The Story of Cooperstown

A richly illustrated local history that chronicles the development of Cooperstown from Native American occupation through European settlement, Revolutionary War episodes, and village formation. It highlights landmarks, buildings, churches, estates, biographies of leading figures including James Fenimore Cooper and Justice Nelson, and cultural traditions such as claimed origins of base ball, alongside folklore, court records, and anecdotes. Descriptive chapters survey architecture, landscapes around Otsego Lake and the Susquehanna, churchyard memorials, and fishing and recreational life, concluding with reflections on the village's transition into the twentieth century.