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communities of Saratoga Springs, Lake George, Queensbury as well as the Albany-Capital
District. The City of Glens Falls is known
as the "Gateway To The Adirondacks"
because of its unique location bordering the very edge of the Adirondack Park.
Each year, Glens Falls welcomes thousands of visitors traveling to the Lake Champlain
Valley and Adirondack mountains of upstate New York. Glens Falls is famous for
its quintessential charm
and small town appeal and the city has recieved numerous awards and designations
including Look magazine's "Most typical" small city designation in 1944, Readers
Digest selection as one of the top 3 places to raise a family in the U.S., and
US News ranking of Glens Falls as one of the top 300 places to live in the United
States.
The Glens Falls region offers visitors a rich variety of historic,
artistic and cultural attractions. The city is home to the Glens Falls Symphony
Orchestra and the Glens Falls Conmmunity Theater which
perform throughout the year. Glens Falls also boasts two beautiful parks including
the Crandall Park with its extensive xc-ski trail system, numerous historic landmarks,
lovely gardens and magnificent Crandall library building.The Glens Falls Civic
Center provides year-round entertainment and sporting events and is home to the
Adirondack Ice Hawks hockey team of the UHL, the Adirondack Wildcats of the USBL
and the New York State Boys Public High School Basketball tournament. Nearby Gore
Mountain also offers a multitude of winter sports and excellent downhill skiing.
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Historical
Sites in Glens Falls
The
Feeder Canal - Across from this historic canal is a hydro-electric power-plant
on the Hudson River at Glens Falls. The canal was created circa 1820 to feed water
into the Champlain Canal. During the early 19th Century the New York State Canal
System served a crucial portion of the state's economy. In Glens Falls, lime,
marble, lumber, and agricultural products were shipped from the docks at the base
of Canal Street. Fort
Amherst Road - Located near this road is the location where Fort Amherst once
was. The fort is no longer extant, however portions of the wood foundations were
known as late as 1880. The fort constituted a block house marking the half-way
point on the road between Fort Ann and Fort William Henry at the head of Lake
George. This Fort system, erected by the British, was built to secure the northern
territories of the colony from incursions from the French during the French and
Indian War. A restored fort house complex is available for viewing in the nearby
town of Fort Ann. Civil
War Monument - A limestone obelisk located in the intersection of Glen, South,
and Bay streets, only soldiers from the Civil War are listed on the monument.
Many battles of the war are listed. Quaker
Meeting House - The Quaker Meeting House, an Italianate edifice on Ridge St. was
built in 1875, and originally contained no heating system. DeLong
House - Presently the home of the Glens Falls/Queensbury Historical Association
and the Chapman Historical Museum. A Greek Revival and Second Empire edifice on
the corner of Glen and Bacon Streets. A Queen Anne style Carriage Barn also sits
on the property.
In
1864 there was a massive fire that destroyed most of buildings in the central
business district. The oldest building in Glens Falls, located in the downtown
area, is one of the few buildings in the city that predates 1864. The stone and
brick structure at the bottom of the hill was erected circa 1815 and served as
Calvin Robbin's Blacksmith Shop.
Glens
Falls Hospital - Founded in the summer of 1897 by a group of twelve local physicians,
the Glens Falls Hospital was meant to serve the entire Upper Hudson River Valley.
Solomon A. Parks generously donated his home in Glens Falls for the original hospital.
The present structure has been extensively modified, enlarged, and modernized
several times to better serve the needs of the community, and currently serves
as the fast-response trauma center for the region. The hospital is now the area's
biggest employer. Charles
R. Wood Theater - This theater opened in 2003 on Glen Street, in the heart of
Glens Falls. A former Woolworth store for years, it is now the home of the Adirondack
Theatre Festival during the summer months, and introduces culture and theatre
into the surrounding community. The theater is named for the late Mr. Wood, who
was a successful local entrepreneur and founder of The Great Escape theme park,
located between Glens Falls and Lake George. The
Hyde Collection - The center among a triplet of revival type residences constructed
for the daughters of Samuel Pruyn, the Hyde is today a world class museum of European,
American, and contemporary art. The principal collection is presented in its original
domestic context as a private collection.
First Presbyterian
Church - The fifth house of worship of this Congregation chartered in 1803 was
constructed in 1929. A gothic revival design by Ralph Adams Cram, is among the
most outstanding buildings in Glens Falls. Cram was also contracted subsequently
by St. Mary's Parish to design the Academy building of the same name on Warren
Street. Crandall
Public Library - While the library had existed since 1893, it did not have its
own permanent home until 1931, with the completion of the library building in
City Park, on property willed to the library by local entrepreneur Henry Crandall.
The building was designed by Charles A. Platt; it was renovated and expanded in
1969, and is presently undergoing a major renovation and expansion involving the
demolition of the 1969 addition. The library is a part of the Southern Adirondack
Library System. (above historical information by Wikipedia)
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Glens
Falls Facts
Population (year 2000): 14,354, Est. population in July 2004: 14,166 (-1.3% change)
Males: 6,894 (48.0%), Females: 7,460 (52.0%) Elevation: 348 feet County:
Warren Land area: 3.8 square miles Zip code: 12801 Median resident
age: 35.6 years Median household income: $30,222 (year 2000) Median house
value: $81,900 (year 2000) Hospital/medical center in Glens Falls:
GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL (100 PARK
STREET) Other hospitals/medical centers near Glens Falls: FOUR WINDS
(about 19 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY) SARATOGA HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY) MARY MCCLELLAN HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CAMBRIDGE,
NY) Colleges/Universities
in Glens Falls: ADIRONDACK
BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 25; Location: 108 DIX AVE; Private, for-profit)
GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (Location: 100 PARK ST;
Private, not-for-profit) Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest
to Glens Falls: ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY;
Full-time enrollment: 2,182) SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SARATOGA
SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499) SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SARATOGA
SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317) UNION COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SCHENECTADY,
NY; FT enrollment: 2,315) SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40
miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316) RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
(about 40 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150) HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE (about 40 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
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