Where do you live? (please, no more than 1 message per member)

Although I lived in Connecticut for most of my tenure at EvC, for the past two years I have lived in the village of Dolgeville, NY, population ~2,000.Dolgeville was named for Alfred Dolge, that rare creature: an enlightened 19th century humanitarian industrialist who attempted to apply his social ideals to his employee community.He introduced a form of social security: disability insurance, pensions and profit-sharing for his employees, as well as programs to promote physical fitness and education. He brought rail service and electricity to the community.The town was renamed Dolgeville (nee Green's Bridge) by the acclaim and petition of the residents.He was, unsurprisingly, bankrupted by the connivance of bankers and businessmen in the area who objected to his philosophy. He later achieved considerable financial success in California.He was a great man. We have not often seen his like.And, yes, that history was the primary reason I chose to move here--that, and Dolgeville's location as a gateway to the southern Adirondacks.Unfortunately, most of the current residents would not now offer acclaim: they'd probably lynch the man. Oh well. Ironically, the location of Green's Bridge still boasts a bridge--where a millionaire, who bought one of Dolge's original mills, refuses community access to it.So, I vocally differ but I'm a readily shrugged off downstater.But my neighbors are good, kind, narrow-minded people in that infuriating way only small town folks can be.Edited by Omnivorous, : clarity re bridge