Bossard's Cabin
The place
Bossard's Cabin in Steuben County, Bath/Finger Lakes sector (Finger Lakes region, northern New York, United States), at 557 m elevation, on the Allegheny Plateau slope. Continuous cluster USA New York Finger Lakes (batches 260-410). Private cabin belonging to a local Finger Lakes club (Bath, a village of about 5,000 + Finger Lakes, 11 iconic lakes carved by glaciers during the last Ice Age about 20,000 years ago + Cornell University, Ithaca, founded 1865, Ivy League + Watkins Glen, iconic F1 racing circuit since 1948 + heritage of the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois (an Iroquoian people, 6 nations of the Iroquois Confederacy: Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, about 100,000 people, speaking 5-6 Iroquoian languages + the Great Law of Peace, Gayanashagowa, dating to the 10th century, an inspiration for the U.S. Constitution + the 1779 Sullivan Expedition, George Washington, 4,000 soldiers, destruction of 40 Iroquois villages, driving 4 nations into Canada + the Erie Canal, 1817-1825, 584 km from Albany to Buffalo and the Great Lakes, a revolution in transportation + Finger Lakes wine country, New York, the 4th-largest wine-producing state + the Seneca Falls Convention, 19-20 July 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the first U.S. feminist convention, the Declaration of Sentiments + Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906, Rochester, NY, suffragette + the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, Manhattan, 2,977 dead + Woodstock, 15-18 August 1969, 400,000 attendees, iconic music festival).
The setting
Steuben Bath/Finger Lakes Finger Lakes region N New York USA 557 m Allegheny Plateau slope, continuous cluster batches 260-410, private cabin Finger Lakes club + Bath ~5,000 + Finger Lakes 11 lakes glaciers Ice Age ~20,000 years ago + Cornell Ithaca founded 1865 Ivy League + Watkins Glen F1 since 1948, Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Iroquoian 6 nations Confederacy Mohawk Onondaga Oneida Cayuga Seneca Tuscarora ~100,000 5-6 Iroquoian languages + Great Law of Peace Gayanashagowa 10th c. inspiration for U.S. Constitution + 1779 Sullivan Expedition Washington 4,000 soldiers destruction of 40 villages 4 nations driven into Canada + Erie Canal 1817-1825 584 km Albany-Buffalo Great Lakes revolution in transportation + Finger Lakes wine NY 4th-largest wine state + Seneca Falls 19-20 July 1848 Stanton first U.S. feminist convention Declaration of Sentiments + Susan B. Anthony 1820-1906 Rochester suffragette + 9/11 Sept 11 2001 Manhattan 2,977 dead + Woodstock 15-18 August 1969 400,000 iconic music festival.
