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Permalink Reply by amdabrock on March 18, 2012 at 4:38pm

in corning ny. there is a park that covers at least 100 acres.it was donated to the city by a man named denison and carries that name

Permalink Reply by C R Campbell on March 19, 2012 at 5:04am

Hmmm,

Permalink Reply by C R Campbell on March 22, 2012 at 12:19pm

Weird, my reply didn't go through....ack. Anyway, So far I don't have any Denison connection to that area of the state, but being a stone's throw away, it's not out of the realm of possibility! I'll look into it ...thanks!

Permalink Reply by amdabrock on March 23, 2012 at 4:38pm

the plaque at the park entrance reads " In memory of C.G. Denison father of C.L.Denison a true friend of

Corning." no dates  A local historian Thomas Dimitroff may have more info

Permalink Reply by Eliz on March 23, 2012 at 5:45pm

Corning NY Evening Leader 1927 Jan-Nov 1927 Grayscale - 1985.pdf
...liberal sums of money as a memorial to his father C. G. Denison, a life long resident of the city and one of ...
...Corn- ing, was born here in 1859, the son of C. G. Denison, one of the early settlers. His father was president of ...
...into partnership with his father under the firm name of C. G. Denison & Son, dealers in coal and masons materials and sup- plies ...

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http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html

photo  with story, his name  was Charles L. Denison.. who set up the park in Honor of his family, 

Permalink Reply by C R Campbell on March 23, 2012 at 7:24pm

amdabrock; 

Aha, names! That'll help alot!....thanks again!

Eliz; Hmm.  Charles L....I'll have to shift gears in my brain...I have Scottish shires swimming in my head at the moment! LOL That link will tell the tale I believe... Thanks!

Permalink Reply by amdabrock on March 29, 2012 at 9:39am

charles denison of tioga pa. married martha land of corning ny. (tioga eagle 1838-1841) possible father

daniel denison (history of tioga county pa.)

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