Being a humble resident of Elmira, I would like to make a couple amendments to the above node:
Elmira has a FAR cry from 91,000 people. Maybe there's that many in all of
Chemung county, but there are definitely not 91,000 people living in Elmira. Even in it's prime, before it was more or less demolished in a flood caused by
Hurricane Agnes in 1972, there weren't 91,000 people. A large number of people have left the city itself and live in the surrounding areas.
The
Civil War camp was sarcastically referred to as
Hellmira, due to the large number of deaths at the camp from harsh weather conditions in the winter.
Tommy Hilfiger bought the largest house inside the city of Elmira, known as
Strathmont, and is turning it into a museum for himself.
There is also a minor league baseball team in the area known as the
Elmira Pioneers.