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The Original Court-House In Ovid Village. 1840.

(Christensen Gray Corp. General Insurance, Ovid.) Page 4

Paul A. Christensen, Agent.m m

General John Sullivan. 1858.

(The Board of Supervisors, Seneca County.) Page 10* m m

The Baptist Church, Ovid Village.

(Lloyd W. Koke, Ovid,) Page 24* m

The Richmond Aqueduct. 1860.

(The Town Board, Tyre.) Facing Page 411 m i .

The Franklin House, Ovid. 1858.The Seneca Collegiate Institute, Ovid. 1858.

(The First National Bank Of Ovid, Ovid.) Facing Page 45* m

First Methodist Church, Ovid.

First Presbyterian Church, Ovid. 1858.(The Ovid Federated Church, Ovid.) Facing Page 51

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Engine House Of Torrent Co., No. 3, Waterloo. 1855.

Residence Of The Late JudgeWatkins, South Waterloo. 1855.(The First National Bank Of Waterloo, Waterloo.) Facing Page 55

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Abraham Lincoln & Ulysses S. Grant.

(D. G. Caywood Camp No. 146, S. TJ. V., Ovid.) Facing Page 63

Holmes, Shoemaker & Co's. Flouring Mills, Seneca Falls. 1856.(George G. Souhan, Seneca Falls.) Facing Page 65

Trinity Episcopal Church, Seneca Falls. 1856.(TrinityEpiscopal Church, Seneca Falls.) Facing Page 71

Residence Of Col. John Y. Manning, Ovid. 1858.(Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Morrison, Sr., Ovid.) Facing Page 73

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List Of Supervisors, Town Of Waterloo. 1876.(The Town Board, Waterloo.) Facing Page 83

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South View Of The Court-House InWaterloo. 1841.

Village Plat OfWaterloo. 1852.

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Methodist Episcopal Church, Waterloo. 1855.

Residence OfMrs. A. Draper,Waterloo. 1855.

(Mrs. George Samuel Brown, Waterloo.) Facing Page 89

TheWaterloo Park &c, Waterloo. 1855.

(Waterloo Library & Historical Society, Waterloo.) Facing Page 93

(The Kinne Family.)

The Waterloo Woolen Mills, Waterloo. 1852.

(L. M. Sessler, Waterloo.) Facing Page 95. m m

Harris & Thomas's Steam Saw Mill & Boat Yard, Sheldrake. 1858.

Seneca Co. Court-House & Clerk's Office, Ovid. 1858.(The Town Board, Ovid.) Facing Page 97

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South View Of Court-House Square In Ovid. 1841.

Village Plat Of Ovid. 1852.

(Village Board Of Trustees, Ovid.) Facing Page 99

The State Agricultural College, Ovid. 1861.(Benjamin Franklin & James A. Gabriel, Ovid.) Facing Page 101

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East View Of Seneca Falls Village. 1841.

Village Plat Of Seneca Falls. 1852.

(The Village Board Of Trustees, Seneca Falls.) Facing Page 107

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Downs & Co's. Pump Factory & IronWorks, Seneca Falls. 1856.

(State Bank Of Seneca Falls, Seneca Falls.) Facing Page 109o m

Works OfWestcott, Downs & Gould, Seneca Falls. 1856.

(Seneca Falls Savings Bank, SenecaFalls.) Facing Page 111* m

Island Works Of Silsby, Mynderse & Co., Seneca Falls. 1856.

(The Town Board, Seneca Falls.) Facing Page 117m m

The Seneca Falls Academy, Seneca Falls. 1856.

Residence Of Edward Mynderse, Seneca Falls. 1856.

(Seneca Falls Historical Society, Seneca Falls.) Facing Page 121*

Works Of Cowing & Co., Seneca Falls. 1856.

(GTE Sylvania, Incorporated, Seneca Falls.) Facing Page 123e m

The Baptist Church, Scott's Corners, Ovid.

(The Baptist Church Of Ovid Centre, Ovid.) Facing Page 133

Captain Elijah Kinne.

Facing Page 135

The Stone Church, Junius.

(The Town Board, Junius.) Page 138

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List Of Supervisors, Town Of Romulus, 1876.(The Town Board, Romulus.) Facing Page 153

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Rev. Diedrich Willers.

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The Indian Chief Red Jacket.

