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Glimmerglass/Upper Susquehanna
Region
Otsego County
threat: inappropriate development
The Glimmerglass/Upper Susquehanna Region,
which includes the nine towns and villages surrounding Otsego or “Glimmerglass
Lake”, is one of New York State’s most intact and lovely
cultural landscapes. From Cherry Valley to Springfield to Milford,
the homes, churches, farms, fields, and roads retain a remarkable
degree of visual and architectural integrity. In fact, 2,300 buildings
and sites are listed on the State and National Registers of Historic
Places. Yet the region's agricultural activities and small town
character are threatened by the growing impact of tourism in the
form of sprawl development. Due to its historic association with
the origin and popularity of baseball, Cooperstown and environs
has become a magnet for rapid and large-scale development. Youth
baseball camps, motels, amusement parks, strip malls, and parking
lots are consuming open land and straining aging infrastructure.
The cumulative effect of these projects—some in place and
more proposed—threatens to destroy the unique and beautiful
network of historic sites and settings that distinguish the Glimmerglass
Region in the state and the nation.
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