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New York State Route 399
New York State Route 399 (NY 399) was a state highway located within the Johnstown (town), New York, town of Johnstown in Fulton County, New York, in the United States. It served as a connector between New York State Route 29, NY 29 in the hamlet (New York), hamlet of Cork and New York State Route 29A, NY 29A in the hamlet of Meco, New York, Meco. After being proposed in 1931, the route was assigned in April 1935. The designation was removed by the early 1960s, but a section remained a state highway until April 1, 1980, when it transferred between the state of New York (state), New York and Fulton County. Route description NY 399 began at a junction with New York State Route 29, NY 29 northwest of the Cork Center Reservoir in the town of Johnstown (town), New York, Johnstown. The route ran northeast through the dense woods along Sweet Road, climbing up the hills of Fulton County south of the Adirondack Park to a junction with North Bush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnstown (town), New York
Johnstown is a town located in Fulton County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 7,098. The name of the town is from landowner William Johnson. The town of Johnstown is located on the southern border of the county. It borders on three sides the city of Johnstown and the city of Gloversville. History Johnstown was founded by William Johnson, a British military officer and colonial government official, in a region once known as "Kingsborough". Johnson named the settlement after his son, John Johnson, and by 1762 constructed a baronial hall. In 1781, during the American Revolution, colonial forces, consisting of militia and Oneida allies, were victorious over a mixed force of Loyalists and Native allies. All of the holdings of the Johnson family were forfeited due to the family's allegiance to Britain. The town of Johnstown was formed in 1793 from the town of Caughnawaga and served as the seat of sprawling Montgomery County, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Company, Inc., was an American oil production, transportation, refining, and marketing company that operated from 1870 to 1911. At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co-founder and chairman, John D. Rockefeller, who is among the wealthiest Americans of all time and among the richest people in modern history. Its history as one of the world's first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was an illegal monopoly. The company was founded in 1863 by Rockefeller and Henry Flagler, and was incorporated in 1870. Standard Oil dominated the oil products market initially through horizontal integration in the refining sector, then, in later years vertical integration; the company was an innovator in the development of the business trust. The Standard Oil trust streamlined production and logistics, lowered costs, and undercut competitors. "Trust-busting" cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 101 (Fulton County, New York)
County routes in Fulton County, New York, are signed with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices-standard yellow-on-blue pentagon route marker. Road names are given where available; however, some routes are known only by their county route designation, especially those located in the rural northern portion of the county that lies within Adirondack Park. Routes 101–130 Routes 131 and up See also *County routes in New York In the U.S. state of New York, county routes exist in all 62 counties except those in the five boroughs of New York City. Most are maintained locally by county highway departments. County route designations are assigned at the county level; as a ... References External links *{{Commons category-inline, County routes in Fulton County, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 131 (Fulton County, New York)
County routes in Fulton County, New York, are signed with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices-standard yellow-on-blue pentagon route marker. Road names are given where available; however, some routes are known only by their county route designation, especially those located in the rural northern portion of the county that lies within Adirondack Park. Routes 101–130 Routes 131 and up See also *County routes in New York In the U.S. state of New York, county routes exist in all 62 counties except those in the five boroughs of New York City. Most are maintained locally by county highway departments. County route designations are assigned at the county level; as a re ... References External links *{{Commons category-inline, County routes in Fulton County, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 10A
New York State Route 10 (NY 10) is a north–south state highway in the Central New York and North Country regions of New York in the United States. It extends for from the Quickway ( NY 17) (Future Interstate 86) in Deposit, Delaware County to NY 8 at Higgins Bay, a hamlet in the Hamilton County town of Arietta. NY 10 begins concurrent with NY 8. While NY 8 follows a more westerly alignment between Deposit and Higgins Bay via Utica, NY 10 veers to the east, serving Delhi, Cobleskill, and Canajoharie. Along the way, the road intersects Interstate 88 (I-88) near Cobleskill and U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Sharon Springs. NY 10 was assigned in 1924; however, it initially followed a completely different alignment than it does today. At the time, it began at the New Jersey state line in Rockland County and followed modern US 9W north to Albany. From here, it continued to Saranac Lake via Schenectady, Sarat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 334
