By Maury Thompson, Chronicle Freelance
In 1890, Jones Ordway contributed $50,000 — the equivalent of $1.68 million in 2023 dollars — toward construction of the Glens Falls Y.M.C.A. building on Glen Street.
The name “Ordway Hall” can still be seen on the front of the building that now houses SPoT Coffee on the ground floor and apartments on the upper floors.
Mr. Ordway, a lumber baron and paper manufacturer, died …
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