(The Town Board, Fayette.) Facing Page 161m m

List Of Supervisors, Town Of Covert. 1876.(The Town Board, Covert.) Facing Page 163

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Cayuga Bridge & Seneca Lake. 1857.

(Mr. andMrs. Miles J. Bond and Family, Ovid.) Facing Page 165*

Map Of New-York State. 1813.(Andrew J. Morrison, Ovid.) Page 166

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The Presbyterian Church, Seneca Falls. 1856.(First Presbyterian Society & Church, Seneca Falls.) Page 14

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Residence Of Lewis Bodine, Fair-View, Ovid. 1858.(The Boyce Family, Ovid.) Page 14

St. Paul's Episcopal Church & Parish School, Waterloo. 1855.

(St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Waterloo.) Facing Page 87See Also Pages 23, 88, and Facing Page 92.

Business Blocks, Waterloo. 1855.

(Dr. and Mrs. H. J.Waldman, Waterloo.) Facing Page 87+

Residence Of J. E. Seeley, Ovid. 1858.(Eobert Corning, Ovid.) Facing Page 127

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Residence Of Corydon Fairchild, Ovid. 1858.(Homer Duncan, Ovid.) Facing Page 127

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Residence Of John J. Covert, Ovid. 1858.(JohnB. Usher, Jr., Ovid.) Facing Page 157

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Residence Of Abraham Van Doren, Fair-View, Ovid. 1858.(Peter M. Depew, Ovid.) Facing Page 157

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Silver Thread Falls, Lodi {Frontispiece) facing title-page

Map of Seneca County page 3

Court-House and Jail,Waterloo (Plate II.) facipg page 8

Court-House, Ovid (Plate II.) 8

St. Mary's Church, Waterloo (Plate III.) 12

Portrait of Erastus Partridge, Seneca Falls (Plate IV.) ...." 18

" Le Roy C. Partridge, Seneca Falls (Plate V.) . ..." 21

St. Paul's Parish Church, Waterloo (Plate VI.)"

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The TowBley House, Waterloo (Plate VII.) " 26

Residence of William C. Dutton, Waterloo (Plate VIII.) . ..." 29

" James C. Hallsted, Waterloo (Plate IX.) ...." 36

Farm Residence of James C. Hallsted, Waterloo (Plate X.) ..." 37

"HolyCross"

Catholic Church, Ovid (Plate XI.)" 40

The Pastoral Residence, Ovid (Plate XL)" 40

Farm and Re'sidenoe of Michael B. Ritter, Fayette (Plate XII.) . .

" 44

Residence of W. H. Burton, Main Street, Waterloo (Plate XIII.) . .

" 50

Portrait of W. H. Burton, Waterloo (Plate XIII.)" 50

Manufactory of the Waterloo Yeast Company (Plate XIII.) ..." 50

View of theWillard Asylum (Plate XIV., double page). . . . .

" 50,51

Residence of Joseph Barnes, Junius (Plate XV.)" 54

"Barney Snyder, Junius (Plate XV.)

" 54

" P. K. Carver, Tyre (Plate XVI.)" 62

" Thomas W. Compson, Tyre (Plate XVI.) ...." 62

"and Farm of Henry Hoster, Fayette (Plate XVII., double page)

" 62,63

Portrait of Henry Hoster, Fayette (Plate XVII.)" 62,63

" Mrs. Henry Hoster, Fayette (Plate XVII.) . . . .

" 62,63

Residence of D. E. Partridge, Seneca Falls (Plate XVIII.) ..." 64

" William H. Newton, Junius (Plate XIX.) ...." 66

Portrait of Col. Halsey Sandford (Plate XX.)" 67

" Mrs. " " " " 67

Residence of Jacob Nearp'ass, Tyre (Plate XXL)" 70

" James Carris, Tyre (Plate XXI.)" 70

Hotel and Residence of M. R. Cole, Kidder's Ferry (Plate XXn.) . .

" 72

Residence of A. D. Southwick, Junius (Plate XXII.) ...." 72

" John S. Knight, Lodi (Plate XXII.)" 72

" Herman D. Eastman, Lodi (Plate XXII.) .... 72

" I. H. Peirson, Waterloo (Plate XXIII.) ...." 74

"PeckSlip,"

Property ofA. S. Rollins, formerly owned by JosephWright,west of Waterloo (Plate XXIII.)

