Nineveh, New York

Nineveh, New York
Nineveh, New York is located in New York
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Location of Nineveh, New York

Nineveh is an unincorporated hamlet with about 50 homes on the banks of the Susquehanna River in New York. It is part of the Town of Colesville, Binghamton metropolitan area in eastern Broome county. Nineveh is located on the USGS Afton quadrangle at an elevation of about 960 feet. Nineveh takes its name from ancient Nineveh, the most important city on the Tigris River in the ancient kingdom of Assyria (now Iraq).

Nineveh is located along the tracks of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and has a distinct trestle located there. Nineveh's central landmarks include the Nineveh Presbtyerian Church building, Enchanted Gardens(www.canoerental.net), and the Nineveh Country Store. The Store is a popular place for locals and delivery trucks to stop for fuel and the Country Store's famous pizza and deli items.

New York State Route 7 is the main road through the hamlet and it parallels the Susquehanna River. In June 2006 the river rose above her banks and covered Route 7 for the better part of a mile. The flood hit Nineveh quite hard. Almost every structure on Route 7 in Nineveh lost the contents of its basement and first floor. Older residents reported that the only flood which had approached the level and devastation of the 2006 flood happened in 1935.


Well known residents

Joseph Smith lived in Nineveh in the early 19th century.

Nineveh was the home of illustrator and writer Johnny Hart. Hart produced the B.C. comics and was the illustrator of The Wizard of Id, both published worldwide.

Coordinates: 42°11′39″N 75°36′09″W / 42.19417°N 75.6025°W / 42.19417; -75.6025


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