Field Trip
Erastus Corning Family Grave
Clip: Season 2 Episode 3 | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Corning Family Plot: Five generations of Albany Impact.
The Cornings own the largest family plot in the entire cemetery, situated atop the high ground of a long, sloping hillside with views across the Hudson River. This is the final resting place for five generations, including Erastus Corning 2nd (1909-1983), the 11-term mayor of Albany and, at the time of his death, the longest-tenured mayor of any city in America.
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Field Trip
Erastus Corning Family Grave
Clip: Season 2 Episode 3 | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
The Cornings own the largest family plot in the entire cemetery, situated atop the high ground of a long, sloping hillside with views across the Hudson River. This is the final resting place for five generations, including Erastus Corning 2nd (1909-1983), the 11-term mayor of Albany and, at the time of his death, the longest-tenured mayor of any city in America.
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