

The town of Ulster is a northern suburb of Kingston. Its main communities are Lake Katrine and East Kingston.

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