This nano was placed at the rest stop so everyone traveling Interstate 81 north can get thier New York smiley. There is plenty of parking for the travelers.  Beware of all types of muggles including the ones in uniform.  They have a station there.  GPS had an accuracy of 16ft. Pleas be sure to put back in the same location. This cache is magnetic and will only stick to bolts

Historic New York

Binghamton and Upper Susquehanna

The valleys of the Upper Susquehanna River were natural routes for indians, traders and settlers.  Oquaga near Windsr was an Indian fur trading post, and became an objective of thet Sullivan-Clinton Campaing of 1779.  From a dam at the outlet of the Otsego Lake, flood waters were released to float Genreal James Clinton's troops down the river to join Genreal Sullivan's forces from Pennsylvania at Tioga.  They defeated the Tories and Indians at Newtown near Elmira and devestated the Indian settlements of western New York thus securing this area for the United States.  In 1785 an Indian treaty opened this region for settlement.

Many settlers of the Southern Tier counties of New York came from Pennsylvania.  A Philadephia merchant and landholder, William Bingham gave his name to the City of Binghamton.  In 1837 the Chenango Canal connected the Erie Canal with the Pennsylvania coal regions, and in 1848 the Erie Railroad opened communication with metropolatain New york, and later through to the Great Lakes.  Important manufactures have included cigars, shoes, leather goods, photographic materials and business machines.

Take some time at the rest stop and read up on some of the history of New York