Editing Cooperstown, New York (section)

==Notable people==
Notable historic year-round or summer residents of Cooperstown included:

* [[Kenneth Bainbridge]] — physicist, contributor to the [[Manhattan Project]]
* [[Erastus Flavel Beadle]] — pioneer in publishing pulp fiction, in particular creating the [[dime novel]]
* [[F. Ambrose Clark]] — equine sportsman, philanthropist, art collector
* [[Robert Sterling Clark]] — philanthropist, racehorse owner, art collector
* [[Stephen Carlton Clark]] — philanthropist, art collector
* [[Tracy Beadle]] — druggist, banker, politician
* [[James Fenimore Cooper]] — grew up here and lived here as an adult, novelist of the New York frontier
* [[William Cooper (judge)|William Cooper]] — founder and politician
* [[Michaela Dietz]] — actress 
* [[John Adams Dix|John A. Dix]] — [[American Civil War|Civil War]] general and political leader
* [[Abner Doubleday]] — Civil War officer and supposed inventor of baseball
* [[Bud Fowler]] — baseball player and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
* [[Lauren Groff]] — writer and novelist
* [[Kevin Guilfoile]] — author of ''[[Cast of Shadows]]'' and ''The Thousand''
* [[Samuel F. B. Morse]] — inventor, painter
* [[Samuel Nelson]] — Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]
* [[Thurlow Weed]] — newspaper publisher and [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] politician

=== Cooperstown writers ===
Aside from James Fenimore Cooper, noted Cooperstown authors include his daughter [[Susan Fenimore Cooper]], the author of ''Rural Hours'', and his great-great-grandson [[Paul Fenimore Cooper]], author of ''[[Tal: His Marvelous Adventures with Noom-Zor-Noom]]'' (1929, 1957, 2001).

Other writers include modern author [[Lauren Groff]], who has written extensively about her hometown, notably in ''[[The Monsters of Templeton]]'', a story that brings several Cooperstown legends to life.

The work of Cooperstown-based novelist and poet [[Marly Youmans]] has referred to the area, notably in her epic poem ''Thaliad'' (2012), in which a group of child survivors of an apocalypse travel north and make their new home in an abandoned village on the shore of Glimmerglass Lake.<ref>Youmans, Marly. ''Thaliad'' (Montreal: Phoenecia Publishing, 2012) {{ISBN|978-0-9866909-3-8}}</ref>'<ref>[http://www.booksandculture.com/articles/webexclusives/2012/may/whitecamellia.html Linda McCullough Moore, ''Books and Culture,'' May 2012]</ref><ref>[http://theadvocate.com/utility/homepagestories/4857392-129/poets-invite-readers-to-share Greg Langley, ''The Advocate'', 30 January 2013]</ref>

=== The Clark family ===
[[File:Otsego County Bank Building 19 Main Street Cooperstown.jpg|thumb|right|225px|The Clark Estates building, originally the Otsego County Bank, was built in 1831 in the [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival style]]]]

The Clark family, whose fortune originated with a half-ownership of the patent for [[Singer Corporation|Singer Sewing Machine]], have lived in Cooperstown since the mid-19th century. The family's holdings include interests assembled over a century and a half, which are now held through trusts and foundations. Their dominance is reflected in Clark ownership of more than {{convert|10000|acre|km2}} of largely undeveloped land in and around greater Cooperstown.

In the village, the Otesaga, the Cooper Inn, Clark Estates, and the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home are all Clark properties. In addition, the Clarks were founding partners of, and retain an interest in, the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital.

Cooperstown still receives support from the Clark Foundation, which has donated to a variety of causes including various scholarships, non-profit organizations, and village services. The family has also donated land for the Cooperstown Central School District's new high school location − formerly horse stables − as well as for parks such as Fairy Springs and Council Rock, and recently, for a new [[Little League]] baseball field.

[[Jane Forbes Clark]],<ref>[http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/baseball/jane-forbes-clark-a-powerhouse-behind-the-baseball/nL8cq/ "James Forbes Clark a powerhouse behind the baseball"], ''Palm Beach Post''</ref> the primary family heir today, has continued this commitment. She has purchased strategic land to ensure the preservation of village entry points, as well as overseeing the expansion of the various Clark holdings.
[[File:Village Hall and Library, Cooperstown, NY.jpg|thumb|right|Cooperstown Village Hall and Library]]
In late November 2013, Clark discussed her family's continued support for the community during a meeting of The Women's Club of Cooperstown.<ref name="clark">[http://www.coopercrier.com/localnews/x537113980/Clark-presents-foundations-visions-for-village "Clark presents foundation's visions for the village"], ''Cooper Crier''</ref> The Clark Foundation supports a variety of Cooperstown and Otsego County organizations and causes with donations of $7.5 million to charitable organizations every year. The family's Scriven Foundation, formed in 1975, donates to only Otsego County nonprofit organizations, such as the Cooperstown Village Library. The Scriven Foundation donates $1.5 million every year. According to Clark's presentation, the family's businesses employ 4,198 people, with 3,100 of those positions being full-time jobs.<ref name="clark"/>