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  • Sign at Corinth's Park and Beach on the Hudson River Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union) Photo: John Carl D'Annibale / 20042932A
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Sign at Corinth's Park and Beach on the Hudson River Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
Sign at Corinth's Park and Beach on the Hudson River Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
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A view looking north down Main Street at Palmer Avenue beneath the Adirondack Mountains Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
A view looking north down Main Street at Palmer Avenue beneath the Adirondack Mountains Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
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A member of the bicentennial committee, Beverly Jacon with an old town sign at Town Hall Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
A member of the bicentennial committee, Beverly Jacon with an old town sign at Town Hall Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
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Town Clerk Rose Farr with a commemorative bicentennial t-shirt for sale at Town Hall Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
Town Clerk Rose Farr with a commemorative bicentennial t-shirt for sale at Town Hall Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
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Commemorative bicentennial wooden coins for sale at Town Hall Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
Commemorative bicentennial wooden coins for sale at Town Hall Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
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Site of the former International Paper plant Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
Site of the former International Paper plant Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
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Ruins of the former International Paper plant Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
Ruins of the former International Paper plant Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
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Road signs along Palmer Avenue entering town Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
Road signs along Palmer Avenue entering town Thursday Feb. 15, 2018 in Corinth, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)
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Mayor Dennis Morreale
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Click through the slideshow to see a retrospective of Corinth photos that have appeared in the Times Union over the years. ...

This is what a principal office of International Paper looked like in 1906. On Nov. 18, 2017, a sign was unveiled pointing to its designation on the National Register of Historic Places. (Provided)

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Click through the slideshow to see a retrospective of Corinth photos that have appeared in the Times Union over the years. ...

This is what a principal office of International Paper looked like in 1906. On Nov.

