1752History
== History ==
Settlers of European descent came to the Gloversville area as early as 1752.
1803History
By 1803, according to Rev.
1828History
Upon the establishment of a United States post office in 1828, "Gloversville" became the official name of the community.
1852History
The proximity of hemlock forests to supply bark for tanning made the community a center of leather production early in its history: there were already 40 small glove and mitten ...
1853Government
In 1853, Gloversville incorporated as a village, and then in 1890 as a city.
1877History
The city grew rapidly, and the population swelled from 4,000 in 1877 to 13,864 in 1890.
1885History
Her husband, Lester Crawford (1885–1962), was an American film actor.
1890History
From 1890 to 1950, 90% of all gloves sold in the United States were made in Gloversville.
1891Economy
Helen Broderick (1891–1959) film and stage actress, most known for Fifty Million Frenchmen and Top Hat.
1899History
In 1899, Samuel Goldwyn immigrated to the US from Poland through England to Canada.
1905History
Actor Mischa Auer (1905–1967) is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Gloversville.
1911History
Berger (1911–1980) was born and grew up in Gloversville.
1914Sports
David Smukler (1914–1971), NFL football player
Harriet Mabel Spalding (1862–1935) was a litterateur and poet.
1921Culture
Eugene Goossen (1921–1997), an art historian, was born in Gloversville.
1931Government
From 1931–2005, the town was also the home of a record-pressing plant that was founded by Brunswick Radio Corporation.
1932History
In 1932, in a bold move during the Great Depression it acquired unique bullet cars in an attempt to revive the economy.
1936Government
Until 1936, Gloversville had a very active electric interurban line, the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad.
1950History
The city's population peaked at 23,634 in 1950 and had since fallen to 15,665 people in 2010.
1953Economy
In 1953, the plant was owned by American Decca Records, which became MCA Records in 1973 and merged with the PolyGram family of labels in 1999 to become Universal Music.
1959Military
Coons devised the technology of immunofluorescence microscopy and received the prestigious Albert Lasker Award in 1959 for his achievements in medical science.
1989History
Scott (1989) Goldwyn: A Biography, New York: Knopf ISBN 9780394510590
Decker, Randy L.
1991History
(1991) Shtetl in the Adirondacks: The Story of Gloversville and Its Jews.
1998Infrastructure
(1998) The Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville Railroad: The Sacandaga Route to the Adirondacks.
2000History
(2000) [1961] The Interurban Era.
2009Infrastructure
ISBN 9780935796223
Larner, Paul (2009) Our Railroad: History of the Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville Railroad 1867–1893.
2012History
In 2012, Pine Brook Golf Course, a 9-hole course near the south-west edge of the city closed.
2016History
The estimated median household income from 2016 to 2020 was $38,620 and the per capita income was $21,973.
2018History
In 2018, redevelopment plans of downtown Gloversville were revealed.
2019Government
In 2019, Mayor Vincent DeSantis (D) proposed economic revitalization plans.
2020History
In 2020, Gloversville had a population of 15,131.
2022Government
In her trip to Gloversville on November 28, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced $495,000 will be set aside from the Downtown Revitalization Grant that Gloversville won in 2022.