Tioga County > Apalachin
Apalachin was named for the mountains.
Appalachin is probably best known as the site of a 1957 meeting of organized-crime leaders from around the country. Troopers noticed all the out-of-state license plates and interviewed dozens of the men who had gathered there. They ultimately determined that New York mobster Vito Genovese had called the meeting to cement control over illegal operations. The meeting is depicted in the movies Analyze This, Goodfellas, and The Valachi Papers.
The Fred L Waterman Conservation Education Center, the largest nonprofit in Apalachin, features trails and an interpretive center with a museum. The center manages the state-owned Apalachin Marsh, a popular spot for bird watching.
Libraries: Apalachin Library Association
Emergency services: Apalachin Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: Lions
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Riverside Cemetery
Recent grants:
Fred L Waterman Conservation Education Center
George and Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation - Binghamton, NY - $36,530 (2022)
PlayYard Concepts
Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $15,000 (2021)
Largest nonprofits in Apalachin (by assets) include:
Fred L Waterman Conservation Education Center
Speak Society for the Promotion of Education in Animal Kindness
Apalachin Library Association
Apalachin Fire Department
Waterman Conservation Center Endowment Fund
Kali S Klubhouse
Apalachin Lions Foundation