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32-716: South Waverly is located in Bradford County along the New York state line at 41°59′44″N 76°32′24″W  /  41.99556°N 76.54000°W  / 41.99556; -76.54000 (41.995606, -76.540014). It is bordered to the west by the Chemung River , a few miles north of its confluence with the Susquehanna River . To the north in Tioga County, New York , is the village of Waverly . To

64-521: A chief who was wounded at the battle of the "Hog-Back" and brought in a canoe to the head of the Chemung, where he died. It was well understood by the early settlers that this monument was erected in memory of some distinguished warrior who had been wounded in one of the border battles of the Revolution and afterward died at this place. The post stood for many years after the settlement of the co.; and

96-405: Is approximately 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Waverly via U.S. Route 220 and U.S. Route 6 . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.3 km), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km), or 0.43%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 987 people, 410 households, and 282 families residing in the borough. The population density

128-539: Is west of the village. The former town of Painted Post was in 1836 renamed the town of Corning . The Senecas never had a painted post but rather the post that existed in the Painted Post area was not "painted". The plain post had been used as a type of bulletin board and when the white settlers moved into the area they painted it. To paint this post was desecration to the Seneca people. The Seneca language word for

160-799: The National Register of Historic Places . The Painted Post post office contains a mural, Recording the Victory , painted by muralist Amy Jones in 1939. Federally-commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture , later called the Section of Fine Arts , of the Treasury Department . According to the United States Census Bureau ,

192-504: The Susquehanna River approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of Sayre . The name of the river comes from a Lenape word meaning "at the horn" composed of the root chemu 'horn' and the suffix -ng meaning 'at/on'. Another possible etymology is "big horn", possibly dating from the discovery of large mammoth tusks in the river bed. Most of the valley is cut into Devonian age shale , sandstone , and limestone . The hilltops are rounded by glaciation . The tributaries, particularly

224-644: The Chemung Valley, which was among the worst hit areas by the resultant flooding. The Chemung, Tioga, and Cohocton rivers all overflowed their banks, leaving widespread areas of Painted Post as well as Corning, Big Flats , and Elmira under water and destroying many bridges. Painted Post is featured in the Stephen Vincent Benét poem "American Names". The First Baptist Church of Painted Post , Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Station , and United States Post Office are listed on

256-472: The Cohocton River, have captured some of the former Genesee River drainage, due to terminal moraines that filled some valley areas and diverted streams. New York State Route 17 / Interstate 86 follows the valley of the river for much of its course. The area near the river's source was referred to as Concanoga , or the land of three rivers, by the Seneca who lived in the area. In colonial times

288-809: The Madison Avenue bridge, which allowed it to be reopened to traffic. Lake Street bridge was made southbound only, and Madison Avenue bridge was made northbound only. Upstream, Fitch's Bridge in West Elmira was washed out. Downstream, the Lowman Crossover and White Wagon bridges were washed out. The White Wagon bridge, near what is now the Wilawana exit of the Southern Tier Expressway , was never rebuilt, leaving Chemung County Route 56 split into two sections and resulting in

320-744: The United States. It drains a mountainous region of the northern Allegheny Plateau in the Southern Tier of New York. The valley of the river has long been an important manufacturing center in the region but has suffered a decline in the late 20th century. The Chemung River is formed near Painted Post in Steuben County , just west of Corning by the confluence of the Tioga River and Cohocton rivers. It flows generally east-southeast through Corning, Big Flats , Elmira , and Waverly . It crosses into northern Pennsylvania before joining

352-422: The age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.90. In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.9% under

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384-462: The age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $ 41,375, and the median income for a family was $ 48,125. Males had a median income of $ 32,875 versus $ 22,969 for females. The per capita income for

416-503: The area was TKäen DōD, meaning "land of the post". According to village records, Painted Post was established as a village in 1803. The Erwin brothers are considered the first wealthy European descended settlers to have settled in the Painted Post area in the late 18th century (Painted Post village is in the town of Erwin, named for the brothers and incorporated in 1796). The brothers' 4 mansions are still standing. There are maps in existence dated 1796 which include Painted Post. The village

448-409: The average family size was 2.97. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males. The median income for a household in the village

480-420: The borough was $ 22,608. About 6.5% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. Chemung River The Chemung River ( / ʃ ə ˈ m ʌ ŋ / shə- MUNG ) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River , approximately 46.4 miles (74.7 km) long, in south central New York and northern Pennsylvania in

512-465: The creation of the aforementioned Wilawana exit, to allow traffic to access the now cut-off portion of CR-56. Painted Post, New York Painted Post is a village in Steuben County , New York . The village is in the town of Erwin , west of the city of Corning . The population was 1,809 at the 2010 census. The name comes from a Seneca carved post found by explorers at the junction of three local rivers. Corning-Painted Post Airport (7N1)

544-619: The east and south is the borough of Sayre . Interstate 86 , maintained by New York State despite being in Pennsylvania, runs through the northern edge of South Waverly, leading west 16 miles (26 km) to Elmira, New York , and east (as New York State Route 17 ) 40 miles (64 km) to Binghamton . The northern terminus of U.S. Route 220 is in South Waverly at I-86; US-220 leads south 18 miles (29 km) to Towanda and 85 miles (137 km) to Williamsport . South Waverly

