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Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York
Mohawk is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Herkimer County, New York, Herkimer County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 2,731 at the 2010 census. The village was named after the adjacent Mohawk River. The village is at the northern border of the town of German Flatts, New York, German Flatts and adjacent to the Erie Canal. Mohawk is southeast of Utica, New York, Utica. History The area was settled by German Palatines, Palatine Germans after 1722. In 1725, the King of Great Britain and Governor Burnet granted Mohawk to the Palatine Germans in what was known as the Burnetsfield Patent. George Washington was known to stop in Mohawk to have lunch at the Shoemaker Tavern on his way to and from Fort Stanwix in Rome, New York, Rome. Mohawk became known as "Bennetts Corners" after a hotel stand that was located here in 1826. In 1838, the village became known as "Mohawk". The village was incorporated on April 16, 1844. The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village (United States)
In the United States, the meaning of village varies by geographic area and legal jurisdiction. In formal usage, a "village" is a type of administrative division at the local government in the United States, local government level. Since the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from legislating on local government, the U.S. state, states are free to have political subdivisions called "villages" or not to and to define the word in many ways. Typically, a village is a type of municipality, although it can also be a special-purpose district, special district or an unincorporated area. It may or may not be recognized for governmental purposes. In informal usage, a U.S. village may be simply a relatively small clustered human settlement without formal legal existence. In colonial New England, a village typically formed around the church building, meetinghouses that were located in the center of each New England town, town.Joseph S. Wood ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Palatines
Palatines () were the citizens and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, princes of the List of states in the Holy Roman Empire, Palatinates, Holy Roman States that served as Kaiserpfalz, capitals for the Holy Roman Emperor. After the fall of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the nationality referred more specifically to residents of the Palatinate (region), Rhenish Palatinate, known simply as "the Palatinate". American Palatines, including the Pennsylvania Dutch, have maintained a presence in the United States as early as 1632 and are collectively known as "Palatine Dutch" (). The earliest Palatines settled in the Province of Maryland, Maryland Palatinate, an American palatinate established by the Calvert family as a haven for Catholic refugees. Holy Roman Nationality Paladins The term ''palatine'' or ''palatinus'' was first used in the Roman Empire for Chamberlain (office), chamberlains of the emperor (e.g. Chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church) due to their association with the Palat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starkville, New York
Starkville is a hamlet located west of Fort Plain on NY 80, in the eastern part of the town of Stark in southern Herkimer County, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ..., United States. Established in the late 18th century, at one time the hamlet had a post office, three churches (Lutheran, Methodist, and Baptist), two hotels, a store, several mills, a cheese factory, a number of shops and about 40 homes. In 2014, many of these structures are gone, but several remain, including an old carriage house factory and two churches on Rt. 80, one of which is in private ownership as an art studio. In 1905, Starkville had a population of about 150 people.Hawn, WarrenTown of Stark History and Genealogy, Herkimer County, NY address to the Herkimer County Historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 168
New York State Route 168 (NY 168) is an east–west state highway in southern Herkimer County, New York, in the United States. The highway runs for through a largely rural area of Upstate New York, from an intersection with New York State Route 28, NY 28 in the village of Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York, Mohawk to a junction with New York State Route 80, NY 80 in Stark, New York, Stark. Along the way, it intersects one state highway and crosses multiple creeks. The route was originally designated as part of Route 5, an unsigned legislative route, in 1908 and as part of the signed New York State Route 28, NY 28 in 1924. In the 1930 state highway renumbering (New York), 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY 28 was realigned to follow a new alignment to the west while its former routing between Mohawk and Paines Hollow became NY 168. The route was extended eastward to its current terminus at NY 80 . Route description NY&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richfield Springs, New York
Richfield Springs is a Village (New York), village located in the Richfield, New York, Town of Richfield, on the north-central border of Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,050 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from local sulfur spring (hydrosphere), springs. Geography The village is at the northern end of Canadarago Lake and is at the border of Herkimer County, New York, Herkimer County. Richfield Springs is located at (42.853065, -74.987623). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. U.S. Route 20 in New York, U.S. Highway 20, New York State Route 28, and New York State Route 167 converge in Richfield Springs. US 20 and NY 28 intersect outside the western end of the village limits and overlap (road), overlap for a brief time inside the village, while NY 167 has its southern terminus at US 20 in the center of the village. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,255 people, 536 house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 28
