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List Of New York State Historic Markers In Livingston County, New York ...
This is an incomplete list of New York State Historic Markers in Livingston County, New York. Listings county-wide See also *List of New York State Historic Markers *National Register of Historic Places listings in New York *List of National Historic Landmarks in New York References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of New York State Historic Markers In Livingston County, New York Livingston County, New York Livingston Livingston may refer to: Businesses * Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010) * Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline * Livingston International, a North American custom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New York State Historic Markers
This is a list of New York State Historic Markers by county. There are over 2800 historical markers in New York State. The program was started in 1926 to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Revolutionary War and was discontinued in 1966. It was managed under the Department of the Education’s State History Office. __NOTOC__ Numbers of markers Approximate tallies of markers in New York and its 62 counties follow. The approximate counts are the best available; there may be additions to the listings that are not reflected here, and the counts here may not be perfectly updated. References External links New York State Museum page on historic markers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livonia (town), New York
Livonia is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 7,809. The town contains a village also named Livonia. The town is on the eastern border of the county. In the 19th century numerous migrants moved from here to the Midwest. A group settled in Michigan, naming their community Livonia. History The region was historically occupied by the Seneca people, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois confederacy. The Seneca inhabited the area well into the 19th century, although many were forced out after the British ceded this territory to the United States following the Revolutionary War. Pioneer Samuel Brownstone conducted violence against the Seneca and other Iroquois peoples in western New York. The Seneca had named the major lake as ''Ga-ne-a-sos'', meaning "Berry Place". It was transliterated into English and is known as Conesus Lake. The town developed between Conesus and Hemlock lakes. The first European-America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places Listings In New York
Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in New York listed on the National Register of Historic Places: There are over 6,000 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New York State. Some are listed within each one of the 62 counties in New York State. Of these, 264 are further designated as National Historic Landmarks. __NOTOC__ Numbers of properties and districts The numbers of properties and districts in New York State or in any of its 62 counties are not reported by the National Register. Following are approximate tallies of current listings from lists of the specific properties and districts.The approximate counts are the best available. There are frequent additions to the listings, and occasional delistings, and the counts here may not be perfectly updated. Also, not counted are most boundary increase listings, which increase the area covered by a historic district and which carry a separate National Register reference number. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New York State Historic Markers
This is a list of New York State Historic Markers by county. There are over 2800 historical markers in New York State. The program was started in 1926 to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Revolutionary War and was discontinued in 1966. It was managed under the Department of the Education’s State History Office. __NOTOC__ Numbers of markers Approximate tallies of markers in New York and its 62 counties follow. The approximate counts are the best available; there may be additions to the listings that are not reflected here, and the counts here may not be perfectly updated. References External links New York State Museum page on historic markers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York, New York
York is a town in western Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 3,397 at the 2010 census. The Abbey of the Genesee in the town's hamlet of Piffard is locally famous due to the production of Monks' Bread. History In 1722, the Tuscarora people moved north to join other Iroquoian natives, the League of the Iroquois, and settled near modern Piffard. The town was first settled by Europeans around 1800. The town was formed in 1819 from parts of the towns of Leicester and Caledonia before the establishment of Livingston County. More territory was added from the town of Covington in 1823. Salt was found in 1883 near modern Retsof, leading to the formation of the New York Rock Salt Company. Further discoveries were made subsequently by the Empire Salt Company and American Rock Salt. The Linwood estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Notable people *Chester A. Arthur, US president *Moses Hayden, US congressman * John Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portage, New York
Portage is a town in the southwest corner of Livingston County, New York, United States. The town is at the south end of Letchworth State Park. The name of the town stems from the need to portage (carry) canoes around the falls of the Genesee River. The population of Portage was 884 at the 2010 census. History The ancestral home of the Haudenosaunee, European American settlers arrived in the Portage area by the early 1800s. Portage was formed from part of the town of Nunda in 1827. The Erie Railroad Company built a wooden trestle bridge over the Genesee River just above the Upper Falls in the mid-1800s. Construction started on July 1, 1851, and the bridge opened on August 14, 1852. At the time, it was the longest and tallest wooden bridge in the world. In the early morning hours of May 6, 1875, the bridge was destroyed in a tremendous fire. Immediately after the fire, officials of the Erie Railroad Company moved quickly to replace the wooden bridge with one built of iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossian, New York
