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New York State Historic Tax Credits in Little Falls

Do you own a historic home in the City of Little Falls, NY? Are you planning on making any repairs or improvements? If so, you could be eligible for a NY State tax credit. What is a “tax credit”? Wikipedia defines it as such: A tax credit is a tax incentive that allows certain taxpayers […]

LITTLE FALLS’ IRON FENCES

Memorials to World War II can show up in unexpected places. One of Little Falls’ is found on East Main Street where there are flat topped stone walls along the sidewalk where we sit to watch the parades go by or take a rest on festival days. Look closely at these walls and you will […]

POP PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST TO HONOR CITY HALL AND LOCK 17 CENTENNIALS

POP PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST TO HONOR CITY HALL AND LOCK 17 CENTENNIALS A photography contest honoring the 100th anniversary of Little Falls’ City Hall and the 1916 completion of an enlarged Lock 17, sponsored by Preserve Our Past, is scheduled for the upcoming 2016 fall season.  Cash prizes will be awarded by local judges who are […]

PRESERVE OUR PAST HONORS INDIAN CASTLE BOARD WITH RESTORATION AWARD

PRESERVE OUR PAST HONORS INDIAN CASTLE BOARD WITH RESTORATION AWARD Preserve Our Past of Little Falls has presented its 2016 spring preservation award to the board of directors of Indian Castle Church. This effort has been an on-going process since  1970’s  when  the  Mohawk Indian mission church erected  by Sir William Johnson was the victim […]

MANY LITTLE FALLS STREETS NAMED AFTER LOCAL HEROES

MANY LITTLE FALLS STREETS NAMED AFTER LOCAL HEROES — Nan Ressue, POP Chair Gansevoort Street is one of the longest and most beautiful streets in Little Falls and takes its unusual name from Colonel Peter Gansevoort who was the young but determined officer in command of Fort Stanwix in August of 1777 when it suffered […]