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Upstate New York know about Howe Caverns, but do you know about the neighboring cave attraction, Secret Caverns?

This Week in History: May 22-28, 2017 for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.” Machiavelli May 22 1807 – Former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond, Virginia. It is alleged that Burr plotted to annex Spanish territories in Louisiana and part of Mexico to establish an independent territory. Burr is acquitted for lack of evidence that he acted on his plot. 1819 – The first steam-propelled vessel to cross Atlantic leaves Savannah, Georgia. 1842 – Farmers Lester Howe and Henry Wetsel discover Howe Caverns in Schoharie County, New York, when they stu...