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Corning, New York

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The Resume

    (1796- )
    Born in United States
    Population: 10,696 (2019)
    Located in Steuben County, New York
    Located on the Chemung River
    Headquarters of Corning Incorporated (formerly Corning Glass Works) and Steuben Glass Works
    Has three sister cities - Lviv, Ukraine; Kakegawa, Japan and San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy

Why Corning, New York might be annoying:

    It borders with a neighboring town of the same name.
    39 people were killed and 88 others were injured in the Corning train wreck, 3 miles east of the city (July 4, 1912).
    It is vulnerable to floods due to its location on the Chemung River.
    Futhermore, it was devastated by a flood caused by Hurricane Agnes, leaving 18 people dead (June 22, 1972).
    It had a rapid population drop from the last half of the 20th Century into the first decade of the 21st Century.
    The LPGA's Corning Classic golf tournament got discontinued after a 30 year run due to Corning Incorporated being dropped as its sponsor (2009).

Why Corning, New York might not be annoying:

    It is nicknamed 'Crystal City' due to its big contributions in glass.
    The Corning Museum of Glass houses numerous glass artifacts dating back from antiquity to modern times.
    The Rockwell Museum was the state's first Smithsonian Affiliate museum outside of New York City.
    Its Gaffer District has some historic landmarks, a farmers market and hosts a number of traditional events.
    The Corning East High School football team won the Class A state championship (2006).
    It was labeled as the 'Most Fun Town in America' by Rand McNally (2013).
    It is the finishing location of the Wineglass Marathon.
    Grammy Award-winning guitarist Duane Eddy was born here.

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