Wayne County Looking Back

42 pp. Includes black-and-white illustrations. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the land Wayne County encompasses was originally part of the Iroquois Confederacy, which had existed from around August 31, 1142. When counties were established in New York State on November 1, 1683, it became part of Albany County. On April 11, 1823, Wayne County was formed by combining portions of Seneca and Ontario counties. CONTENTS: Early Residents and Visitors; The Land: Who Owned It'; The First Settlers; The Land and the Early Settlers; How the Pioneer Traveled in Wayne County; Anthony Wayne; Wayne County and Its Towns; Local Government; Military History; Wayne County and the Underground Railroad; The Erie Canal; Transportation in Wayne County; Agriculture; Industry; Cobblestone Buildings of Wayne County; Religion in Wayne County; Conclusion; Glossary.