Signs of Distinction

Chuck D'Imperio is an award-winning radio broadcaster, author, and newspaper columnist in upstate New York. His many books include Graves of Upstate New York: A Guide to 100 Notable Resting Places; Open House: 35 Historic Upstate New York Homes; and Upstate Uncovered: 100 Unique, Unusual, and Overlooked Destinations in Upstate New York, also published by SUNY Press.

Foreword

1. Adams: "The Arbor Day Village"

2. Andes: "Epicenter of the Anti-Rent War"

3. Bainbridge: "Home of Elmer's Glue. Stick with Us!"

4. Batavia: "Birthplace of Western New York"

5. Bethel: "Home of the 1969 Woodstock Festival"

6. Brockport: "The Victorian Village on the Erie Canal"

7. Canisteo: "Site of the World's Largest Living Sign"

8. Chaumont: "Home of One of the Largest Freshwater Bays in the World"

9. Cherry Valley: "First English Speaking Church West of the Hudson"

10. Chittenango: "Birthplace of L. Frank Baum: Author of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz"

11. Conesus: "Home of the Turtlestones"

12. Cooperstown: "Home of Baseball; Village of Museums"

13. Cuba: "First Oil Discovered in America, 1627"

14. Dansville: "Home of Clara Barton Chapter #1 American Red Cross. Home of New York State Balloon Festival"

15. East Bloomfield: "Home of the Northern Spy Apple"

16. East Durham: "Emerald Isle of the Catskills"

17. Elmira: "Honoring the Past; Building the Future"

18. Fredonia: "America's First Gas Well"

19. Geneseo: "Home of the Greatest Show on Turf"

20. Gorham: "Bandstand of the Finger Lakes"

21. Granville: "The Colored Slate Capital of the World"

22. Hamilton: "Birthplace of John Vincent Atanasoff, Inventor of the Computer"

23. Hobart: "Book Village of the Catskills"

24. Hoosick Falls: "Grandma Moses Country"

25. Hornell: "Home of Bill Pullman"

26. Horseheads: "Three Horses on Sign"

27. Ironville: "Birthplace of the Electric Age"

28. Jamestown: "Birthplace of Lucille Ball. Birthplace of Roger Tory Peterson. Home of Robert H. Jackson"

29. Kinderhook: "Home of 8th U.S. President Martin Van Buren"

30. Lackawanna: "Home of Father Baker"

31. Lake Placid: "Site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics"

32. LeRoy: "Birthplace of Jell-O"

33. Lily Dale Assembly: "World's Largest Center for the Religion of Spiritualism"

34. Marathon: "Home of the Central New York Maple Festival"

35. Mount Morris: "Home of the Pledge of Allegiance"

36. North Tonawanda: "Home of the Carrousel"

37. Phelps: "Home of the Sauerkraut Weekend"

38. Pine Island: "Heart of the Black Dirt Region"

39. Port Henry: "Champ Sightings in Bulwagga Bay Area"

40. Roscoe: "Trout Town U.S.A."

41. Seneca Falls: "Birthplace of the Women's Rights Movement"

42. Sherrill: "The Smallest City in New York State"

43. Springfield: "The Place to Be on the 4th of July Since 1914"

44. Troy: "Home of the Burden Water Wheel"

45. Unadilla: "Home of Boy Scout Troop #1"

46. Upper Jay: "Home of Toy Maker Arto Monaco"

47. Wallkill: "Elsie's Birthplace"

48. Waterloo: "Birthplace of Memorial Day"

49. Waterville: "Historic Center of International Hops Commerce"

50. Whitehall: "Birthplace of the U.S. Navy"

51. Wyoming: "The Gaslight Village"

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