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Paperback. Condition: Good. 1993 first edition Painted Post Press (Painted Post, New York), 8 3/8 x 10 3/4 inches tall paperbound in beige pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, [14], 56, plus seven pages of local merchant ads. Very slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Slight bumping to lower tip of rear cover, with resultant very slight creasing to lower page tips. Gift inscription to blank verso of dedication page at front of volume. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce local history. OCLC (No. 676708098) locates only two copies at institutions worldwide. ~SP37~ A centennial history of Painted Post, a village in Steuben County, New York, in the town of Erwin, west of the city of Corning. The name comes from a painted and carved post found by explorers at the junction of three local rivers. Contents: Painted Post Government, Village Police Department, Department of Public Works, Water Works, Fires and Firefighters; Why Painted Post; Indian Settlers; Cemeteries; Communication and Transportation; Industry; Major Floods of the Area; Village Homes - Past and Present; Schools; Area Churches (The First Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church Painted Post, United Methodist Church, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, the Jewish Community); Recollection of Eleanor Badger Van Loon; Notable Village Residents.