Frederick Augustus Conkling was a United States representative from New York during the American Civil War. He was also a reconstruction era banker, insurance company executive, and writer.
Conkling between 1855 and 1865
Canajoharie (village), New York
Canajoharie is a village in the Town of Canajoharie in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a population of 2,229. The name is said to be a Mohawk language term meaning "the pot that washes itself," referring to the "Canajoharie Boiling Pot," a circular gorge in the Canajoharie Creek, just south of the village.
The "pot that washes itself" located just south of the Village of Canajoharie on the Canajoharie Creek
The historic "dummy light" in downtown Canajoharie, New York. It was removed from the intersection in November 2021.
Van Alstyne Homestead in Canajoharie is listed on the National Register of Historic Places