Elmira, New York

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Elmira, New York is a small city in upstate New York known historically as a transportation hub, Civil War prison camp site, and the longtime home and burial place of author Mark Twain.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
burialPlaceOf Mark Twain
members of the Clemens family
civilWarPOWCampFor Confederate soldiers
climateClassification humid continental climate
country United States of America
county Chemung County, New York NERFINISHED
governedBy Mayor–council government
hasAreaCode 607
hasEducationalInstitution Elmira College
Elmira High School
hasHistoricalRole Civil War prison camp site
industrial center
transportation hub
hasLandmark Arnot Art Museum
Chemung County Courthouse Complex
Eldridge Park NERFINISHED
Elmira College
Elmira Correctional Facility
First Arena
Mark Twain Study
Woodlawn Cemetery (Elmira, New York)
hasMajorHighway Interstate 86 NERFINISHED
New York State Route 14
New York State Route 17
New York State Route 352
hasPostalCodePrefix 14901
hasPrisonCamp Elmira Prison
hasSportsTeam Elmira Pioneers
Elmira River Sharks
inCongressionalDistrict New York's 23rd congressional district
isCountySeatOf Chemung County, New York NERFINISHED
knownFor Civil War history
Elmira College
association with Mark Twain
railroad history
locatedIn Upstate New York
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Chemung River
longtimeHomeOf Mark Twain
namedAfter Elmira (female given name)
nearBorderWith Pennsylvania
partOfMetropolitanArea Elmira metropolitan area
partOfRegion Southern Tier of New York
populationCensusYear 2020
servedByAirport Elmira/Corning Regional Airport
servedByRailroadHistorically Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Erie Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad
state New York
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time

Referenced by (39)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Clara Clemens ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Hal Roach ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Jean Clemens ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Olivia Langdon Clemens ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Olivia Langdon Clemens
Olivia Susan Clemens
Susy Clemens ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Tommy Hilfiger ("Elmira, New York, United States")
placeOfBirth
Jervis Langdon
Olivia Langdon ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Olivia Langdon Clemens ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Olivia Langdon Clemens
Olivia Susan Clemens
Susy Clemens ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Thomas Kinnicut Beecher ("Elmira, New York, United States")
residence
Elmira Female College
Quarry Farm, Elmira, New York
Woodlawn Cemetery and Woodlawn National Cemetery Historic District
Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York, United States
locatedIn
Chemung County, New York ("City of Elmira, New York")
Chemung County, New York ("Town of Elmira, New York")
Chemung County, New York ("Village of Elmira Heights, New York")
contains
Charlie Baker ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Olivia Langdon ("Elmira, New York, United States")
birthPlace
Catharine Beecher ("Elmira, New York, United States")
Jervis Langdon
placeOfDeath
Clemens family
associatedWithPlace
Thomas Kinnicut Beecher ("Elmira, New York, United States")
burialPlace
Langdon family ("Elmira")
city
family of Mark Twain
hasResidence
Hurricane Agnes (1972)
impactedCity
Southern Tier region (overlap)
includesCommunity
Chemung County, New York
largestCity
Langdon family
location
Elmira, New York ("Elmira metropolitan area")
partOfMetropolitanArea
Jervis Langdon
placeOfResidence
Chemung County, New York
seat
Olivia Langdon ("Elmira, New York, United States")
weddingPlace
Thomas Kinnicut Beecher ("Elmira, New York, United States")
workLocation

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