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8 unusual facts about Elmira


Battle of Crooked River

The Battle of Crooked River was a skirmish between Latter Day Saints forces and Missouri state militia unit from southeast of Elmira, Missouri in Ray County under the command of Samuel Bogart.

Elmira, Oregon

Elmira is served by the Fern Ridge School District (28J), which has three schools: Elmira Elementary School, Fern Ridge Middle School, and Elmira High School.

Ice resurfacer

In 1967, an Elmira, Ontario-based welder named Andrew Schlupp built his own ice-resurfacer and started the Resurfice Corporation.

Isaac Ferdinand Quinby

He returned to New York where he commanded a Draft Depot at Elmira, New York before he resigned from the army on December 31, 1863.

Newtown, New York

An old name for Elmira, New York, location of the Battle of Newtown, the only major battle of the Sullivan Expedition during the American Revolutionary War.

Pittman Center, Tennessee

Later that year, the Methodist Episcopal Church endorsed Burnett's plan at its annual meeting, and with the help of Reverend Eli Pittman of Elmira, New York, Burnett secured $15,000 for the project.

West Lane Technology Learning Center

West Lane Technology Learning Center is an online charter school in Elmira, Oregon, United States.

West Virginia Wild

After announcing that they joined the NPBL for the 2008 season, the team no-showed its season opener against the Bulldogs in Elmira, New York.


1989 Santa Elmira massacre

In early 1989 a group of the MST, that had been resettled in Salto do Jacuí occupied the Santa Elmira ranch.

Andrew B. Dickinson

He died in León, Nicaragua from complications after a fall from a mule, and was buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery (Elmira, New York).

Augustus Stephen Vogt

Born in Washington, Oxford County, Canada West, Province of Canada, the son of German immigrant John George Vogt and Swiss immigrant Marianna Zingg, Vogt grew up in Elmira, Ontario.

Bath VA Medical Center

Affiliated with the University of Rochester School of Medicine, it provides secondary care and operates clinics in Elmira and Wellsville, New York; and Coudersport and Mansfield, Pennsylvania.

Buildings at 104-116 West Water St.

are a set of historic commercial building located at Elmira in Chemung County, New York.

CCTC

Chemung Canal Trust Company, a New York State chartered trust company based in Elmira, New York, USA

Chemung Canal Bank Building

The Chemung Canal Bank Building is located at 415 East Water Street in Elmira, Chemung County, New York, United States.

Clara Clemens

Clara was the second of three daughters born to Samuel Clemens and his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens in Elmira, New York.

Corning train wreck

Meanwhile train No.11, an eight car mail express pulled by a Wootten-type engine, also travelling from Hoboken to Buffalo, departed Elmira at 5.00 a.m.

Earl R. Southee

He was a founder of the Soaring Society of America (1931) and managed 'Glider Meets' (National Gliding and Soaring Championships), at Elmira, New York, during the mid to late 1930s.

EDSS

Elmira District Secondary School, the high school serving the town of Elmira, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding area

Elkland, Pennsylvania

In March 1811, came a colony from Elmira, New York and Southport, New York, consisting of Samuel Tubbs Sr., his sons, Samuel, James and Benjamin, and his sons-in-law, John Ryon Jr., David Hammond, and Martin Stevens.

Elmira Zherzdeva

Elmira Zherzdeva or Elmira Sergievna Zherzdeva (Russian - Эльмира Сергеевна Жерздева - Born on March 6, 1936, in Bolokhovo, the USSR), is a Soviet singer and Meritorious Artist (since 1992).

Frances Miriam Whitcher

On January 6, 1847, at the age of 35, she married Rev. Benjamin Williams Whitcher, and in the Spring of that year moved with her new husband to Elmira, New York where he became the Rector of Trinity Church in April 1847.

Horseheads, New York

Under orders the forces of General John Sullivan, burdened down with heavy military equipment, marched north in their 450-mile journey through a wooden wilderness from Easton, Pennsylvania over to Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and on up the Susquehanna River Trail to Newtown (Elmira).

Jacquelyn Piro Donovan

In 2004, Donovan won the Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Lizzie Curry in 110 in the Shade at the Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C., where she also originated the role of Elmira in the world premiere of the musical Nevermore.

James Callan

The Bishop of Rochester, Matthew Clark, reassigned Callan to a community in Elmira, New York.

Roberta Invernizzi

Handel: Floridante (Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (Rossane), Roberta Invernizzi (Timante), Joyce DiDonato (Elmira), Marijana Mijanovic (Floridante), Riccardo Novaro (Coralbo), Vito Priante (Oronte), Il complesso barocco, c.

Rod Denson

When singer Conway Twitty was in Elmira to perform, Station owner Frank Saia came up with the idea of giving away pieces of Twitty's tee shirt as a promotion.

Schweizer SGS 1-24

The 1-24 was loaned to Paul A. Schweizer to compete in the 1957 US Nationals, which were held in Elmira, New York.

Sean Hanna

His eight-year tenure in the county legislature ended when then-Governor George Pataki made Hanna the Avon-based New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Regional Director for the 11 county area enveloping Rochester the Finger Lakes and Corning/Elmira.

Staci-Lyn Honda

Honda previously served in the same capacity at WETM-TV in Elmira, New York where she started her career as an anchor and reporter.

Thomas Le Clear

He went to London, Canada, with his father in 1832, and after painting portraits for a time there, and in Elmira and Rochester, he made his way to New York City in 1839, where he reportedly studied for several years under Henry Inman.

Utica College

Teams are known as the Pioneers and compete in the Empire 8 Athletic Conference along with Elmira, Alfred, Hartwick, Ithaca, Nazareth, Stevens Institute of Technology and St. John Fisher.

Vaca Valley and Clear Lake Railroad

The Vaca Valley Railroad was incorporated on April 12, 1869 to run a branch from the mainline of the California Pacific Railroad (later Southern Pacific Railroad's mainline between Sacramento and Oakland, CA) at Elmira to Rumsey.

Vinnie Ferrari

A former radio personality in the Elmira-Corning, New York, market, he became a ring announcer for the United States Wrestling Federation after his station booked the USWF for a 1996 radio promotion.

WENY

WENY-FM, a radio station (92.7 FM) licensed to Elmira, New York, United States

WENY-TV, a television station (channel 36) licensed to Elmira, New York, United States

William S. Gerity House

William S. Gerity House is a historic home located at Elmira in Chemung County, New York.

WVTT-CA

In June 2013, Choice Tower Rentals sold WVTT-CA, as well as the still-active W20AB license, to Milachi Media (also known as Vision Communications); the deal will put the station under common ownership with WYDC and WJKP-LD in Corning, WBGT-CD in Rochester, and several Elmira-Corning radio stations.


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