1974: Mohawk Indians move into Eagle Bay and form the Ganienkeh (translated in Mohawk to: Land of the Flint) settlement at a formers girl's camp owned by the state at Moss Lake.
1974: Carol J. Johnston, Carol A. Desell, Maureen P. Gordinier, and Regina M. Robbins made history as the first women to complete the New York State Police Basic School.
1974: In 1974, the State Police moved towards a new scheme in patrol vehicle paint with various different designs in New York State “Blue and Gold” placed on the body of Troop cars.