This day in history: January 31
Date/Time
Date(s) - 31/01/2035
12:00 am - 11:59 pm
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1893
The West Shore Railroad will have an excursion to Washington, D.C. at a cost only for the $10 round trip. The train will leave Little Falls at 12:19 pm.
1901
A half mile horse racing track was laid out on the ice on the Mohawk River west of the suspension bridge.
1931
The first basketball game was held in the new high school gym.
1934
Little Falls industries added $3, 418,052 to the value of their products by the process of manufacture in 1933 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The survey included 22 establishments employing 1,744 workers earning $1,372,882 in wages.
1966
Most of the 1,500 motorists stranded at the Iroquois service area at Indian Castle, because of a major snow emergency, formed a motorcade to Schenectady this afternoon. Many went under protest as they were headed west on the Thruway. Most of the travelers were obliged to stand up through the long hours as there was insufficient space for all to sit down.
2011
The Hardscrabble Wind Farm was put into service with 37 windmills stretching from Little Falls to the Town of Norway. The southernmost windmill is visible from the Little Falls High School. The windfarm consists of 37 Gamesa turbines on 328 foot towers with an total output capacity of 74 megawatts.