Overview Corning (city), New York

rockwell museum



market street in corning s gaffer district.

the city of corning @ western edge of town of corning , in southeast part of steuben county.

the city headquarters of fortune 500 company corning incorporated, formerly corning glass works, manufacturer of glass , ceramic products industrial, scientific , technical uses.

it home corning museum of glass, houses 1 of world s comprehensive collections of glass objects antiquity present. museum houses rakow library, 1 of world s major glass research centers.

the city s other major cultural attraction rockwell museum. contains important collection of western american painting , sculpture assembled on past 40 years robert f. , hertha rockwell. city has been cited several times american style magazine 1 of top twenty-five small city arts destinations in u.s. – in june 2010. many of cultural events , historic landmarks in city in corning s gaffer district.

corning country club annually hosted corning classic, stop on ladies professional golf association tour, 1979 2009. city has commercial air service available @ elmira/corning regional airport in nearby town of big flats.

it home 2006 new york state class football champions.

in 2003, charles r. mitchell , kirk w. house produced corning, historic photo book in arcadia publishing s images of america series. photos drawn archives of corning-painted post historical society.

in 2013, rand mcnally s list of best small towns in america named corning fun town out of list s finalists.

in 2008, city of corning banned public water fluoridation. in 2006, city council approved public water fluoridation. in 2007, petition had been launched local resident kirk huttleston became known proposition 1. proposition 1 passed ban close vote of 1,287 1,222 according unofficial results.