Early Little Falls buildings and organizations
Photo submitted – Octagon Church oil painting by Gwen Lee by Jeff Gressler, a member of the...
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Category: LF Historical Society
Chief Alfred Munger was a fireman’s fireman
by Scott Kinville Former Little Falls Fire Chief Alfred ‘Al’ Munger was a true giant in the fire service, both inside and outside the city. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, Munger joined...
Read MoreEarly Base Ball in Little Falls and The Little Falls Baseball Association – Part II
The base ball rules of 1886 were similar to today’s game. Each team fielded nine players, games were nine innings long with three outs per side per inning, bases were ninety feet apart, and three strikes and you’re out. The...
Read MoreEarly Base Ball in Little Falls and The Little Falls Baseball Association – Part I
The origin of the sport of base ball has never been determined – the myth that Cooperstown’s Abner Doubleday was the father of the game has long ago been debunked. It may have evolved from an English game called rounders, or...
Read More2020 Writing Series: The Battle of West Canada Creek
By Louis W. Baum, Jr. There were many battles, mostly skirmishes, fought in this area during the Revolutionary War. Inevitably, lives were lost as the British loyalists frequently trooped down from Canada with their Indian...
Read More2020 Writing Series: He set the bar high
By DeForest Tinkler I was sitting across the desk from Dr. Arthur W. Brown, head of the Utica College English Department. It was autumn of 1958, and I was in for the orientation interview required of all freshman English majors....
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