Hammondsport

Hammondsport

      village, in the town (township) of Urbana, Steuben county, southern New York, U.S. It lies at the south end of Keuka Lake (one of the Finger Lakes), 20 miles (32 km) north-northwest of Corning. In 1829 a local resident, William Bostwick, planted the first grapevine in the area, which was settled by French winegrowers (wine) in the 1860s. Incorporated in 1871, Hammondsport is the centre of the New York wine (particularly champagne) industry. The Greyton H. Taylor Wine Museum exhibits early phases of wine production, including barrel making. Tourism is also important to the local economy.

      Glenn Curtiss (Curtiss, Glenn Hammond), the pioneer aviator and inventor, was born in Hammondsport, where in 1902 he established a motorcycle factory. At nearby Stony Brook Farm, with the help of the inventor Alexander Graham Bell (Bell, Alexander Graham) and others, Curtiss conducted his early experiments in flying—including the flight of the June Bug (AEA June Bug) on July 4, 1908, which won the Scientific American silver trophy for the first U.S. powered flight of 0.6 mile (1 km). The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum contains memorabilia and displays on the history of aviation. Pop. (1990) 929; (2000) 731.

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