OTHER TIDBITS: When Alfred Dolge came to the town of Brockett’s Bridge in 1867, he offered to build a piano factory and give the townsfolk jobs if they would rename their town in his honor. Sure enough, they renamed their town Dolgeville and the Dolge Company Factory Complex started operations in 1876.

Five years later, a wandering shoe salesman named Daniel Green visited Dolgeville and found that the factory workers there were wearing neat shoes made of old piano felt! So Daniel and his brother, William, had the great idea to start mass producing these shoes. They had Mr. Dolge start manufacturing the shoes at his factory and within four years, they’d sold over 75,000 pairs! The brand is still around today!

• Volunteer with the Dolgeville-Mannheim Historical Society!
• Donate to the Dolgeville-Mannheim Historical Society!
• Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!

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From Albany: ~71mi (115km) — 1.2hrs
From Buffalo: ~231mi (372km) — 3.9hrs
From Lake Placid: ~145mi (234km) — 2.5hrs
From New York City: ~227mi (411km) — 3.8hrs