FAQ
Q  How did Cooperstown get it's name? 
A  From James Fenimore Cooper. Born in 1789 in Burlington NJ, died in 1851, Mr. Cooper was the first major American novelist publishing more than 50 works. His first successful title was the novel "The Spy" (1821) but his most memorable works were in a series entitled The Leatherstocking Tales. Although fictitious, the descriptive details of the settings describe the surroundings of modern day Cooperstown perfectly. The area hasn't changed much at all.  Required reading prior to your visit to Cooperstown includes:
Deerslayer (1841), The Last of the Mohicans (1826), The Pathfinder (1840), The Pioneers (1823), and The Prairie (1827). 
 
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