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Canadice |
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Charles Kirby opened the Birdland Farms in 1962 in Canadice NY. It offered hunting activities on one of the largest shooting preserves open to the public in New York State. |
Canadice 1962 |
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The Burdette Johnson Boat Company Burdette Johnson operated a boat building business in Canadice NY. His boats became well known in the Finger Lakes region of NY. |
Canadice circa 1900 |
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Aunt Sally and Uncle Joel Coykendall operated a travellers hotel at the Canadice Corners for many years. It became well known for its generous meals and grand parties. |
Canadice circa 1860 |
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Conesus |
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The Hemlock Lake Holistic Health Center The Holistic Health Center was located in St. Michael’s Mission in Conesus NY. It opened in September of 1979. |
Conesus 1979 to unknown. |
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The IGA Grocery Store was operated by the Bearss family and then the Denny family. |
Conesus 1955 to unknown. |
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The O-Neh-Da vineyard was started at Hemlock Lake NY in 1872 by Bishop Bernard McQuaid. Wines are still produced there today. |
Conesus 1872 to present. |
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Hemlock |
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The 1812 Country Store in Hemlock NY The 1812 Country Store is located at the north end of the village of Hemlock NY. The store has a rich history and for years was operated by Ruth Woodruff. |
Hemlock 1812 to present. |
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The Beam Red Store in Hemlock NY The Beam Red Store at Glenville just south of Hemlock NY. The store was located on the Main road where the Canadice outlet stream crosses. |
Hemlock 1902. |
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The Bernhardt Lumber Yard in Hemlock NY The Bernhardt Lumber Yard was located on Water St. in Hemlock NY. It was established by Earl E. Bernhardt circa 19xx. |
Hemlock 19xx - 19xx. |
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The Boots and Saddles Tavern in Hemlock NY The Hemlock Boots and Saddles Tavern operated in what had been the Odd Fellows Building. Originally, the building was a cottage that had been moved from Hemlock Lake. |
Hemlock 1920’s to 1970’s. |
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The Hemlock Canning Factory was located on the north side of Hemlock NY. It was destroyed by fire in 1931. |
Hemlock 1920’s to 1931. |
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From 1928 to 1938 there was a flying field at Hemlock NY. There was an air race to Cleveland and parachute jumps. |
Hemlock 1928 - 1938. |
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The Halfway House at Hemlock Lake The Hemlock Halfway House was originally a cottage on the east side of Hemlock Lake that accommodated guests. Some of the chimney still remains standing. |
Hemlock 1885 to unknown |
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The Hoppough General Store at Hemlock Lake The Hemlock Hoppough General store was located on the east side of Main street just north of the creek. Just about everything was available there. |
Hemlock 1925 to unknown |
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The Jacques House at Hemlock Lake The Jacques House was located at the foot of Hemlock Lake NY, west of the two outlets which the lake had at that time. It was a large three-story house with a wing on the north end which was all of 75 feet long. |
Hemlock 1850 to 1930 |
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The Knapp Store at Hemlock Lake The Hemlock Knapp General store was located on the Main street in Hemlock NY. It was in business from 1900 to 1956. |
Hemlock 1900 to 1956 |
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The LEDCO Company in Hemlock NY Since 1973 the LEDCO company has been producing laminating equipment in Hemlock NY. Founded by George Swingle, it has remained an asset to the region. |
Hemlock 1973 to present |
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The Metropolitan Hotel in Hemlock NY The Metropolitan was opened as a hotel on Memorial Day, May 30, 1850. The south end of the building, which was the old original tavern, was erected about 1810. |
Hemlock 1810 to 1977 |
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The Morton Thurston Hotel in Hemlock NY The Morton Thurston Hotel was located in Hemlock NY near the Lehigh Railroad station. This building was owned by two different people at different times. |
Hemlock circa 1920 |
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The Red & White Store in Hemlock NY The Red & White store in Hemlock was opened in 1922 by Earl and Ruth Collins. In later years, the store has been operated by Ruth and other members of the Collins family, particularly grandson, Don Collins. |
