1908 CENTRAL NEW YORK VOLUNTEER FIREMEN Association Program OWEGO NY Fire ILLUS

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1908 OWEGO FIREMEN PROGRAM
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SCARCE 1908 publication, "Official Program and Souvenir of the Fifteenth Annual Convention Central New York Volunteer Firemen's Association, Owego N.Y. 1908"
Oblong 8vo / Softcover / Illustrated / Covers are poor; interior has stray red marks and surface wear /
Despite its condition, this is a rare New York fire-related publication. Illustrations of homes, buildings, ex-chiefs, notable members, etc.
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Owego
is a
town
in
Tioga County
,
New York
,
USA
. The population was 19,883 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the
Iroquois
word
Ahwaga
, meaning
where the valley widens.
The
Town of Owego
is in the southeast corner of the county. There is also a village of
Owego
in the western part of the town. Both town and village are west of
Binghamton
,
New York
.
History
[
edit
]
The town was first settled around 1786. The "Original Town of Owego" was created at the time Tioga County was formed in 1791. This original town was reduced by formation of later towns in the county. The town's name is a derivative of the Iroquois word "Ahwaga," which means, "where the valley widens." This name came from the vast floods that run into the valley when the winter snows melt, which caused several deaths a year.
The current Town of Owego was formed as the "Town of Tioga" in 1800 from the
Town of Union
(now in
Broome County
).
Confusion over the location of the Village of Owego caused the legislature to have the Town of Owego and the
Town of Tioga
to switch names in 1813 so that Owego village was in the same-named town.
The
Hiawatha Farm
,
Waits Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery
, and
Vesper Cliff
are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
.
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Geography
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]
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 105.8 square miles (273.9 km²), of which, 104.2 square miles (269.8 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it (1.51%) is water.
The
Susquehanna River
flows across the town, dividing it into two parts. Owego Creek flows into the Susquehanna at Owego village and marks the west town line.
The
Southern Tier Expressway
(
New York State Route 17
) crosses the town on the river's south bank.
New York State Route 17C
follows the river along the north bank.
New York State Route 38
and
New York State Route 96
converge north of Owego village.
Adjacent towns and areas
[
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]
The east town line is the border of
Broome County
,
New York
and the south town line is the border of
Pennsylvania
(
Bradford
and
Susquehanna
counties). Owego is in the
Southern Tier
of New York.
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