The stories of Tompkins County, NY
8 narrated audio stories from across Tompkins County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Tompkins County
When a Pledge Ritual Became a Campus Reckoning
George Desdunes’s death forced Cornell to confront hazing and alcohol culture.
Buttermilk Falls State Park
Where the Creek Built a Staircase
A creek, layered shale, and the people who made the gorge walkable.
Taughannock Falls State Park
The Drop That Made a Park
How a towering waterfall became a public treasure.
Cornell University
Before the Ivy, a Hill and a Promise
Cornell opened on a bare hill with a sweeping idea.
Schoellkopf Field
The Day Cornell Gave a Win Away
At Schoellkopf Field, a famous football mistake became a story about honor.
Cornell University
Any Person, Any Study
How a land-grant partnership built an unusually broad university in Ithaca.
Schoellkopf Field
When One Extra Down Changed Everything
At Cornell, a famous football mistake became a test of honesty.
Tompkins County
The First Shadow in Dryden
How a disappearance in Dryden foreshadowed a notorious criminal life.
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