Cooperstown, New York

Cooperstown is a village located in Otsego County, New York and is the County Seat. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,032. It is the county seat of Otsego County{{GR|6}}. Cooperstown was named after and founded by Judge William Cooper, the father of author James Fenimore Cooper.

Cooperstown facts

Cooperstown is perhaps best known as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Folklore tells that Abner Doubleday invented baseball on a cow pasture within the Village in 1839. (The actual origins of baseball are much less clear.) Part of the film A League of Their Own was filmed in Cooperstown.

Related Topics:
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Folklore - Abner Doubleday - Baseball - 1839 - Origins of baseball - A League of Their Own

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Also present in Cooperstown are a number of other attractions. These include the Farmers' Museum, the Fenimore Art Museum, The New York State Historical Association's (NYSHA) library, a large fitness facility, the Clark Sport Center, and other things. All construction in the village is closely monitored by a village board, so the buildings have maintained a historical feel to a certain extent.

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Cooperstown gets a large amount of monetary support from Jane Clark. The Clark family, who became wealthy off of the patent for the Singer Sewing Machine, has donated money for a variety of causes including decorating the village, scholarships, and village construction projects.

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Also associated with Cooperstown is the GlimmerGlass Opera, although the Alice Busch Opera House is actually located 8 miles north of the village.

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