Editing Hornell, New York (section)

== History ==
[[Image:HornellNY1920s.jpg|thumb|left|Main Street, Hornell in the 1920s]]
What is now Hornell was first settled in 1790 under the name "Upper Canisteo", to distinguish it from the community of [[Canisteo (village), New York|Canisteo]], then known as "Lower Canisteo". The family of Benjamin Crosby were the first settlers in what is now Hornell.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}  The area was incorporated as a [[town]] in 1820, as "Hornellsville."  The name comes from early settler George Hornell Jr, who built the first [[gristmill]] here. 
[[File:Hornell NY St Patricks Day.jpg|thumb|left|The 2011 [[Saint Patrick's Day]] parade in Hornell.]]
The City of Hornell was chartered in 1888 as the "City of Hornellsville," (having been first organized as the "Village of Hornellsville" in 1852). The name was changed to Hornell in 1906.

Major flooding in 1936 put parts of the city under water, prompting the creation of a system of levees to prevent future serious flooding issues.

The former city park, Union Park, was destroyed by the highway construction of the 1970s.

In 1950, Hornell had a population just above 15,000 people. It had two radio stations, [[WWHG (Hornell, New York)|WWHG]] and [[WLEA]], and three movie theaters - the ''Steuben'' and the ''Majestic'' were located on Broadway, the ''Hornell'' on Main Street.

The current mayor {{when|date=July 2021}} of Hornell is Republican John Buckley.

The [[Hornell Armory]], [[Hornell Public Library]], [[Adsit House]], [[Lincoln School (Hornell, New York)|Lincoln School]], [[St. Ann's Federation Building]], and [[United States Post Office (Hornell, New York)|United States Post Office]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20151127.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2015-11-27|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/16/15 through 11/20/15 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>