Hemlock 1922 to 1984 |
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The Scanlon Hotel in Hemlock NY The Scanlon Hotel was located on the east side of Main Street in Hemlock NY. It was just north of the mill stream. |
Hemlock 1900 |
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The St. James Hotel at Hemlock Lake The St. James Hotel was located at the north east corner of Hemlock Lake. It was built circa 1879 and had rooms for 60 guests. |
Hemlock 1890 |
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Springwater |
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The Cannon Miller Company in Springwater NY The Cannon Miller Company successfully manufactured earphone headsets for world wide uses for nearly 40 years. |
Springwater 1919 to 1958 |
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The Springwater creamery began in 1897 when a small group of people organized and constructed a factory on Mill street. |
Springwater 1897 to unknown |
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The Davis - Hamilton Tree Farm in Springwater NY The Davis - Hamilton Tree farm started in 1932 when A. A. Davis purchased 90 acres of eroded land with a burned out house for $90. The family turned the farm into their home and the National Outstanding Tree Farm in 1991. |
Springwater 1932 to unknown |
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The Gibson Potato Farm in Springwater NY The Gibson Potato Farm of Springwater NY started in 1947 with only 3 acres. Eventually there were hundreds of acres of potatoes sold to Frito Lay. |
Springwater 1947 to 2002 |
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The Gillis Print Shop in Springwater NY The Gillis Print Shop operated in Springwater NY for a time. Not much is known about the shop or the people. |
Springwater circa 1900 |
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The Grover Smoke Shop in Springwater NY The Grover Smoke and Barber shop was located in the Marvin building on south-west Main street. It also housed the post office at the time. |
Springwater circa 1930 |
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The Hardware Store in Springwater NY The Hardware Store in Springwater NY was located at the four corners in the village. It was operated by Mr. Clarke then by Trimble and Krist. |
Springwater circa 1950 - 1959 |
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The Higgins Garage in Springwater NY The Higgin’s Garage in Springwater NY. It was located on Mill street and then on Main street. |
Springwater circa 1914 - 1940’s |
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The Humphrey Tree Farm in Springwater NY The Humphrey Tree Farm is a family operated Christmas Tree farm that was started by William and Katherine Humphrey in 1968. They named their farm the “All Western Evergreen Nursery and Christmas Tree Farm”. |
Springwater 1968 to present |
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The Miller Lure Company in Springwater NY The Miller Lure Company was started in 1930 by Edmund and Ethel Miller and produced famous fishing lures for 30 years. The factory was located on the south east corner in the center of Springwater. |
Springwater 1930 to 1958 |
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The Red & White Store Springwater NY The Red & White store in Springwater operated from about 1910 to 1960. The Haynes family were the proprietors in the 1950’s. |
Springwater 1910 to circa 1960 |
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The Schnucker’s Book and Antique Store Springwater NY Daniel and Dorothy Schnucker opened their book and antique store in Springwater in 1959. Their business was a landmark on the trip through the village of Springwater. |
Springwater 1959 - unknown |
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The Schultz Hardware Springwater NY The John Schultz Hardware store was located on Mill street next to the old town hall building. It was open in the mid 1950’s. |
Springwater circa 1950’s |
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The Shag Hickory Farm Springwater NY The Shag Hickory farm was owned by Peter Burdick from about 1880. In about 1916 Peter’s son Charles took over the farm. Then in 1967 Phillip and Patricia Willsea purchased the farm. |
Springwater 1880 to present |
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The Springwater Center was founded by Toni Packer in 1981. It is located about two miles north of Springwater on 200 acres of land adjacent to the state forest surrounding Hemlock Lake. |
Springwater 1981 to present |
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Webster Crossing |
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The Grandview Dairy in Webster Crossing NY The Grandview Dairy Co-op was originally formed because area producers were threatened with the loss of the New York market due to a new state law. A number of dairy farmers in the area were the organizers. |
Webster Crossing 1934 to 1984 |
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