Ithaca / Mary Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Mary, 1975- Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ithaca (N.Y.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Ithaca (N.Y.).

Ithaca (N.Y.)--History--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes, Ithaca was planned by surveyor Simeon DeWitt and incorporated in 1821 when steamboats signaled Cayuga Lake’s heyday of commerce and recreation. Spectacular creeks and waterfalls powered grist, plaster, carding, and other mills. From farms, merchants, and mills, Ithaca’s industries grew to include the famous Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation and Morse Chain Works. By 1914, Wharton Studios was producing silent films in this "Hollywood of the East." Such notable residents as actress Irene Castle, the Tremans, and community leader James L. Gibbs called Ithaca home. Ithacans became known for community involvement early on. St. James AME Zion Church served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, and Elizabeth Beebe built a mission for needy Rhiners. Ezra Cornell and Andrew D. White realized their ideal of education when Cornell University opened in 1868, followed in 1892 by the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, which became Ithaca College in 1931. Students protested segregation in front of Woolworth’s 30 years later, and echoes of this idealism can still be found here today.

Contents:

Ithaca is gorges : Ithaca's unique and dramatic landscape

Early Ithacans : earliest images of Ithacans and their homes

Made in Ithaca : agriculture, business, and industry

City on the lake : Cayuga Lake and the inlet

A college town : Cornell University and Ithaca College

Ithaca firsts : Ithaca's claims to fame

An enlightened city : community involvement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126) and index.

OCLC:

885208210