New York State Route 334 (NY 334) is a north–south state highway in the Mohawk Valley region of New York in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 5 in the village of Fonda to a junction with NY 67 in the town of Johnstown. The highway is two lanes wide for its entire length, with the exception of a long climbing lane northbound leaving the hamlet of Sammonsville, located southwest of NY 67. Route description NY 334 begins at an intersection with NY 5 (West Main Street) just east of NY 30A (Broadway) in the village of Fonda. NY 334 proceeds north on Cayadutta Street, a two-lane residential street on the western end of Fonda. Crossing past a former Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville Railroad bridge, the route leaves Fonda near Wemple Avenue, crossing into the town of Mohawk. Paralleling Cuyadutta Creek to the south, NY 334 passes a large creek-side factory, crossing under a bridge of the Fonda, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 331
New York State Route 331 (NY 331) is a north–south state highway located in the Mohawk Valley of New York in the United States. The route extends for from an intersection with Kennedy Road in the Montgomery County town of St. Johnsville to a junction with NY 29 in the Fulton County town of Oppenheim. Heading northbound, state maintenance of NY 331 begins at the Montgomery–Fulton county line as the Montgomery County section of the route is county-maintained as part of County Route 57 (CR 57). NY 331 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. Route description NY 331 officially begins at the intersection of Kennedy and Crum Creek ( CR 57) roads in the Montgomery County town of St. Johnsville. The route heads northeast as a narrow, two-lane road through a rural, open area as a county-maintained highway, overlapping with the unsigned CR 57 for until the Montgomery–Fulton county line. Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 309
New York State Route 309 (NY 309) is a state highway located entirely in Fulton County, New York, in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 29A in Gloversville. The northern terminus of the route is at a junction with Lily Lake Road in the hamlet of Bleecker, where the highway continues north and west as County Route 112 (CR 112) to London Bridge Road ( CR 111, near NY 10 and NY 29A) at West Caroga Lake in the town of Caroga. Part of NY 309 and all of CR 112 is located within Adirondack Park. NY 309 was assigned to its current alignment as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. Route description NY 309 begins at an intersection with NY 29A in downtown Gloversville. The route heads northward as Frontage Road, passing large commercial buildings as it heads north through the city. The route takes a right at Spring Street—two blocks north of NY ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 67
New York State Route 67 (NY 67) is an east–west state highway in eastern New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 5 in the town of St. Johnsville. Its eastern terminus is at the Vermont state line in Hoosick, where it continues eastward as Vermont Route 67 (VT 67). Route description Montgomery and Fulton counties NY 67 begins at an intersection with NY 5 east of the village of St. Johnsville in the town of the same name. It heads eastward across northern Montgomery County as New Turnpike Road to the Fulton County line, where maintenance of NY 67 shifted from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to the town of Ephratah until 2012. Thus, the segment of New Turnpike Road between the county line and NY 10 has no reference markers. This segment of the route also lacks any shoulders. At NY 10, maintenance of NY 67 returns to NYSDOT as it turns north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 156 (Fulton County, New York)
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count ( earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town ( county s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879. The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior; it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunoco
Sunoco LP is an American master limited partnership organized under Delaware state laws and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that is a wholesale distributor of motor fuels. It distributes fuel to more than 5,500 Sunoco-branded gas stations, almost all of which are owned and operated by third parties. The partnership is controlled by Energy Transfer Partners. The partnership was known as Sun Company Inc. from 1886 to 1920 and 1976 to 1998, and as Sun Oil Co. from 1920 to 1976. (Sunoco is a condensation of SUN Oil COmpany.) It used to be engaged in oil refinery, the chemical industry, and retail sales, but divested these businesses. Sunoco today claims to be the largest distributor of fuels in the United States, distributing fuels to 10,000 locations across 33 US States. History 1800s to 1950s: founding and growth The partnership began as The Peoples Natural Gas Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1886, its partners – Joseph Newton Pew, Philip Pisano, and Edward O. Eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
