There are no famous people where I come from. There are no famous alumni from my school. No great accomplishments or tourist attractions. At least that’s what I’ve always thought. I never regarded my town as being special. And I am still rather indifferent on the subject. However with doing some further research I have found a few very interesting points.
Unadilla NY was settled not as a town but as an area surrounding the main town of Sidney in 1770. Every town along the Susquehanna River was destroyed during the Revolutionary War. It was later resettled and established as a town separating itself from nearby towns in 1822. The members set themselves aside by creating a village inside their town, as their main locale.
Unadilla is a town located in Otsego County. It was established, like many other towns in the area, along the Susquehanna River. They used water as an electricity generator for a very long time and the mills in the area are still famous. (To its residents of course) The town covers 46.4 square miles, which is perfectly intersected through the middle of town by Route 7. This mile long stretch has become known as Main Street, and it’s where everything that does happen happens.
This area of the state isn’t particularly wealthy. “The median income for a household in the town was $34,619, and the median income for a family was $40,556. The median income for males was $29,817 versus $21,732 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,908. About 9.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those aged 65 or over.” There were 4,548 people recorded as of the 2012 census. The population density was 98 people per square mile. There were 43.5 housing units recorded per square mile.
There are some interesting facts about where I live. Unadilla is the home of Boy Scout Troop #1, that many people I know (my brother included) are a part of. We held the centennial celebration a few years ago. During Teddy Roosevelt’s campaign, it is said that he stayed at the UH, or Unadilla House, which was a hotel/restaurant that still stands today. Every year we host a two day town-wide day of carnivals. We call this Unadilla Days. People from all over the area come to town and stroll by people’s garage sales and buy other peoples junk. (Sadly enough my mother is an avid participator of this and I am required to work them every morning at 5am)
As you can see, there aren’t very many accomplishments that happen around these parts. But everyone dies famous in a small town; that you can count on.
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