Sidney

By Erin Andrews and Sidney Historical Association

Nestled in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, Sidney has hummed with economic and industrial activity since its founding by Rev. William Johnston in 1772. Over the years, the town has been home to a silk mill, glassworks, cheese factory, car factory, and many other businesses. Notable figures such as New York State Police captain Daniel Fox, actor Tom Mix, newspaper editor Arthur Bird, and even Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt have lived in or spent time in the town. Today Sidney's civic buildings, places of worship, recreational haunts, and transportation routes continue to reflect the town's long, dynamic history. Traced within the pages of this book, a poignant collection of historical photographs chronicles the town's evolution through the 19th and 20th centuries, and on through the devastating flood of 2006.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Release date: Sep 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781439638637

Erin Andrews

Erin Andrews is the president of the Sidney Historical Association (SHA) and a recent alumnus of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in history museum studies. The SHA was organized in 1945 and dedicated to preserving Sidney�s past for future generations. Headquartered in the Sidney Civic Center, the association�s officers and volunteers, along with members of the larger community, donated images and copious amounts of time, hard work, and historical insight to make Sidney a reality.

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