An avid hiker since childhood, Misko has researched the remnants of
human presence he often stumbles across in the woods. He explains how
Phoenicia received its name, based, as many town residents know, on the
Phoenix Tannery, once a mainstay of the local economy. Not all of us
have heard that the tannery’s name came from the rapid rebuilding of the
structure when it burned down in 1839, soon after it was first
constructed. The town was called Phoenix until the postal service was
getting established. Because there was already another Phoenix, New
York, local residents picked the new name, hearkening back to the
ancient Mediterranean culture.
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