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A view of the second hydro dam on the Hudson River, the International Paper "Palmer Dam" in Corinth, NY on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2009. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)
A view of the second hydro dam on the Hudson River, the International Paper "Palmer Dam" in Corinth, NY on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2009. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)
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Main Street School, which the Corinth School District wants to demolish and pave Thursday April 27, 2017 in Corinth, NY. Historians are trying to save the structure. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
Main Street School, which the Corinth School District wants to demolish and pave Thursday April 27, 2017 in Corinth, NY. Historians are trying to save the structure. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)
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The search resumed this morning June 29, 2009, for a 20-year-old sailor who disappeared while he swam Sunday in the Hudson River in the area of Lake Luzerne, according to the Warren County Sheriff's Department. Members of the New York State Police, Warren and Saratoga Counties, New York State Park Rangers and Corinth Dive/Rescue were among the searchers less
The search resumed this morning June 29, 2009, for a 20-year-old sailor who disappeared while he swam Sunday in the Hudson River in the area of Lake Luzerne, according to the Warren County Sheriff's Department. ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, TIMES UNION
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Elvis Presley impersonator Joe Ramsey performs during a car show on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Corinth Elementary School in Corinth, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)
Elvis Presley impersonator Joe Ramsey performs during a car show on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Corinth Elementary School in Corinth, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)
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Greenfield Elementary School fourth grader Sarah Steer (center) samples some maple syrup in the finishing room of the sugar house at the Monica farm in Corinth Friday morning March 20, 2009.
Greenfield Elementary School fourth grader Sarah Steer (center) samples some maple syrup in the finishing room of the sugar house at the Monica farm in Corinth Friday morning March 20, 2009.
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Exterior of the sugar house at the Monica farm in Corinth Friday morning March 20, 2009. The Monica's have been making maple syrup for generations.
Exterior of the sugar house at the Monica farm in Corinth Friday morning March 20, 2009. The Monica's have been making maple syrup for generations.
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Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: Fire fighters overlook the aftermath of a barn and brush fire on Anton Mountain Road in Corinth Wednesday afternoon April 16, 2008. FOR HORNBECK STORY
Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: Fire fighters overlook the aftermath of a barn and brush fire on Anton Mountain Road in Corinth Wednesday afternoon April 16, 2008. FOR HORNBECK STORY
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TIMES UNION STAFF PHOTO BY SKIP DICKSTEIN - Firefighters from Greenfield Center fire department get some refreshment at the scene of a major fire on Main Street in Corinth, New York February 12, 2008.
TIMES UNION STAFF PHOTO BY SKIP DICKSTEIN - Firefighters from Greenfield Center fire department get some refreshment at the scene of a major fire on Main Street in Corinth, New York February 12, 2008.
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Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: Interior of Saratoga Bridges' new Corinth Pallet and firewood production facility Wednesday morning August 22, 2007. FOR HORNBECK ZSAR STORY
Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: Interior of Saratoga Bridges' new Corinth Pallet and firewood production facility Wednesday morning August 22, 2007. FOR HORNBECK ZSAR STORY
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Historic image of Corinth School on Main Street. (Provided)
Historic image of Corinth School on Main Street. (Provided)
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Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: NYS historic marker at what was once the main office for International Paper in Corinth, Wednesday afternoon August 22, 2007. $2.5M in state aid to renovate a building on the old mill site was announced today. FOR HORNBECK STORY less
Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: NYS historic marker at what was once the main office for International Paper in Corinth, Wednesday afternoon August 22, 2007. $2.5M in state aid to ... more
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Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: 78-yr-old Clara Mae Orto at her kitchen corner art studio in her Corinth home Friday afternoon April 27, 2007. FOR HORNBECK STORY
Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: 78-yr-old Clara Mae Orto at her kitchen corner art studio in her Corinth home Friday afternoon April 27, 2007. FOR HORNBECK STORY
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Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: Interior of one of the manufacturing areas at the former International Paper Mill site in Corinth, Thursday afternoon February 22, 2007. FOR HORNBECK STROY
Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: Interior of one of the manufacturing areas at the former International Paper Mill site in Corinth, Thursday afternoon February 22, 2007. FOR HORNBECK STROY