" 74

Portrait of Samuel Birdsall,Waterloo (Plate XXIV.) .

" 75

" S. H. Gridley, D.D., Waterloo (Plate XXV.) ...." 80

Residence of S. H. Gridley, D.D., Waterloo (Plate XXV.) ..." 80

" Thomas Fatsinger, Waterloo (Plate XXV.) . ...

" 80

Mansion House, Waterloo (Plate XXVI.) ......." 81

Portrait of E. Williams,Waterloo (Plate XXVI.)" 81

Residence of Charles Bonnel, Waterloo (Plate XXVII.) ...." 82

Portrait of82

" Deanna " " " 82

Residence of O. E. Maynard, Waterloo (Plate XXVIII.) . ..." 84

" Robert Baster,.Waterloo (Plate XXVIII.) ...." 84

" Nathaniel Seely, Waterloo (Plate XXIX.) ...." 86

Portrait of " " " " 86

"Laura " " " 86

Residence of Henry Bonnell, Waterloo (Plate XXX.) ...." 88

Portrait of " " " " " 88

" Mrs. Henry Bonnell, Waterloo (Plate XXX.) . ...

" 88

Residence of J. C. Wolf,Waterloo (Plate XXXI.)" 92

St John's Chapel, Waterloo (Plate XXXI.)" 92

Residence of Alfred Vail, Waterloo (Plate XXXI.)" 92

" F. L. Manning, Waterloo (Plate XXXI.) ...." 92

Manufacturing View T. A. Mclntyre's Rectifying Works, Waterloo

(Plate XXXII., double page)" 92,93

Portrait of Gardner Welles, M.D., Waterloo (PlateXXXIII.) . . .

" 94

" Rev. Aaron D. Lane, Waterloo (Plate XXXIIL) ..." 94

" D. S. Kendig, Waterloo (Plate XXXIIL) ...." 94

" Rev. John M. Guion, S.T.D., Seneca Falls (Plate XXXIIL) .

" 94

Residence of the late Edwin R. Dobbin, Waterloo (Plate XXXIV.) . .

" 96

Portrait of Edwin R. Dobbin, Waterloo (Plate XXXIV.) ..." 96

" Mrs. E. R. Dobbin, Waterloo (Plate XXXIV.) ..." 96

" Joshua Wilson, Ovid (Plate XXXV.)" 98

" Mrs. Joshua Wilson, Ovid (Plate XXXV.) ...." 98

Residence of JoshuaW. Wilson, Ovid (Plate XXXV.) .... 98

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Residence of AaronWilson, Ovid (Plate XXXVI.) .

Portrait of "...

" Julia ...

Residence of .James Barry, Ovid (Plate XXXVIL, double page)

John Q. Messier, Ovid (Plate XXXVIII.) .

Portraits of John Q. Messier and Family, Ovid (Plate XXXVIII.)

Portrait of Abraham Van Doren, Ovid (Plate XXXIX.) .

" Jane " " ".

View of Seneca Falls in 1817 (Plate XL.)View in Seneca Falls, 1876 Water-power and Manufactories (Plate

Residence of Benjamin Moses, Seneca Falls (Plate XLI.)

National Teast Company'sWorks, Seneca Falls (Plate XLH.)

Residence of Senator William Johnson, Seneca Falls (Plate XLIII.)Portrait of Hon.

" " " (Plate XLIV.)

Residence of Thomas R. Collings, Seneca Falls (Plate XLIV.)" N. H. French, Junius (Plate XLIV.) .

" H. C. Silsby, Seneca Falls (Plate XLV.)" Jacob P. Chamberlain, Seneca Falls (Plate XLVI," H. Chamberlain, Seneca Falls (Plate XLVI.)

Portrait of J. P. Chamberlain, Seneca Falls (Plate XLVI.)" D. B. Lum, Seneca Falls" Benjamin Moses, Seneca Falls (Plato XLVII.)"

Henry" " "

" Jason Smith, Tyre (Plate XLVII.) .

William Kline, Tyre (Plate XLVII.)" Robert L. Stevenson, Tyre (Plate XLVIII.) .

Residence of Robert L. Stevenson, Tyre (Plate XLVIII.)

David Odell, Tyre (Plate XLIX.)

