Editing Richfield Springs, New York (section)

==History==

The area of Richfield Springs was called Ga-no-wan-ges by the Oneida Indians which translated to "stinking water".<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://archive.org/stream/annalsofrichfiel00wardrich/annalsofrichfiel00wardrich_djvu.txt
 | title = Annals of Richfield
 | date = 1900
 | website = archive.org
 | access-date = January 4, 2018
| quote = data}}</ref>

The village was once served by the [[Southern New York Railroad]], an electric trolley line that ran from [[Oneonta, New York|Oneonta]] to [[Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York|Mohawk]].<ref>{{cite book |date=2002 |title= Hartwick the heart of Otsego County |publisher=Syllables Press |page=209 |isbn=097094330-X }}</ref> It began service through Richfield Springs in the summer of 1902.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Commissioners|first=New York (State) Board of Railroad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsVFAQAAMAAJ&q=chalk+lake+oaksville&pg=PA521|title=Annual Report ...|date=1904|language=en}}</ref>