with its framing of bright, foliage-covered hills and the inlet at its head, might be likened unto a large and beautiful hand mirror." Cornell! The town. The 150 waterfalls. The deep glens and gorges.Look! This view of Fall Creek emptying into the lake -- it's hardly different now.
D. Morris Kurtz wrote about them all in Ithaca and Its Resources, in 1881. By a wonderful miracle, I ran into it on Google Books, where it's there for the reading. As the title page says,
Ithaca and Its Resources
Being an Historical and a Descriptive Sketch of the "Forest City" and Its Magnificent Scenery
Glens - Falls - Ravines
Cornell University
and the principal
Manufacturing and Commercial Interests
by D. Morris Kurtz
Fully Illustrated
Being an Historical and a Descriptive Sketch of the "Forest City" and Its Magnificent Scenery
Glens - Falls - Ravines
Cornell University
and the principal
Manufacturing and Commercial Interests
by D. Morris Kurtz
Fully Illustrated
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Natalie, thanks for posting this. I'll pass this along to Darleen. She has a friend who lives up this way and will no doubt find this very interesting.
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ReplyDeleteThat's right! She has that lucky friend who lives on the shores of the lake in Aurora. Bet she finds the book nifty...