Portrait of" " " "

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" Thomas H. Arnold, Tyre (Plate L.)

Residence of Thomas H. Arnold, Tyre (Plate L.)" Hiram Lay, Tyre (Plate LI.)

Portrait of"

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" Mrs. Hiram Lay, Tyre (Plate LI.) .

Residence of Benjamin Kime, Fayette (Plate LH.) .

"AubreyFarm,"

Residence ofMrs. James G. Stacey, Fayette (Plate LILT.

Exterior View of Grace Church, Fayette (Plate LIV.)

Interior" " " " "

Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler, Waterloo (Plate LIV.)" Mrs. J. K. Richardson, Waterloo (Plate LIV.)" L. S. Frantz, Fayette (Plate LV.)" Jacob Burroughs, Fayette (Plate LVL, doublepage)<< " " (Front View), Fayette (Plate LVL, double

page)

Portrait of" " Fayette (Plate LVL, doublepage)

"Mrs. Jacob Burroughs, Fayette (Plate LVL, double page)

Residence of George H. Zartman, Fayette (Plate LVII.) .

Portrait of" " " "

" Lydia M." "

Residence of Isaac Belles, Fayette (Plate LVIII.) .

Portrait of" " " "

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" Harriet P. Belles, Fayette (Plate LVIII.)

Residence of Andrew J. Sheridan, Fayette (Plate LIX.) .

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Henry I. Long, Junius (Plate LX.)" Joseph Thorn, Junius (Plate LXI.)

Portrait of" " " "

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" Mrs. Joseph Thorn, Junius (Plate LXI.)" Benjamin Turbush, Junius (Plate LXLL)"

Sally Turbush, Junius (Plate LXII.)

Residence of" " " "

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" Colonel Ralph Smith, Lodi (Plate LXLTI.) .

Portrait of" " " " "

" Eliza A. Smith, Lodi (Plate LXIII.)

Residence of General John De Mott, Lodi (Plate LXIV.) .

Portrait of " " " " "

"Mary Ann De Mott, Lodi (Plate LXIV.)

Residence of John Townsend, Lodi (Plate LXV.) .

Portrait of" " " "

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" Elijah " " ".

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" Judge Silas Halsey, Lodi (Plate LXVI.) .

" Judge James De Mott, Lodi (Plate LXVI.) .

Residence of Aaron Brown, Romulus (Plate LXVII.)

Portrait of" " " "

" Barbara " " "

Residence of John M. Terkes, Romulus (Plate LXVTIL) .

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IV TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Portrait of Robert Wooden, Waterloo (Plate LXVIII.)"

D. Boardman, Seneca Falls (Plate LXVIII.)Residence of Enoch Emens, Varick (Plate LXIX.) .

Portrait of " "

"Mrs. Emens, Varick (Plate LXIX.)

Residence of Gen. A. D. Ayres, Varick (Plate LXX.)"

Hon. R. R. Steele, Varick (Plate LXX.)"

and Farm of J. and J. Lautenschlager, Varick

double page) ......"

of the late Jesse Abbott, Varick (Plate LXXII."

Mrs. Harriet A. Wheeler, Varick (Plate LXXII.)"

Charles Pinkerton, Varick (Plate LXXIII.)Portrait of " " " "

"Mrs. Pinkerton, Varick (Plate LXXIII.)

Residence of William W. Boorom, Covert (Plate LXXIV.)"

Addison Boorom, Covert (Plate LXXIV.) .

"Jacob Boorom, Covert (Plate LXXIV.)

