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Summer Jam of July 1973: Watkins Glen, NY, Hosted a HUGE Concert of 600,000 50 Years Ago

Summer Jam of July 1973: Watkins Glen, NY, Hosted a HUGE Concert of 600,000 50 Years Ago

This video is about SUMMER JAM, one of the greatest rock concerts of all time — an epic jam session — and it happened about 50 years ago near Seneca Lake, as you know, that’s my favorite of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York. On July 28, 1973, more than 600,000 people flocked to…

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The Watkins Glen Connection To The Titanic

The Watkins Glen Connection To The Titanic

Did you know that there’s a link between Watkins Glen, NY, and the Titanic? In this episode of The History and Mysteries of Seneca Lake, let’s take a trip to the Rothschild mausoleum to learn about Elizabeth Barrett Rothschild, a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. We’ll learn about her early life, what led…

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