Editing Watkins Glen, New York (section)

==History==
The settlement of the village began in 1791. First named "Jefferson" in 1842, the village was later renamed in 1852 to honor Dr. Samuel Watkins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watkins Glen|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Watkins-Glen|website=Britanica}}</ref>  Watkins' older brother John purchased property around the gorge in 1794 and constructed mills.  After his brother's death, Samuel Watkins inherited the property and spent four decades building up the area with roads, shops, and a hotel.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watkins Glen Chamber of Commerce|title=Watkins Glen State Park – the untold story…|url=https://watkinsglenchamber.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/watkins-glen-state-park-the-untold-story/amp/|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Wordpress}}</ref> The newspaper [[Watkins Glen Review & Express]] has served the area since 1854.