The Otsquago ("under the bridge") Creek that travels through the town begins in a marshy field near Van Hornesville and enters the __ River at Fort Plain.
Owen D. Young (1874-1962) is one of the most famous residents of Herkimer County, leading General Electric from 1922-1939 and helping create the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). His negotiating skill made him a major part of the 1924 Dawes Plan for revising WW1 __ reparations payments.
A friend of Owen D. Young's, noted author Marjorie Rawlings (1896-1953),bought an old farmhouse in Van Hornesville in 1947 and spent her summers there where she wrote her last book "The Sojourner." Her most famous work is "The __" made into a family film drama in 1946 - get the hanky!
Josephine E. Case (1930-2010), __ of Owen D. Young, used her background in editorial work (which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York State Historical Association) to edit our own history "Herkimer County At 200" in 1991-92.
The bowling alley in Van Hornesville used to be the site of the Trip and Hammer Shop that manufactured axes, scythes and similar tools in the early 1800s and later a __ hall built in 1905.
Robert B. Woodruff (1910-1995) started at the Van Hornesville School in 1932 as coach and
became principal in 1942, retiring in 1972. In 1987, the Van Homesville
Community Corp, and school district dedicated an __ learning
center in his name. Located by the school, it receives many visitors on its trails.
The __ in the school tower used to call the cotton mill workers to their dawn-to-dusk tasks until it closed in 1875. It was given to the school in 1931 by the __'s custodian William Mabie (1846-1935), former employee at the mill.
The Van Hornesville Union __ built in the early 1840s is now used as a community building used for weddings, funerals, concerts and art exhibits.
The New York State Fish __ began through the generosity of Owen D.
Young and the cooperation of the NYS Dept. of Conservation who installed extensive trout rearing ponds at Van
Hornesville in 1933.
The world's __ person was born in the town of Stark! Delina Filkins (1815-1928) was the first person in the world to reach the age of 113. She was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and held that title until her own age was surpassed by Fannie Thomas on November 15, 1980.