Images of America: Ithaca (USED)

Images of America: Ithaca by Mary Williams Arcadia Publishing, 2012, first edition **Please note these are USED books and are being re-sold in GOOD condition - Minimal wear expected** --------- 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 the “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.