Tour Overview
Discover historic fires in the Town of Dryden.
**This tour was originally developed in 2021 for The History Center in Tompkins County's annual fundraiser Traverse Tompkins: Finding Fires**
On this tour, wander your way through the Town of Dryden.
Walk, bike, rollerblade, or roll your way through ten historic fire locations. Wax nostalgic about the Downey Honey Butter Plant, the stature of the Fountain House, and good times at the Tobey Tavern.
The Finding Fires-Dryden Tour is a subset of the Finding Fires-Tompkins County cycling or driving tour.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTES ABOUT THE TOUR:
Intended to be a driving tour or an avid biking trail.
Cycling trail details: Dryden Trail (40 mi) - Bike - (Dryden Strava File)
Listen to the tour on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tompkinshistory/sets/finding-fires-dryden
Stops
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Stop 1: Dryden Presbyterian Church Fire
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Stop 2: Dryden Hotel Fire
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Stop 3: Fire at the "Springs House"
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Stop 4: Downey Honey Butter Plant Fire
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Stop 5: Spooky Hollow
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Stop 6: Woolen Mill Fire
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Stop 7: Tobey Tavern Fire
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Stop 8: Fountain House Fire
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Stop 9: Dusenberry Homestead
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Stop 10: Dryden Central School Fire
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