Go drive through Ilion NY. Soon to be a ghost town..
“Ilion, NY”
Interesting. Per Wiki...
“The community began to flourish starting around 1816 when Eliphalet Remington created his first rifle. He developed the Remington Arms manufacturing company.[5] The community was stimulated in growth by the completion in 1825 of the Erie Canal, which completed area trade and connection with products from the Great Lakes region.”
“In 1843 a post office was desired, so the people had to choose a name. Remington refused to be the namesake of the village,[6] and it was eventually named Ilion.”
“1960 10,199 8.9%
1970 9,808 −3.8%
1980 9,450 −3.7%
1990 8,888 −5.9%
2000 8,610 −3.1%
2010 8,053 −6.5%
2019 (est.) 7,668 [2] −4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]”
Killing the geese that are laying golden eggs.
Anddd toooo stupid to realize it