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Welcome to Cooperstown

About 145 miles northwest of New York City, the village of Cooperstown was founded in 1786 by William Cooper, father of James Fenimore Cooper, famed author of The Last of the Mohicans and other novels about early American frontier life. Situated on the southern tip of pristine Otsego Lake, area outdoor attractions include beaches, watersports, fishing, hiking, biking, and more. Baseball is said to have been invented in 1839 by village resident Abner Doubleday, and Cooperstown is most famous for its National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. A vintage railroad line, the Farmers’ Museum, and the Fenimore Art Museum at the Cooper family’s lakeshore home are other highlight attractions.

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