History of Schoharie, (Schoharie County) New York United States of America

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Local History Notes:

SCHOHARIE, a county in the E. part of New York, has an area of about 650 square miles. It is drained by the Schoharie creek, which intersects it and by Cobuskill and Catskill creeks, and other smaller streams, which furnish abundant water-power. The surface is uneven, and in the western part mountainous, the Catskill range passing through the county. The alluvial flats along the river are very rich and productive; in the more elevated portions the soil is better adapted to grazing. Wheat, oats, potatoes, and grass are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 63,241 bushels of wheat; 514,807 oats; 215,318 of potatoes; 52,759 tons of hay, and 1,603,063 pounds of butter. There were 16 flour and grist mills, 103 saw mills, 4 paper mills, 9 carding and fulling mills, 1 cotton and 1 woollen mill, 5 iron foundries, and 20 tanneries. It contained 80 churches, 2 newspaper offices, and 8370 pupils attending public schools. Iron ore, water limestone, and sandstone are found; the Sharon sulphur springs in the N. W. part are somewhat celebrated. The county is intersected by the Albany and Susquehanna railroad now in course of construction. Organized in 1795, having been formed out of portions of Albany and Otsego counties, and named from the Schoharie creek. Capital, Schoharie. Population, 33,548.

Biographies:

Joseph Albert Lintner, entomologist, was born in Schoharie, N.Y., Feb. 8, 1822; son of the Rev. George Ames and Maria (Waggoner) Lintner; and grandson of George Linther, who came from Bavaria, Germany, and settled in Minden, N.Y., in 1766. He was graduated from the Schoharie academy in 1837; engaged in mercantile pursuits in New York city, 1837-48, and in Schoharie, N.Y., 1848-60; and as a manufacturer of woollea goods in Utica, N.Y., 1860-67. In 1848 he began to study entomology, and to collect insects. He was married, Oct. 2. 1856, to Frances C., daughter of Holmes Hutchinson of Utica, N.Y. He was assistant zo?logist in the New York state museum at Albany, 1867-79; president of the department of natural science in the Albany Institute, 1879-98; was appointed state entomologist in 1880, and was re-appointed in 1881 under an act of the legislature establishing the office permanently. He became a member of the scientific staff of the New York state museum of natural history in 1883, and went to Europe in the latter part of 1897. He was a member or president of the principal scientific societies of America and Europe. The discovery of the clover midget and the clover beetle in New York state is credited to him. He received the degree of Ph.D. from the regents of the University of the State of New York in 1884. He is the author of over 400 papers, published in American and European scientific journals; and officially published thirteen annual reports on the Injurious and Other Insects of the State of New York (1883-85); Report of the State Entomologist (1883). He died in Rome, Italy, May 5, 1898.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor