Obscure facts about New York State
(That you never wanted to know.)
History of the United States and New York is a collection of resources designed to complement the New York State Social Studies Framework.
It was called history when I went to school. Social studies? One of those archaic terms like ‘good citizen’.
I took NY history in 7th grade. I’d like to say it was great but I was 12, you didn’t like anything at that age.
I was born in Horseheads, NY. I know, it’s an odd name but the reason it was named that was terrible. It was named for the bleached skulls found of pack horses left behind by the Sullivan Expedition(1.).
OK, having gone this far, I remember and slept through a lot of this and it’s happening again. But I’ll make a few more statements and take a nap.
An infamous POW camp was there in the civil war, the inmates called it “Hellmira”.
Elmira Reformatory, circa 1897
It was a prison.
Today, it is a maximum-security prison for male inmates and is operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
Think that’s enough? Me too.
Be blessed, love yourself and be careful’
Garnet Adept Wiitch
(1.)The American destruction of the Six Nations’ (Indians) homelands came as a result of the destructive raids carried out by the Indians and American loyalists on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania in 1778.