âFixing the VA is going to take more than this bill,â said John Wells, the director of legal and legislative affairs for the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association. âUntil the VA is purged of its bureaucratic resistance to facts, nothingâs going to get any better.â.
Lewis County is located in northwestern New York State, slightly east of due north from Syracuse. The eastern part of the county is in the Adirondack Park. A good portion of the Tug Hill Plateau is in the western part of the county. The county is home to the Black River Valley.
Founded by Ossian Ross in 1823, named for his son Lewis, is the oldest city in Fulton County and it is County seat. Fulton County once extended all the way north to include Chicago. For Chicagoans between 1823 and 1825, obtaining a marriage license meant a lengthy journey south to Lewistownâs log courthouse. Todayâs courthouse is a prominent landmark on Main Street, facing the elegant 1st Presbyterian Church (circa. 1854).