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Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: Art print by Schuylerville artist Richard Salls of oringinal International Paper Mill site in Corinth, still on the wall of an office at the old mill Thursday afternoon February 22, 2007. FOR HORNBECK STROY less
Times Union staff photo by John Carl D'Annibale: Art print by Schuylerville artist Richard Salls of oringinal International Paper Mill site in Corinth, still on the wall of an office at the old mill Thursday ... more
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Times Union staff photo by Lori Van Buren -- John Mitchell stands on the porch of a kids playhouse that he built for his grandchildren in the woods behind his house in Corinth, NY on June 21, 2006. Mitchell had a multi-pound tumor removed last year and is doing well. He built this playhouse before he got sick. For Gustafson story. less
Times Union staff photo by Lori Van Buren -- John Mitchell stands on the porch of a kids playhouse that he built for his grandchildren in the woods behind his house in Corinth, NY on June 21, 2006. Mitchell had ... more
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Times Union Copy Photo by James Goolsby-April 20,2006- A 1911 photo of the Depot in Corinth N.Y.
Times Union Copy Photo by James Goolsby-April 20,2006- A 1911 photo of the Depot in Corinth N.Y.
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Times Union Photo by James Goolsby April 20,2006- The Depot in Corinth N.Y. In it's current run-down state.
Times Union Photo by James Goolsby April 20,2006- The Depot in Corinth N.Y. In it's current run-down state.
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Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz Steam rises as maple syrup boils in an evaporator as owner Don Monica, right, talks about his family's maple syrup business during a tour Saturday, March 19, 2005, at Maple Valley Farm in Corinth, N.Y. less
Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz Steam rises as maple syrup boils in an evaporator as owner Don Monica, right, talks about his family's maple syrup business during a tour Saturday, March 19, 2005, at ... more
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TIMES UNION PHOTO BY LUANNE M. FERRIS Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, Corinth, NY, A field along Saratoga County Rt. 24, covered with fog.
TIMES UNION PHOTO BY LUANNE M. FERRIS Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, Corinth, NY, A field along Saratoga County Rt. 24, covered with fog.
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TIMES UNION COPY PHOTO BY LUANNE M. FERRIS--Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, Corinth, NY, The town of Corinth welcomes home injured soldier Matthew Welch, of the New York Army National Guard, 2180th Infantry, from Iraq. Welch sustained a serious leg wound and was brought by motorcade up the Northway into town by a police escourt, while Janet Briner, and Lynette Jensen, (sp. corr.) hold an Ameriacan Flag along Palmer Ave. where the soldier lives. Photos for a news project on the community of Corinth, which has a high number of soldiers serving in the War on Terror. less
TIMES UNION COPY PHOTO BY LUANNE M. FERRIS--Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, Corinth, NY, The town of Corinth welcomes home injured soldier Matthew Welch, of the New York Army National Guard, 2180th Infantry, from Iraq. ... more
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Times Union Staff photograph by Philip Kamrass -- Pictures of Christopher Burke, left, and his brother Alex Burke, right, are decorations on the Christmas tree of their mother Linda Kloss in Corinth, NY Wednesday evening December 15, 2004. Both are serving active duty, like many young people from Corinth. FOR CHRISTEN DEMING STORY. less
Times Union Staff photograph by Philip Kamrass -- Pictures of Christopher Burke, left, and his brother Alex Burke, right, are decorations on the Christmas tree of their mother Linda Kloss in Corinth, NY ... more
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Times Union Staff photograph by Philip Kamrass -- One of many yellow ribbons hangs from a Christmas tree at the village beach in Corinth, NY Wednesday December 15, 2004, in honor of the many people from Corinth serving active duty in the military. The Hudson River is in the background.. FOR CHRISTEN DEMING STORY. less
Times Union Staff photograph by Philip Kamrass -- One of many yellow ribbons hangs from a Christmas tree at the village beach in Corinth, NY Wednesday December 15, 2004, in honor of the many people from Corinth ... more
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Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski A view of some of the cabins at McArthur Park in Corinth, N.Y. on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004.
Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski A view of some of the cabins at McArthur Park in Corinth, N.Y. on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004.
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, HEARST
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Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski A view of the waterfalls at McArthur Park in Corinth, N.Y. on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004.
Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski A view of the waterfalls at McArthur Park in Corinth, N.Y. on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004.
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, HEARST
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Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- View of International Paper on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, in Corinth, N.Y. (WITH AARON STORY)
Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- View of International Paper on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, in Corinth, N.Y. (WITH AARON STORY)
Photo: CINDY SCHULTZ, DG
