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- In 1792, the settlement at Newtown joined with the Wisnerburg and DeWittsburg settlements to form the village of Newtown. In 1808, the village officially changed its name to the Town of Elmira, at a town meeting held at Teal's Tavern.
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The Town of Elmira was erected by the New York Legislature April 10, 1792, taken from the vast township of Chemung. The first Town meeting was held in the village of Newtown in May of 1792 at the tavern of William Dunn, then known as the Kline House, at the corner of East Water and Fox Streets.
Elmira, city, seat (1836) of Chemung county, southern New York, U.S. It lies on the Chemung River, near the Pennsylvania border, 60 miles (97 km) west of Binghamton. The first European settlement (1787) was incorporated as the village of Newtown in 1815.
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1783 - First settlers arrive in Newtown (Elmira), Chemung, Big Flats, Breesport, and Horseheads. 1784 - The year of the great ice flood in March. 1784 - Tryon County became Montgomery County, later it became Tioga County, and eventually Chemung County. 1787 - John Breese, first white permanent settler in Horseheads.
History. The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through the area and fought the British at the Battle of Newtown in the southern part of the current town. The town of Elmira was formed from the town of Chemung in 1792 as the town of Newtown. In 1808, the town changed its name to Elmira.
Elmira's formation. The New York legislature established the Township of Chemung, now Chemung County, in 1788. The settlement of Newtown was soon established at the intersection of Newtown Creek and the Chemung River.
May 18, 2018 · 1:14. The Star-Gazette’s Dec. 29, 1928 edition was dedicated to Elmira’s 100th anniversary. It claimed Elmira was a hardy little village on a tract of land bounded by Sullivan Street...
Jul 15, 2016 · Pilgrimages and tours would be made to Elmira to learn about plans for the statue. The first pilgrimage was made by a reporter from the New York Star on Dec. 11, 1879, who found his way to...