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.PAGE

Erastus Partridge, Seneca Falls (Plate IV.) 19

Le Roy C. Partridge, Seneca Falls (Plate V.) 20

Colonel Halsey Sandford (Plate XX.) facing 68

Samuel Birdsall, Waterloo (Plate XXIV.)" 76

Hon. Elisha Williams, Waterloo (Plate XXVI.)" 81

Charles Bonnel, Waterloo (Plate XXVII.)" 82

Edwin R. Dobbin, Waterloo (Plate XXXIV.)" 96

Rev. Samuel H. Gridley, D.D., Waterloo 94

Gardner Welles, M.D., Waterloo 94

Daniel S. Kendig, Waterloo 95

Henry Bonnel, Waterloo 95

Jedediah Peirson, Waterloo 95

Hon. Samuel Clark, Waterloo 95

Hon. Jesse Clark, Waterloo 96

Abraham Van Doren, Ovid (Plate XXXIX.) facing 105

The Wilson Family, Ovid 105

Hon. William Johnson, Seneca Falls (Plate XLIV.) faoing 113

Jaoob P. Chamberlain, Seneca Falls (PlateXLVI.)" 120

David B. Lum, Seneca Falls 123

Rev. John M. Guion, S.T.D., Seneca Falls 123

Henry Moses, Seneoa Falls (Plate XLVII.) facing 123

Robert L. Stevenson, Tyre (Plate XLVIII.)" 124

David Odell, Tyre (Plate XLIX.)" 125

Thomas H. Arnold, Tyre (Plate L.)" 126

William Kline, Tyre 128

Jason Smith, Tyre 128

Hartwell B. Compson, Tyre 128

Judge Silas Halsey, Lodi (Plate LXVI.) facing 148

Judge James DeMott, Lodi (Plate LXVI.)" 148

General John DeMott, Lodi . 148

Colonel Ralph Smith, Lodi 148

The Townsend Family, Lodi 148

Israel Brown, Romulus 155

Deacon John Boorom, Covert (Plate LXXIV.) facing 164

HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE.

Introduction 5

Chapter I. Pre-Columbian DiscoveryNational Claims to Territory of New York,

and Bases of Claims 5, 6

Chapter II.The Indians of Central NewYorkTheir Treaties, Wars, Character,

Civilization, and Fate 6, 7

Chapter III. Land Purchases Character of CountryTerms and Manner of Dis

posal to SettlersCourse of Travel Course of MigrationLocalities first Settled

Classio Nomenclature A Broad Domain awaiting Owners Dissimilarity of

its People to all previous Precedent 7, 8

Chapter IV. Line of Organization Events connected therewith Progress of Set

tlementWest Reduction of Area and Gradual Changea from a General to a Local

Character8-U

Chapter V. The PioneerSeneca, while a part of Herkimer, from 1791 to 1794

Cayuga BridgeGrist-MillsPublic MeetingAn Old-Time ArticleThe Old

Pre-emption Line The Albany Turnpike12-17

ChapterVI.1794 to Organization of Seneca County in 1804The State's Hundred

Courts andOfficersMigratory

HardshipsThe Cayuga ReservationThe

Bayard Company A Reminiscence of Waterloo in its First Decade . . . 17-22

Chapter VII.A New CountryKinds of Trees, Game, Houses, andFurniture-

Climate and DressCharacter ofSettlersManners and Customs,, and Contrast

with the Present Day22~25

Chapter VIII. Clearing Lands Products Resorts Tavern-keeping Trade A

Settler's Reoollections25_29

Chapter IX. Early Preachers andChurchesSchools and Teachers Marriages,

Births, Deaths, andCemeteries 29-31

Chapter X.The Boys of 1800The Panther, Bear, andDeerThe Casualties of

Cayuga Lake 31> 32

Chapter XLLine of OrganisationSeneoa in 1810CountySeatsFirst County

Officials Present Boundaries and Towns Poor Farm

Chapter XII.Town MeetingsCelebrationsEarlyManufacturesSchools for

Singing and DanoingVisitors, Joseph Smith, La Fayette, Lorenzo Dow, and

Andrew JohnsonRaising Mills and ChurohesBurning a Whale .

Chapter XIILMilitiaMustersWar of 1812An Incident of that Period .

ChapterXIV.GeographicalTownsVillagesSurfaoeSoilProduotsWater-

coursesWater-powerLakesNatural HistoryTreesAnimalsReptiles-

Fish

Chapter XV.AgrioultureTradeRoutes for MarketsGrainsAgricultural So

ciety Statistics Agricultural College Patrons of Husbandry .

Chapter XVI.GeologyOnondaga Salt GroupGypsumGroupMarcellus Shale

Seneca Limestone Hamilton Group Tully Limestone Genesee Slate and

Drift Deposits

Chapter XVILPolitioal LegislationPartiesPopulationPopular Vote and

Civil List

Chapter XVIII.TracesRoadsTurnpikesBridgesSeneca Lock Navigation

and Erie Canals Navigation

ChapterXIX.First RailroadsThe Auburn and Rochester Railroad, Pennsylvania

and Sodus Bay Railroad, and the Geneva and Ithaoa Railroad Old Tracks In

cidents

Chapter XX. Banks : State, National, and Savings ; their History in Seneca

Chapter XXI. The Leading Manufactures of Seneca County .

