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Back in Time: In 1908, Glens Falls was set to be incorporated as city

Monday, March 10, 2008

By Jeff Wilkin (Contact)
Gazette Reporter

Glens Falls was days away from incorporation as New York's newest city on March 10, 1908. Reporter Jeff Wilkin looks back at what life was like 100 years ago....

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