Corning, New York

===The flood of 1972===
The flood of 1972 was a major event for the area. On June 22, 1972, the storm that had been [[Hurricane Agnes]] struck the [[Southern Tier]] of New York. The storm combined with a storm system from [[Ohio]] to drop six to eight inches (203&nbsp;mm)  of rain in the [[Chemung River]] basin. This ultimately overwhelmed the flood control systems of the time, and the Chemung River broke through the dam system on Friday, June 23 at 4:00&nbsp;a.m. By 9:00&nbsp;a.m. the river crested and began to recede. In the Corning area, eighteen people were killed and untold millions of dollars of damage was incurred. An example of these expenses took place in the town of Bath, NY, where a local woman, Lila Marano cooked nearly 100 pizzas out of her home kitchen to accommodate students at the Haverling High School graduation reception at the local Maarit Assembly Hall. The river receded within hours, leaving mud which can still be found in basements of homes and businesses in Corning, and there is a section of the [[Corning Museum of Glass]] that indicates on the wall how high the flood waters rose.

[[File:Corning Clock Tower.jpg|thumb|upright|Corning Clock Tower at Market and Pine Streets in downtown Corning.]]