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Elmira ( / ɛlˈmaɪrə /) is a city in and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. The population was 26,523 at the 2020 census, down from 29,200 at the 2010 census, a decline of more than 7 percent.
The Chemung County Historical Society is headquartered in the historic Chemung Canal Bank Building in Elmira, New York. It is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and presentation of the history of the Chemung River Valley region. The society was founded in 1923 and first chartered by New York State in 1947.
Congressional district. 23rd. Website. www .chemungcountyny .gov. Chemung County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 84,148 as of the 2020 census. [ 2] Its county seat is Elmira. [ 3] Its name is derived from a Delaware Indian village whose name meant "big horn". The county is part of the Southern Tier region of the state.
The Star-Gazette was the first newspaper of the now massive Gannett conglomerate. It was founded as the weekly Elmira Gazette in 1828 and became an evening daily in 1856. Frank Gannett bought a half-interest in the newspaper in 1906 to begin what would eventually be Gannett Co., Inc. The following year, he merged the Elmira Gazette with a ...
Elmira College is a private college in Elmira, New York. [1] ... New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic ... Gannett-Tripp Library - The college library built in ...
Elmira Prison. Elmira Prison was originally a barracks for "Camp Rathbun" or "Camp Chemung", a key muster and training point for the Union Army during the American Civil War, between 1861 and 1864. The 30-acre (120,000 m 2) site was selected partially due to its proximity to the Erie Railroad and the Northern Central Railway, which crisscrossed ...
Quarry Farm. / 42.11306°N 76.78222°W / 42.11306; -76.78222. Quarry Farm is located on East Hill overlooking Elmira, New York, and the Chemung River Valley. In 1869, Jervis Langdon purchased the property as a vacation home for his family. [ 2] When he died the following year, it was inherited by his eldest daughter, Susan Langdon Crane.
Elmira Civic Historic District. / 42.09056°N 76.80250°W / 42.09056; -76.80250. The Elmira Civic Historic District is the area of downtown Elmira, New York where the governmental center developed in the town's early history. It includes the Chemung County Courthouse Complex, John Hazlett Office Building and the Arnot Art Museum ...