historical cny

The New York Ontario and Western railroad once criss-crossed upstate New York from the Delaware Valley to the Lake Ontario port city of Oswego.  Lines ran to Utica and Rome and south to the coal rich mountains of northeast Pennsylvania.

In our final installment in our week-long look at Central New York history through historic photographs, we're featuring locations in Herkimer County including Little Falls and Old Forge.  These great photos are from the collection of the Library of Congress...

This week's we're spotlighting our area's rich history through great vintage photographs.  We scoured the collection of the Library of Congress to find some amazing images from around Oneida County.  Our series concludes tomorrow with a look at Herkimer County...

This week we are looking back at signifcant moments in the history of Central New York and the Mohawk Valley in photos.  Today we're giving you a glimpse of a strike of mill workers in New York Mills.

This week we're featuring some historic photographs showing significant moments in the history of Utica and the Mohawk Valley. Today we're looking at the funeral of James Sherman.  The Utican was Vice President under William Howard Taft and the last Vice President to die in office.  His funeral was held in Utica on the 2nd of November, 1912.