Chenango County is a county located in the south-central section U.S. state of New York. Its county seat is Norwich. The county’s name originates from an Oneida word meaning ‘large bull-thistle’.
Wonderful scenes of Chenango County, New York in the 1960s
The county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,330 km2), of which 894 square miles (2,320 km2) is land and 5.1 square miles (13 km2) (0.6%) is water.
Chenango County is in the approximate center of the state, located west of Albany, north of Binghamton, and southeast of Syracuse. The county is considered to be in the Southern Tier region of New York State.
The Chenango River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, flows southward through the county.
These amazing color photos from Sherwood Harrington were taken by his father Lynn Harrington (1915-1999) that show wonderful scenes of this county in the 1960s.
Looking across the Thompson Creek valley from our driveway, October 1960
Lower Ravine Road, March 1960
Mom, dad, and I made frequent use of our little war-surplus inflatable rubber rafts during the summers, July 3, 1960
The Lyon Brook Trestle (Lyon Brook Bridge) of the New York, Ontario & Western railroad between Norwich and Oxford, New York, March 1960
A summer evening. I’m the kid in the red shirt. I’m riding home from town, which is about four miles down the road behind us. Home is just two driveways up ahead, 1961
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