Nine Amazing Items “Born in Upstate New York” Salisbury Steak? Really?

This is a fun list of nine items and people who were born in Upstate New York and left us with some pretty amazing creations.

Dr. James Salisbury was born in tiny Scott, NY in Chenango County.  He created a health food that was supposed to aid the Union Soldiers in the Civil War who were afflicted with dysentery.  So, he gave us Salisbury steak, a school cafeteria staple as well as being one of the first items featured in frozen TV dinners.

Somebody had to invent the perforated roll of toilet paper, and the credit goes to a man from Albany.  You will see it in the gallery.

Lots of people know that potato chips were born in Upstate New York (see photo at top)..  It is one of the great stories in Saratoga.  A Native-American chef came out the winner in a culinary battle with one of the richest men in New York State.  Funny story!

And try and wrap your head around this one.  There was a time when most people cut down there own Christmas trees.  One man however came up with the idea of cutting other people's Christmas trees and selling them.  The pre-cut trees were a big hit when he first dragged a bunch of them from the Catskills down to Manhattan to sell them 150 years ago!

Yup, it is a crazy list, but all the stories are fun and fascinating!