Download or read book A Brief History of Chemung County, New York, 1779 -1905 with Index written by Ausburn Towner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-04-25 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special reprinted edition of Ausburn Towner's Chemung County, NY history book, complete with index. Early local history includes the Battle of Newtown in the Revolutionary War, Arnot Ogden Hospital, early restaurants and inns, churches, the Chemung Canal, the Elmira Reformatory, the Civil War, the Elmira Prison Camp, the railroads, early settlers, Elmira Free Academy, Matthias Hollenback, Mark Twain, and Quarry Farm.