Ossian is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 789 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Ossian, the blind narrator and purported 3rd Century author of a cycle of extremely popular epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in 1761. Ossian is the southernmost town in Livingston County. History The area was first settled ''circa'' 1804 near Ossian Center. The town of Ossian was formed in 1808 from the town of Angelica, while it was part of Allegany County. Ossian became part of Livingston County in 1856. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, are water. Part of the western town line and the southern town line are the border of Allegany County. Part of the east town line is the border of Steuben County. New York State Route 436 is a highway across the northern part of the town. Adjacent towns and areas (Clockwise) * West Sparta * North Dansvil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dansville, New York
North Dansville is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 5,538 at the 2010 census. The town is in the southeast part of the county. The village of Dansville occupies the center of the town. History The first settlers arrived ''circa'' 1795. The town was organized from the town of Sparta in 1846, and in 1849 North Dansville was increased by more territory from Sparta. The town was at one time on a branch of the Genesee Valley Canal. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The eastern and southern town lines are the border of Steuben County. The town of Dansville is in Steuben County, directly south of the town of North Dansville. Interstate 390 passes through the town. New York State Route 36, New York State Route 63, and New York State Route 256 pass through the town. Canaseraga Creek flows northward within the town toward the Genesee River. Adjacent towns and areas (Clockwise) *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Morris (town), New York
Mount Morris is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 4,465 at the 2010 census. The town and village were named after Robert Morris, a Founding Father of the United States. The town of Mount Morris has a village also called Mount Morris. The town is on the western border of the county and is home to part of Letchworth State Park. History The region was first settled by Europeans ''circa'' 1784. It was first known as "Allens Hill", then as "Richmond Hill". The town was formed from the town of Leicester in 1818. The former Genesee Valley Canal passed through the town. In 1952 Mount Morris Dam was finished on the Genesee River for flood control. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.21%, are water. The northwest town line is defined by the Genesee River. The southwestern half of the town line following the Genesee is the border of Wyoming County. New York Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima (town), New York
Lima (, the name is a shibboleth) is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 4,305 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northeast part of the county, south of Rochester. The village of Lima is located within the town. History The town of Lima was organized in 1789 (before Livingston County was established) as the "Town of Charleston", but was renamed "Lima" in 1808 to reflect that many residents had come from Old Lyme, Connecticut, and to avoid confusion with the town of Charleston in Montgomery County, New York. The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (1830) / Genesee College (1849) in Lima village was one of the first co-educational schools in the country when it first opened in 1822. Eventually, determined by a Methodist-Episcopal convention in 1870, the college was shut in favor of the newly developed Syracuse University (1871), over the protests of the residents of Lima. The population of Lima was 1,890 in 1920. The Ganoung Cobblestone Farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livingston County, New York
Livingston County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,834. Its county seat is Geneseo. The county is named after Robert R. Livingston, who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and negotiated the Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or app .... Livingston County is part of the Rochester, New York, Rochester Rochester, New York metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History On February 23, 1821, Livingston County, New York was formed from Ontario County, New York, Ontario and Genesee County, New York, Genesee Counties. The twelve original towns were: Avon, New York, Avon, Caledonia, New York, Caledonia, Conesus, New York, Conesus, Geneseo, New York, Geneseo (county seat), Groveland, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicester (town), New York
Leicester ( ) is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 2,200 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Leicester Phelps, an early inhabitant. Leicester is on the western border of Livingston County. The village of Leicester is at the center of the town. Leicester is west of Geneseo. History The area was a major stronghold of the Seneca people until the American Revolution, with three major villages: Little Beard's Town, Big Tree, and Squakie Hill. These three settlements were a target of the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, to end raids on American communities. The town was first settled around 1789. The town was formed in 1802, but the name, originally spelled "Lester" or "Leister", was changed in 1805 to the current form. The town was later reduced in size by the creation of newer towns: Mount Morris (1813) and York (1819). The Coverdale Cobblestone House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Geography Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
