Corning, New York

== Places of interest ==
===Downtown===
* [[Corning Museum of Glass]]:  a not-for-profit museum dedicated to the art, history, science, and craft of glass.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.cmog.org/about |access-date=27 May 2019 |website=Corning Museum of Glass}}</ref>
* The [[Gaffer District (Corning, New York)|Gaffer District]] is the historic heart of Corning, featuring restored buildings, shopping, dining, and events through the year.<ref name="GafferDist">{{Cite web |title=One Downtown, Many Personalities |url=https://www.gafferdistrict.com/about |access-date=27 May 2019 |website=Corning's Gaffer District |publisher=City of Corning}}</ref>
** Market Street is Corning's historic main street, lined with restaurants and shopping.<ref name="GafferDist" />
** The heart of Market Street is '''Centerway Square''', a pedestrianized central square with a covered bandstand and public benches for public concerts and events. A restored historic clock tower serves as Centerway Square's focal point.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centerway Square |url=https://www.pps.org/places/centerway-square |access-date=27 May 2019 |website=Project for Public Spaces}}</ref>

===Elsewhere in Corning===
* Bloody Run &ndash; An area near Gorton Creek, it was the site of a battle between forces of American generals [[John Sullivan (general)|John Sullivan]] and [[James Clinton]] and Native American villagers. This battle was part of a campaign directly ordered by [[George Washington]] to break the control of the [[Iroquois]] Indians in the area. It was called Bloody Run for the reports of bloody creek water coming from the battle scene.
* Chimney Rocks &ndash; A group of tall rock formations that stood east of Corning. The rocks are no longer there but were so named because they were tall and narrow like chimneys.
* Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes &ndash; Right in the heart of Corning, the Heritage Village is a Living History museum and the site of the Benjamin Patterson Inn, constructed in 1796 to draw settlers to the area. The site also includes a functioning blacksmith shop, one room school house, and an 1850s era log cabin.
* Horace D. Page Tunnel &ndash; A tunnel connecting the two divided areas of Denison Park, located on the city's South side. It was named after Page, who lost the naming rights to [[Elmira, New York|Elmira's]] Millers (formerly Page's) Pond in a 1912 horse racing bet at [[Tioga Downs]], and was given naming rights to the tunnel as compensation.