576-529: The growth of Elmira as a regional center of manufacturing . The canals were rendered obsolete by the coming of the railroads in the late 1840s and 1850s. The community of Corning is renowned as the site of Corning Incorporated , formerly the Corning Glassworks. In the later 20th century the valley, along with the rest of the Rust Belt , suffered economic decline with industrial restructuring,

608-423: The loss of jobs to other regions and countries, and changes in the economy. Although the river is no longer used for regular transportation, it has become a popular destination for recreational canoeing and fly fishing , in particular for smallmouth and largemouth bass , trout , rock bass , sunfish , bluegill , and carp . The river has had periodic heavy flooding throughout its recorded history. In June 1972

640-563: The origin of the name: In the summer of 1779, a party of tories and Indians, under the command of a loyalist named McDonald, returned from an incursion into the Susquehanna settlements, bringing with them many of their number wounded. At the confluence of Tioga and Conhocton [ sic ] Rivers, Captain Montour, son of the famous Queen Catharine , a Seneca chief of great promise, died of his wounds. "His comrades buried him by

672-406: The population. There were 811 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and

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704-487: The remnants of Hurricane Agnes stalled over the New York-Pennsylvania border, dropping up to 20 inches (510 mm) of rain into the Chemung Valley, which was among the areas worst hit by the resultant flooding. The flooding left widespread areas of the communities of Corning, Big Flats, and Elmira under water and destroyed many bridges. Elmira lost three of the four downtown road bridges that existed at

736-709: The river valley was a major trade route through the hill country of western New York, first for the Iroquois and other Native Americans , and later for the European settlers. In 1779 during the Revolutionary War , American troops of the Sullivan Expedition defeated a combined force of Iroquois, Tories and British at the Battle of Newtown along the river southeast of Elmira. The victory opened

768-534: The riverside, and planted above his grave a post on which were painted various symbols and rude devices. This monument was known throughout the Genesee Forests as 'The Painted Post.' It was a landmark well known to all the Six Nations , and was often visited by their braves and chieftains." This account of the origin of the Painted Post was given to Benj. Patterson, the hunter, by a man named Taggart, who

800-487: The story goes that it rotted down at the butt, and was preserved in the bar-room of a tavern till about the year 1810 and then mysteriously disappeared. It is also said to have been swept away in a freshet. — McMasters's Hist, of Steuben. Simm's Hist, Schoharie, p. 333. In June 1972 the remnants of Hurricane Agnes stalled over the New York–Pennsylvania border, dropping up to 20 inches (500 mm) of rain into

832-466: The time (Madison, Main and Walnut streets) as well as the Erie Railroad bridge. The Lake Street bridge was the only bridge not damaged by the flood and was reopened to traffic. Since it was the only bridge, a "Red Ball Express" was created that allowed only one lane of traffic in each direction across the bridge. This created a traffic nightmare that was relieved when temporary repairs were done on

864-553: The village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km ), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km ) is land and .1 square miles (0.26 km ) (4.51%) is water. New York State Route 415 passes through the village, which also borders the Southern Tier Expressway and the Cohocton River . Interstate 86 also passes through Painted Post, and continues on until Jamestown . As of the census of 2000, there were 1,842 people, 811 households, and 480 families residing in

896-405: The village. The population density was 1,457.0 inhabitants per square mile (562.6/km ). There were 879 housing units at an average density of 695.3 per square mile (268.5/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 95.71% White , 1.36% African American , 0.16% Native American , 1.74% Asian , 0.11% from other races , and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of

928-522: The way for Sullivan to systematically destroy Iroquois villages and settlements throughout their homeland of central and western New York. The construction of the Chemung Canal which was completed in 1833 between the Chemung and the southern end of Seneca Lake allowed the shipment of Pennsylvania anthracite coal , lumber and agricultural products to the Erie Canal system, leading to

960-424: Was 1,124.6 inhabitants per square mile (434.2/km). There were 431 housing units at an average density of 491.1 per square mile (189.6/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.16% White , 0.51% African American , 0.91% Native American , 0.91% Asian , and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10% of the population. There were 410 households, out of which 26.3% had children under

992-514: Was carried to Fort Niagara a prisoner by McDonald's party, end was a witness of the burial of Capt. Montour, or at least was in the encampment at the mouth of the Tioga at the time of his death. Col. Harper, of Harpersfield, the well known officer of the frontier militia of New York in the Revolution, informed Judge Knox, of Knoxville, in this co., that the Painted Post was erected over the grave of

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1024-479: Was first incorporated in 1860 and officially re-incorporated in 1893. The name is derived from a historic, although probably unpainted, wooden post seen in the area at the end of the 18th century. The origin and purpose of the post remain controversial. A glyph of the post is visible on the aforementioned 1796 map. The following footnote appears in French's Gazetteer of New York State and gives two possible versions of

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