New York State Route 28 (NY 28) is a state highway extending for in the shape of a "C" between the Hudson Valley city of Kingston and southern Warren County in the U.S. state of New York. Along the way, it intersects several major routes, including Interstate 88 (I-88), U.S. Route 20 (US 20), and the New York State Thruway twice. The southern terminus of NY 28 is at NY 32 in Kingston and the northern terminus is at US 9 in Warrensburg. In Kingston, NY 28 is co-designated as Interstate 587 from its southern terminus at NY 32 to the roundabout linking it to the Thruway (I-87). NY 28 was originally assigned in 1924, to an alignment extending from Colliersville in the south to Utica in the north via Ilion. From Colliersville to Cooperstown, the highway followed its current routing (excluding minor realignments); north of Cooperstown, NY 28 was routed along several state highways that now have other designa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Plain, New York
Fort Plain is a Village (New York), village in Montgomery County, New York, Montgomery County, New York (state), New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 1,930, down from 2,322 in 2010 United States census, 2010. The village is named after a fort built during the American Revolution at the junction of the Mohawk River and its tributary Otsquago Creek. The village of Fort Plain is in the town of Minden, New York, Minden and is west of Amsterdam (city), New York, Amsterdam. History The village is in a region where the Mohawk people had four major villages along the Mohawk River in the 17th century. They historically had occupied territory west of the Hudson River and extending north to the St. Lawrence River and south to the Delaware Water Gap, but their main villages were located close to the Mohawk River. Due to losses from a smallpox epidemic in 1634, the Mohawk reduced their villages to three. By the early 18th century they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 5S
New York State Route 5S (NY 5S) is a east–west state highway located in the Mohawk Valley of New York (state), New York in the United States. It extends from a continuation of New York State Route 5A, NY 5A at an interchange with Interstate 790, I-790, New York State Route 5, NY 5, New York State Route 8, NY 8, and New York State Route 12, NY 12 in Utica, New York, Utica to an interchange with Interstate 890, I-890 and New York State Route 890, NY 890 in Rotterdam (town), New York, Rotterdam. The route runs along the south side of the Mohawk River for its entire length and parallels NY 5, which runs along the north side of the Mohawk River (hence the "S" in the route number of NY 5S). NY 5S intersects several primary routes including New York State Route 28, NY 28 in Mohawk, New York State Route 30A, NY 30A in Fultonville, New York State Route 30, NY 30 south of Amsterdam, as well as intersecting the New York Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herkimer (village), New York
Herkimer is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village located in the Town Of Herkimer (population 9,566) on the north side of the Mohawk River and the county seat of Herkimer County, New York, United States, about southeast of Utica, New York, Utica. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, it had a population of 7,234, and a predicted population of 7,283 on July 1, 2022. It was part of the Burnetsfield Patent and the first colonial settlement this far west in the Mohawk Valley. The village takes its name from the Herkimer family, German Palatines, Palatine German immigrants who settled in the area in 1723. The most notable family member was Nicholas Herkimer, a general of the Tryon County militia, who died from wounds received at the Battle of Oriskany in the American Revolutionary War. The village is located within the Herkimer (town), New York, town of Herkimer and Herkimer County; together, they are referred to as "the Herkimers". The citizens of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilion, New York
Ilion is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. Located in the Mohawk Valley region, the population was 7,646 at the 2020 census. The village is at the northern edge of the town of German Flatts, though a tiny portion is in the town of Frankfort. It is south of the Mohawk River and Erie Canal. History Ilion is a name for the ancient city of Troy. The area where Ilion is located was first settled by Palatine Germans under the Burnetsfield Patent around 1725. Settlers first took plots along Steele Creek, which flows into the Mohawk River. Gradually they built many mills along the creek. After the American Revolution, a small community was set up in the area named "New London". This area of the village still has buildings which use the name "London". The community began to flourish starting around 1816 when Eliphalet Remington created his first rifle. He developed the Remington Arms manufacturing company. The community was stimulated in growth by the completi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the president of the United States. Currently, Ron S. Jarmin is the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses in making informed decisions. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herkimer County Shootings
The Herkimer County shootings were a shooting spree that took place on March 13, 2013, in Herkimer County, New York, United States. Incident Kurt Myers, a 64-year-old resident of the village of Mohawk, set fire to his apartment before 9:30am and proceeded to a barber shop in Mohawk. Myers briefly spoke to the barbershop owner John Seymour before opening fire, killing two customers and injuring Seymour and another customer. He proceeded to a car wash in the nearby village of Herkimer, where he killed an employee and a customer. Myers was pursued by police and eventually cornered in an abandoned bar in Herkimer. The standoff lasted overnight. Police entered the building around 8am the next day. Myers shot and killed a police dog named "Ape" and the police returned fire, killing him. The autopsy said that the assailant died from internal bleeding after he was shot multiple times in the heart, aorta, liver, lungs, and right kidney. Aftermath At the time of the shooting, Myers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
