Ithaca, NY
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About Ithaca
- • Rod Serling, creator of *The Twilight Zone*, taught at Ithaca College.
- • The ice cream sundae was purportedly invented in Ithaca at Platt & Colt Pharmacy.
- • The completion of the Erie Canal spurred growth and trade in Ithaca.
- • Ithaca is home to the world's largest collection of Byzantine coins.
- • The Great Fire of 1875 destroyed much of downtown Ithaca.
- • Named after the Greek island, Ithaca was incorporated as a village in 1821.
- • With 32,108 residents, Ithaca's population is similar to that of Saratoga Springs.
- • At 400 feet above sea level, Ithaca is lower than nearby Cornell's campus.
- • Education and healthcare are major employment sectors in Ithaca.
- • Being in Ithaca feels intellectually stimulating and refreshingly progressive.
- • The Buffalo Bills, 150 miles away, lost four Super Bowls in a row.
- • Cornell's hockey team won the NCAA championship in 1967, 1970