Chapter XXII. The Insane Poor and .theWillard Asylum

Chapter XXIII. Religious Denominations and Church Statistics .

Chapter XXIV. Religious, Literary, and Benevolent Societies

Chapter XXV. The Press and its Publishers in Seneca County

Chapter XXVI. Academies and Public Schools The Pioneer Ovid Academy

"Seneca CollegiateInstitute"

The Seneca Falls Academy Waterloo Academy

Public Schools of the County

Chapter XXVII. Seneca in the War of the Rebellion Statistics The Nineteenth

New York VolunteersThe Fifteenth EngineersThe Thirty-third New York

Volunteers

Chapter XXVIII. Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg, and Return Home

Chapter XXIX.The Forty-fourth New York Volunteers, and the Fiftieth Engi

neers

Chapter XXX.The Seventy-fifth New York Volunteers

Chapter XXXI. The One Hundred and Twenty-sixth New York Volunteers .

Chapter XXXII. The One Hundred and Forty-eighth New York Volunteers .

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Chapter XXXIII. The One Hundred and Sixtieth New York Volunteers'

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Chapter XXXIV.The First New York CavalryChapter XXXV.The Eighth New York CavalryThe First Battery New York

Light ArtilleryChapter XXXVLThe Third New York Volunteer Artillery

Chapter XXXVII. Seneca County Medioal Society First Physician in Seneca

County Biographical Sketches of the Profession in the County ....

Chapter XXXVIII. Conclusion

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HISTORY OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

Waterloo. The Original Town of Junius Organization of WaterlooWaterloo

Village First Cars, First Bridge Water-Power andManufactures Fire Depart

ment Churches Education Waterloo in the Rebellion, etc 81-93

Ovid. Organization Early Settlement Early Marriage Ancient Fortification

Church History Civil HiBtory Ovid Village Societies Population Military

Record, etc 97-104

Seneca Falls. Taverns Stores Town Settlements Bridgeport in 1820 Seneoa

Falls in 1823Old Mills and Early Manufactures History of the Churches

Military Record, etc 106-122

Tyre. Early Settlement First Improvements First Death . and MarriageSilk-

WormNurseryFirst Storehouse TyreCityTheOldestResident First Schools

Tyre in the Rebellion, etc 124-127

Fayette. Organization Red Jacket "JoeSmith"

First Baptism First Settle

ment Bearytown namcd^-Canoga Pioneer Mills Documentary and Civil

HistoryThe Churches Military Record, eto 129-136

Junius.Formation ofTownRoll ofPioneersFirstSchoolMeetings, First Church

Cemetery, First DeathsPost-Office establishedInitial Trade and Manufac

turesFirstSaw-millEarly Justices FinalOrganizationList of Town Officers

Junius Soldiers in the Civil War, etc. 137-142

Lodi. OrganizationIndian Orchard and Burial-Place First Settlement FirstPhysicianVillage of LodiCivil HistorySocietiesChurch HistoryPopu

lation Military Record, etc 143-147

Romulus. Primitive Settlement Postal Servioe in 1806 First Native White Birth

Old-Time TavernShort-Lived HamletPioneer Farmer-MechanicsFirstSaw-MillFounding ofBaleytownVillages and Post-OfficesHighwaysEarlyRecordsEmancipation of SlavesSchoolsRomulus Baptist ChurchRebellion Record, etc 149-155

Varick.Early SettlersFirst Frame HouseHome ManufacturesA PioneerPreacher"Buys's Tavern"The Cayuga ReservationEast VarickFirstPost-OfficeEarly TeachersReligious Services First Frame First Store

Varick Inns and Inn-keepersBirths, Marriages, DeathsReligious Societies-ChurchesThe RecordsVarick Soldiers in the Civil War, etc 156-162

Covert.OrganizationPioneersFarmer VillageCemeteryFarmer Lodge, No.357, F. and A.M.Farmer Village Grange, No. 160, P. ofH.Church HistoryPopulation, etc. 163-165

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List of Patrons j .,.,.