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Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Brandon Murray, 4, of Porter's Corners, left, signals to a fire engine to blow its horn Saturday, July 5, 2003, during the Independence Day Celebration in Corinth, N.Y. Brandon's father, Scott, is a firefighter in the Greenfield Fire District. Fourteen fire companies joined in the parade. (STANDALONE) less
Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Brandon Murray, 4, of Porter's Corners, left, signals to a fire engine to blow its horn Saturday, July 5, 2003, during the Independence Day Celebration in Corinth, ... more
Photo: CINDY SCHULTZ, DG
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Times Union photo by STEVE JACOBS, 11/1/02, Corinth,NY-- CLOSING BUSINESS - -- Ronald Kroeger, a retired International Paper employee and whos father and brother also worked at the plant, stands saddened outside the plant where he reflects on the final closing of International Paper, Friday, November 1,2002 ( for story) 1 of 5 photos less
Times Union photo by STEVE JACOBS, 11/1/02, Corinth,NY-- CLOSING BUSINESS - -- Ronald Kroeger, a retired International Paper employee and whos father and brother also worked at the plant, stands saddened ... more
Photo: STEVE JACOBSS, DG
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Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Snow-covered tombstones show up against a backdrop of fall color Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002, in Corinth, N.Y. The morning's snowfall was the first of the season. (FOR WEATHER STORY) less
Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Snow-covered tombstones show up against a backdrop of fall color Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002, in Corinth, N.Y. The morning's snowfall was the first of the season. (FOR ... more
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Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- A snow-covered fallen log provides a backdrop for wild white berries Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002, in Corinth, N.Y. The morning's snowfall was the first of the season. (FOR WEATHER STORY) less
Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- A snow-covered fallen log provides a backdrop for wild white berries Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002, in Corinth, N.Y. The morning's snowfall was the first of the season. ... more
Photo: CINDY SCHULTZ, DG
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Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Mary Mills waters her lawn from the comfort of a lawn chair Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, at her home in Corinth, N.Y. (STANDALONE)
Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Mary Mills waters her lawn from the comfort of a lawn chair Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, at her home in Corinth, N.Y. (STANDALONE)
Photo: CINDY SCHULTZ, DG
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Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski --- David Densmore, right, sits outside the store on Tuesday Aug. 27, 2002 that he and his wife run on Main St. in Corinth, NY.
Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski --- David Densmore, right, sits outside the store on Tuesday Aug. 27, 2002 that he and his wife run on Main St. in Corinth, NY.
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, DG
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Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski --- A worker at International Paper in Corinth, NY, walks across the floor as paper is wound on a spool at the end of the paper making process at the mill on Tuesday Aug. 27, 2002. less
Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski --- A worker at International Paper in Corinth, NY, walks across the floor as paper is wound on a spool at the end of the paper making process at the mill on Tuesday ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, DG
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Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski --- An unidentified worker at International Paper in Corinth, NY, transfers a roll of paper to the supercalender machine at the mill on Tuesday Aug. 27, 2002.
Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski --- An unidentified worker at International Paper in Corinth, NY, transfers a roll of paper to the supercalender machine at the mill on Tuesday Aug. 27, 2002.
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, DG
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Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski --- Jeff Brayton, a 16 year employee of International Paper in Corinth, NY, perfroms a quality inspection of a roll of paper on the supercalender at the mill on Tuesday Aug. 27, 2002. less
Times Union staff photo by Paul Buckowski --- Jeff Brayton, a 16 year employee of International Paper in Corinth, NY, perfroms a quality inspection of a roll of paper on the supercalender at the mill on ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, DG
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Times Union photo by STEVE JACOBS, 6/18/02, Corinth,NY-- WATER FUN -- Friends Veronica Madison,13,left, anf Corey Stansfield,13, enjoy alittle water play to cool off from the hot temperatures at the Corinth Park and Beach, Tuesday, June 18,2002 ( for weather story) *** MAIN ART *** MAIN ART **** less
Times Union photo by STEVE JACOBS, 6/18/02, Corinth,NY-- WATER FUN -- Friends Veronica Madison,13,left, anf Corey Stansfield,13, enjoy alittle water play to cool off from the hot temperatures at the Corinth ... more
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Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Volunteer Deanna Camlet, a.k.a. the Cat Woman, of Rock City Falls is greeted by her charges as she enters the cat room with bowls of food Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Adirondack Save-a-Stray in Corinth, N.Y. (PLEASE SAVE FOR PHOTO COLUMN. CAPTION FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES ONLY.) less
Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Volunteer Deanna Camlet, a.k.a. the Cat Woman, of Rock City Falls is greeted by her charges as she enters the cat room with bowls of food Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2002, at ... more
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Times Union Staff Photo By Paul Buckowski -- Bobbie Kenney does some reading at the Sunnyside Sweet Corn stand off of Rt. 9N in Corinth, NY on Thursday July 26, 2001. The stand is run by Sunnyside Gardens out of Saratoga less
Times Union Staff Photo By Paul Buckowski -- Bobbie Kenney does some reading at the Sunnyside Sweet Corn stand off of Rt. 9N in Corinth, NY on Thursday July 26, 2001. The stand is run by Sunnyside Gardens out ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, DG
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Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Kassie Heflin, 6, or Ballston Spa, right, runs into the Fun House while Charles Clements of Corinth, left, holds onto prizes his grandson won Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at the Saratoga County Fair in Ballston Spa, N.Y. less
Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Kassie Heflin, 6, or Ballston Spa, right, runs into the Fun House while Charles Clements of Corinth, left, holds onto prizes his grandson won Tuesday, July 17, 2001, ... more
Photo: CINDY SCHULTZ, DG
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Times Union Staff Photo by Paul Buckowski -- Janesha Levons, left, a sophomore at The King's School in Corinth, NY, along with fellow students, portraying Auca Indians, dance during a rehearsal of the play Millennial Man at the school on Monday May 15, 2000. The school will perform the play in the upcoming Christian Arts Festival. less
Times Union Staff Photo by Paul Buckowski -- Janesha Levons, left, a sophomore at The King's School in Corinth, NY, along with fellow students, portraying Auca Indians, dance during a rehearsal of the play ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, DG
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Times Union Staff Photo by Paul Buckowki -- Pink coral rose stamp unveiled in August-stamp uses paper made by IP's Hudson River mill in Corinth
Times Union Staff Photo by Paul Buckowki -- Pink coral rose stamp unveiled in August-stamp uses paper made by IP's Hudson River mill in Corinth
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, DG
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Times Union Staff Photo by -- JO-ANN JOHNSTON SANDIE ALLEN AND HER HUSBAND RUSS, BOTH EMPLOYEES OF THE IP CORINTH MILL, DANCE AT THE CO. PICNIC, 8/14/99
Times Union Staff Photo by -- JO-ANN JOHNSTON SANDIE ALLEN AND HER HUSBAND RUSS, BOTH EMPLOYEES OF THE IP CORINTH MILL, DANCE AT THE CO. PICNIC, 8/14/99
Photo: J0-ANN JOHNSTON, DG
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Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Ken Marsh of Portland, Maine, right, and Gary Hammond of Berkshire, N.Y., left, chop a tree-trunk pole during the spring board event Saturday, July 31, 1999, during the 1999 Corinth Lumberjack Competition in Corinth, NY. The purpose of the event is to chop a notch for a spring board, jump up on the board and do the same thing again. Once the competitor is up on the second board he chops off the top of the trunk. less
Times Union staff photo by Cindy Schultz -- Ken Marsh of Portland, Maine, right, and Gary Hammond of Berkshire, N.Y., left, chop a tree-trunk pole during the spring board event Saturday, July 31, 1999, during ... more
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Times Union photo by Cindy Schultz -- June 4, 1999 -- Corinth, NY -- Stack operator Ben Gurtler walks past a manufactured roll of paper in the mill at International Paper's Hudson River plant in Corinth.
Times Union photo by Cindy Schultz -- June 4, 1999 -- Corinth, NY -- Stack operator Ben Gurtler walks past a manufactured roll of paper in the mill at International Paper's Hudson River plant in Corinth.
Photo: CINDY SCHULTZ, DG
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Times Union photo by Cindy Schultz -- March 2, 1999 -- Corinth school superintendent Matt Breitenbach played the lead role of the Lorax Tuesday during the Corinth Elementary School production. The play, based on the Dr. Suess book 'The Lorax' has an environmental message. less
Times Union photo by Cindy Schultz -- March 2, 1999 -- Corinth school superintendent Matt Breitenbach played the lead role of the Lorax Tuesday during the Corinth Elementary School production. The play, based ... more
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Times Union photo by PAUL BUCKOWSKI -- WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1998 -- CORINTH NY -- Two row boats stay tied up to a dock at a camp closed up for the season, along the Hudson River, just outside the town of Corinth Wednesday morning. less
Times Union photo by PAUL BUCKOWSKI -- WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 1998 -- CORINTH NY -- Two row boats stay tied up to a dock at a camp closed up for the season, along the Hudson River, just outside the town of ... more
Photo: PAUL BUCKOWSKI, DG
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Times Union staff photo by MICHAEL P. FARRELL -- 7/12/98 -- CORINTH,N.Y. -- SIX-YEAR-OLD JORDON KNEEBONE AND FRIEND ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD HANNAH BENEDICT SWING BACK AND FORTH ON A HAMMOCK IN CORINTH, RECENTLY.
Times Union staff photo by MICHAEL P. FARRELL -- 7/12/98 -- CORINTH,N.Y. -- SIX-YEAR-OLD JORDON KNEEBONE AND FRIEND ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD HANNAH BENEDICT SWING BACK AND FORTH ON A HAMMOCK IN CORINTH, RECENTLY.
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File photo of the International Paper Company in Corinth, NY on July 9, 1961.
File photo of the International Paper Company in Corinth, NY on July 9, 1961.
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Dennis Morreale remembers the first time he saw Corinth. It was 1961 and the community, known as the Gateway to the Adirondacks, was bustling.

