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The 115th New York: The Iron Hearted Regiment During The Civil War

August 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Colonel Simeon Sammons of the 15th New York RegimentDuring the Civil War, Colonel Simeon Sammons received authority to recruit a regiment in the counties of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, and Saratoga, with headquarters at Fonda. On August 26, 1862, it mustered into the service of the United States for three years as the 115th New York Infantry Regiment, known as the “Iron-Hearted Regiment.” [Read more…] about The 115th New York: The Iron Hearted Regiment During The Civil War

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: 115th New York Regiment, Amsterdam, Ballston, Ballston Spa, Broadalbin, Brookside Museum, Canajoharie, Caroga, Charleston, Charlton, Civil War, Clifton Park, Corinth, Day, Edinburgh, Ephratah, Florida, Florida; Milton, Fonda, Fulton County, Galway, Glen, Greenfield, Hadley, Half Moon, Hamilton County, Johnstown, Malta, Mayfield Northampton, Military History, Milton, Minden, Mohawk, Montgomery County, Moreau, Northumberland, Oppenheim, Palatine, Providence, Root, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga Springs, St. Johnsville, Stillwater, Stratford, Waterford, Wells, Wilton

A Place Called Pauley: An Adirondack History

November 27, 2022 by Dave Waite 2 Comments

1906 Topographic Map Powley PlaceIn the autumn of 1917, the well-known hotel and sportsman’s lodge Pauley Place was torn down as part of New York’s pursuit to bring her wilderness back on the path to being forever wild. The hotel was in Arietta, one of the most remote sections of the southern Adirondacks.

This town in Hamilton County spans sixty miles of wilderness, with Caroga Lake to the south and Tupper Lake to the north. The town was so sparsely populated during those years that the 1915 census listed less than four hundred permanent residents, only one physician, and more wilderness guides than farmers. [Read more…] about A Place Called Pauley: An Adirondack History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Guides, Adirondacks, Arietta, Caroga Lake, East Canada Creek, Fulton County, Hamilton County, Herkimer COunty, hunting, Salisbury, Stratford

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