He instigated the first tree planting in 1915. He continued annual planting for many years. This was the beginning of the Genesee County Park. — — Map (db m77572) HM
This asylum is a nationally known center of supernatural activity. Spirits believed to still roam grounds crossing between this world and next — — Map (db m140629) HM
Rev. Hugh Wallis organized the First Presbyterian Church of Pembroke July 1, 1817. In 1829 Andrew Harroum gave a quarter acre of land for this church building which was completed in 1831 by a congregation of 78 members. The church bell was cast in . . . — — Map (db m76058) HM
The Holland Land Company was organized by six banking firms in the Netherlands to purchase the unsettled land of western New York State. Their agent, Theophile Cazenove, in 1792-93 bought more than three million acres, known as the Holland Purchase. . . . — — Map (db m57082) HM
First rural free delivery of
U.S. Mail in New York State
occurred October 15, 1896 in
Elba. Successful test led to
statewide implementation. — — Map (db m169563) HM
Methodist Church Erected in 1834 by Rev. Isaac Foster and 25 charter members under the Meth. Prot. faith on land deeded by Asa & Mary Babcock. It was united in 1939. — — Map (db m83122) HM
Beginning in 1834, the First Presbyterian Church of Leroy was the site of anti-slavery meetings that brought people together to hear abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and Amos A. Phelps. Twice the meetings were met by violent protesters who . . . — — Map (db m154713) HM
Dedicated on October 12, 1928, the Donald Woodward
Airport was built by the youngest son of Orator
Woodward, owner of Jell-O. Considered one of
the finest private airports in the United States,
it was designed by aviation pioneer, . . . — — Map (db m151510) HM
In 1897, Pearle Bixby Wait of Leroy, introduced a gelatin dessert that his wife, May, named Jell-O. The first four flavors were strawberry, raspberry, orange and lemon. In 1899, he began production of Jell-O in a factory building located near this . . . — — Map (db m41526) HM
Here the natural water power potential of Old Buttermilk Falls determined not only the village site, but in 1803, the erection of Stoddard and Platt's Pioneer Grist Mill. In 1822 Herman Le Roy, for whom the town was named, replaced this with a much . . . — — Map (db m142118) HM
On this campus Marietta and Emily Ingham of Saybrook, Connecticut, founded Le Roy Female Seminary, which became, by charter on April 28, 1857, the first university for women in the United States, granting degrees in the humanities, fine arts and . . . — — Map (db m57315) HM
Founded by Marietta and Emily Ingham in 1837, as the Le Roy Female Seminary; incorporated in 1852 as the Ingham Collegiate Institute; chartered in April 28, 1857 as Ingham University with a literary college, college of fine arts, and the . . . — — Map (db m57316) HM
In Memory
Of The
Soldiers
Of
Le Roy
Rebellion
William C. Allen ·
John W. Amlong ·
Alexander L. Anderson ·
Benjamin Anderson ·
David D. Anderson ·
Wilber H. Anderson ·
James Avery ·
Samuel Avery ·
Samuel Avery 2nd · . . . — — Map (db m231465) WM
Le Roy post office
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1989
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m142119) HM
In remembrance of those from LeRoy who served
May we never forget those who died
George Botts · Cecelia Cochran · Errol Crittenden · Leo Fiorito · Thomas Illes · Edward Kaine · Percy Luttrel · Patrick Molyneaux · Edgar Murrel · George Ripton · . . . — — Map (db m142311) WM
Marion Steam Shovel
has been placed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 2008 by the
United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m151435) HM
Genesee County's only known French & Indian War veteran
Pioneer of Stone Church
Died 1811 age 72 buried in Fort Hill Cemetery Le Roy — — Map (db m57317) HM
The Seneca Indians, “Keepers of the Western Door” occupied this area since the formation of the Iroquois confederacy about 1550. Most numerous and most warlike of the Six Nations, they for a time dominated the tribes . . . — — Map (db m140045) HM
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty
40th anniversary — — Map (db m108724)
Orator F. Woodward, owner of the Genesee Pure Food Company bought the rights to Jell-O from P.B. Wait in 1899 for $450. Production of “America's most famous dessert” began in 1900 at the Genesee Pure Food Company factory located on this . . . — — Map (db m41527) HM
Erected prior to 1812 by Egbert Benson,
first land agent of LeRoy.