"I fell in love," Morreale said. "I loved the people. Everyone was friendly. The village was so clean and the environment was pristine. You could be in the forest or at the river in minutes."

He was just a teen and spent only one semester in a Corinth school before his military family moved away again. But he longed to return and did as an adult, raising his family here.

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Corinth Bicentennial

Events include:

March 25: Founders' Dinner

April 20: Time capsule opening

June 27: Town Fun Day

July 7: Independence Day celebration and parade

Aug: 18, Parade and fireworks

To see all of the events go to www.town ofcorinthny.org

Income and poverty

Compared to its neighbors, Corinth is faring worse in terms of its wealth.

Median household income

2010 2016 Percent change

Village of Corinth$47,835 $41,131 -14%

South Glens Falls$48,327 $44,460 -8%

Town of Corinth$49,390 $52,349 6%

Clifton Park$87,747 $97,000 11%

Saratoga Springs$61,184 $74,661 22%

Poverty

2012 2016 Percent change

South Glens Falls6.60% 12.40% 88%

Village of Corinth14.10% 20% 42%

Clifton Park2.70% 2.80% 4%

Saratoga Springs7.50% 6.50% -13%

Town of Corinth16.20% 11.50% -29%

Median income in the village of Corinth

2010 2016 Percent change

Male, full-time$46,875 $41,048 -12%

All workers$27,167 $27,207 0%

Female, full-time$30,163 $32,232 7%

Source: U.S. Census

"The schools were excellent, the jobs were great," Morreale said. "But it's in a hard position now."

That's no exaggeration.

As the town approaches its bicentennial, Corinth is struggling through its toughest economic times.

Statistics from both the state Department of Education and the U.S. Census Bureau bear that out for the town of 6,531 residents that incorporates a separately governed village.

Fifty percent of students in the Corinth school district during the 2016-17 school year were eligible for free and reduced price lunches, a key poverty indicator. Just the year before, the figure was 44 percent; in 1996-97, the first year the statistic was reported to the state, it was 22.6 percent.

The poverty is also dramatic in comparison to the district's neighbors to the south and east. In the Saratoga Springs district, 21 percent of pupils qualify for free and reduced price lunches. In the Shenendehowa district, the number stands at 11 percent. At South Glens Falls, a district closer to Corinth in character and location, 32 percent of students are eligible.

According to census data, median household income in the village of Corinth in 2016 was $41,131, down from $47,835 in 2010. In the town, where new homes have been built in recent years, median household income rose from $49,390 in 2010 to $52,349 in 2016. Saratoga Springs' median household income was $73,661 and Clifton Park's $97,000, while in South Glens Falls it was $44,460, according to census data.

The census also shows a rise in the number of people in the village of Corinth living in poverty (below $25,283 for a family of four), from 14.1 percent in 2012 to 20 percent in 2016. Meanwhile, the poverty rate for town residents dropped from 16.2 percent in 2012 to 11.5 percent in 2016. In 2016, census data showed poverty rates of 12.4 percent in South Glens Falls, 6.5 percent in Saratoga Springs and 2.8 percent in Clifton Park.

No one understands the descent better than Corinth Town Supervisor Dick Lucia, who has lived in Corinth all his life. Like Morreale, he can easily wax nostalgic about the days when everyone, himself included, held a decent paying job at International Paper.

"I worked there, my grandfather worked there, my father, my uncles, my aunts and my cousins worked there," Lucia said. "It was very good to me."

When the town celebrated its sesquicentennial 50 years ago, Lucia said Corinth could boast three car dealerships, three drugstores, three grocery stories, two department stores, two furniture stores and a host of other businesses and eateries along its main streets.

But now, Lucia admits, "I'm just happy to keep the town going."

A vibrant past

Clinging to the curvy banks of the Upper Hudson River overlooking the mighty Palmer Falls, Corinth used to be a magnet for industry. In the early 1800s, it wasn't just paper. The river powered factories for shirts, woolens, chairs and tools. There was also a tannery and a gristmill.

Paper, however, was king because the Hudson's waters made a convenient conveyor of timber from the Adirondacks. In January 1898, 17 mills along the Hudson merged to create IP.

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It reached its heyday in the 1950s and '60s when IP brought the biggest paper manufacturing machine in the world to Corinth. Town Historian Rachel Clothier, who is writing a bicentennial commemorative book on Corinth, said that in its heyday the mill was the single biggest employer, public or private, in Saratoga County. By 1965, IP's payroll peaked at $9 million annually for a work force of 1,500. Back then, the population was less than it is today, about 3,100.

"Corinth was very vibrant," Clothier said of that time. "Large numbers of people were employed at the mill and there was money here to maintain the businesses."

Community life revolved around the mill, which built a commissary where workers not only ate their meals but the whole town enjoyed recreational activities such as holiday parties, boxing, bowling, rifle range shooting and basketball games.

"Everyone went there," Lucia said. "Workers, their children, their grandchildren. It was the place to be."

But just as the town's fortunes rose with the mill, they also fell. By the late 1970s, the plant had begun a slow demise that ended with its closing in 2002, throwing the plant's last 290 workers out of work and ending IP's 114-year reign in Corinth. The closing came amid a general decline in the U.S. paper industry, which was beset by higher energy costs, tougher competition and falling demand for its products.