In 1821 enlarged and occupied by
Jacob LeRoy, second land agent,
son of Herman,
for whom the town was named. — — Map (db m145695) HM
The Steeple Upon entering the village of LeRoy, one of the first sights to be seen is the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church. This was erected in 1866 following a vote by the congregation in 1854 to replace the original bell tower. . . . — — Map (db m117042) HM
To Honor Those Jell-O Employees
Who Served Their Country
In World War II
★Frank W. Brown ★Raymond J. Dustin
Charles J. Alianell •
Edward T. Atherton •
Anthony J. Fiorito •
Robert M. Balmer •
William L. Barber • . . . — — Map (db m145698) WM
Escaping slaves traveling to Canada on the Covington Route crossed the road here on their way to meet LeRoy's conductor, Daniel McDonald, known as the "Medicine Man." His station was near the Keeney Road Cemetery. — — Map (db m41531) HM
On April 2, 1918, Delia Phillips was the first woman in LeRoy to vote in an election after New York State passed women's suffrage in 1917. She cast her ballot in LeRoy’s municipal building. In 1920, the 19th Constitutional
Amendment was ratified . . . — — Map (db m142112) HM
Site of Cary Collegiate Seminary,
a private school founded on July 4, 1840 by Colonel Alfred Cary who also opened the first store in 1833. — — Map (db m65928) HM
Erected by the Town Of Pavilion in honor of its citizens who served in the World War 1914 - 1918. Dedicated 1920
*John D. Arnett
+Mary E. Fagan
Ray E. McWethy • George Patridge • Carl Curry • Leo Aldridge • Robert J. Graham • Joseph . . . — — Map (db m76205) WM
1985. Dedicated by the Town of Pavilion to honor all of the veterans who sacrificed their lives. World War I John D. Arnett. Korean War John Vagg. Vietnam War George Fry. World War II Daniel Connor • Alvin Hettrick • William Leight • Wendall . . . — — Map (db m76207) WM
1800 Brick House 1963 ——·•·—— John and James Richardson settled at the crossroads of two Indian trails in the early 1800's, building a log structure to be used for a tavern. The people fleeing from the burning of Buffalo, . . . — — Map (db m77807) HM
Son of William and Elizabeth Parker, born in a log cabin overlooking the water-falls, at Indian Falls, N.Y., then part of the Tonawanda Indian Reservation. Volunteered into the army, and became General Grant's Military Secretary. He was . . . — — Map (db m76082) HM
1949-1970 site of original Hershell Merry-Go-Round designed by Emily Bourgard & home of Sam Herrington's miniature steam train. Genesee County Bicentennial. — — Map (db m75594) HM
Site of first permanent settlement ? Town of Pembroke ? David Goss, coming from Massachusetts in 1804, took up land on the Holland Purchase. His dwelling, which he converted into a tavern, was the first Public House in the Township. . . . — — Map (db m126162) HM
175 Years 1812 Town of Pembroke 1987 ———·•·———
PEMBROKE, or O-a-geh (On the Road) as the Indians referred to it, is located in township 12, Ranges 3 & 4 of the Holland Purchase, and was named for Pembroke in . . . — — Map (db m77725) HM
East boundary Holland land purchase 3.3 million acres Transit line ran N.& S. from PA. to Lake Ontario Surveyed between 1798-1800 — — Map (db m77687) HM
Site of first settlement on the Holland Purchase in 1798. Originally known as Transit. The name was changed to Stafford in 1841 following settlement by a colony of Devonshire English people. The buildings of historic and architectural interest are . . . — — Map (db m77720) HM
Bergen Museum of Local History. Opened in 1966. Built as frame two-room school house in 1843. Covered with stucco 1918 Last used as school in 1957. — — Map (db m57313) HM
On Nov. 5 a treaty between the U.S. and the Tonawanda Seneca at the Meeting House restored about 8000 acres to the Tonawanda Senecas. — — Map (db m77771) HM
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