The mill, along with the beloved commissary was eventually demolished.

Morreale said many were hurt by the closing.

"A lot of people were dependent on the mill," he said. "A lot of people moved out. A lot of businesses moved out. A lot of property values dropped."

It also transformed Corinth from a center of commerce to a bedroom community, from which people had to commute for work.

Need 'another industry'

The only remnant of IP is the brick administration building and time office on Pine Street, where company workers walked through the arched entry every day to punch in and out. Southern New Hampshire University professor and Corinth native Stephen Cernek is working to transform the 112-year-old building into the Hudson River Mill Museum. Thus far, he has been successful in having the building placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was the first building in Corinth to receive that designation.

"History is centered in that building," Cernek has said.

The prospect of the museum forms a bright spot in a community still reeling from IP's closure.

"There are not a lot of jobs in town," Lucia said. "Not a lot of industry. We are fortunate that taxes have remained the same. It's getting more and more difficult to run the town. Assessments are staying down. We need to get another industry."

Morreale believes that Corinth is poised to turn an economic corner. For one thing, a handful of small businesses have opened downtown, including an eatery called Main Street Dogs, which is getting good reviews.

Lucia and Morreale are also working with the Empire State Development Corp. and Saratoga Economic Development Corp. to bring another industry to the IP site. They are somewhat optimistic because all of the necessary infrastructure is in place — water, sewer, electric, natural gas and a working railroad bed. In 2015, IP also agreed to separate its old sludge dumps out from the main property, which was a sticking point for investors who didn't want to be saddled with the waste. Those who want to purchase the property no longer need to purchase the dump parcel too.

"We are trying to come up with a plan for a good, clean industry," Morreale said. "We are working with the town board. We both want to work on this."

Yet another issue lingers, Lucia said. Corinth is eight miles away from the Northway corridor. Some industries don't want to deal with their trucks having to drive over the narrow, curvy and mountainous road from the Northway in Wilton to Corinth.

"We have all of the amenities," Lucia said. "People come here and say it's a beautiful place. They love the school, the river, the mountains, but they don't like the mountain road."

Hope in tough times

Whether or not another industry moves into Corinth, Lucia and Morreale said they need to bolster the tax base. It is especially urgent for the village because the sewer treatment plant and water filtration system need updates. The village will spend about $21 million, a portion of which will be paid over a 30-year period with a 0 percent interest loan, on the updates. The spending has forced the village to make some tough decisions, including eliminating its designated Saratoga County Sheriff's Office deputy position for patrolling the village.

That angered residents who fear response times in an event of an emergency will be longer. But at the cost of $356,000 a year, Morreale and the village board felt they could not do it without raising taxes on residents who are already under fiscal stress.

"We are a low-income community," Morreale said last spring. "There are a lot of people on the edge — seniors, veterans — who can't pay their taxes, water, sewer and mortgage now."

Corinth residents are also anxious about another historic landmark — the long-vacant Main Street School building. Owned by the Corinth school district, the building was slated to be razed for a parking lot. But community outcry prompted the school board to reconsider.

But with so many of its 1,192 students living at or below the poverty level, the district has wider concerns — one of which is feeding its students. The Jimmer Fredette Foundation helps by paying for lunches for students whose families just miss the poverty cutoff, but still can't afford lunch. The district also has its own program, Corinth Aims to Reach Everyone, that provides free clothing and toiletries to children. The program also fills backpacks with food for children to take home on Fridays to stave off hunger over the weekend.

"We, as a district, have to provide more than education," Corinth School Superintendent Mark Stratton said. "We have to provide them with nourishment for their mental and physical health. The district is lucky to have a very strong, talented faculty and staff who are advocates for the students and the community."

The 136 faculty and staff are not the only ones committed to the community. Many longtime Corinthians can't imagine living anywhere else.

"There is so much natural beauty here," said Nicole Colson, the village clerk/treasurer who left for college and a career but came back. "Water sports, trail systems, the mountain. There are so many outdoor activities to do here. I love Corinth and wanted to come back. I want to see the community do well."

Lucia hopes it can and places his hope in the people. He points to last November when a horrific house fire killed a mother and her teenage daughter.

"The community rallied around the family," Lucia said. "They got them whatever they needed. We have a fantastic community."

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