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PERINTON'S HERITAGE
PERINTON
1812
1962
SESQUICENTENNIAL
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Congratulations!
The Rochester Gas and Electric ex- H tends heartiest congratulations to the Township of Perinton on the occasion of its Sesqui-Centennial, marking one hundred and fifty years of steady growth and progress.
Today, Perinton is a pleasant place to live in-a pleasant place in which to do business. The whole Rochester area should take pride in this friendly neighbor.
We at the R.G. and E. are particu- larly happy to have served this com- munity for so many years!
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An ACT for dividing the town of Boyle, in the County of Ontario. Passed May 26th, 1812
Be it enacted by the people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, that from and after the first Monday in April next, all that part of the town of Boyle, in the county of Ontario, aforesaid, known and distinguished by township number twelve, in the fourth range of townships in said county, is hereby erected into a separate town, by the name of Perrin- ton; and that the first town meeting shall be held at the house of Cyrus - Packard, in said town.
CELEBRATING NINETY-ONE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF PERINTON
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Forward
One hundred fifty years ago the town of Perrinton was created by act of of the New York State Legislature. The newly created town was wilderness and the uncharted frontier lay westward. The early Perrintonite saw a job to be done and he soon experienced the "smell of victory" as a wilderness re- treated with each stroke of his axe and each furrow of his plow. Hard muscle and perseverance subdued a wilderness; yet, conquest was not complete for in defeating a natural wilderness a human wilderness was created.
Modern Perinton finds itself heir to a mixed legacy. The fruit won by pioneer conquest of the natural wilderness is abundant and enjoyed by all. Still the burden of the human wilderness, inevitable and unwittingly introduced by these same pioneer benefactors, is suffered and shared by each citizen. The human wilderness - a labyrinth of conflicting emotion, personal difference, and competing self-interest that frustrates community progress and foments personal fueds - confronts today's Perintonite and demands even greater strength and perseverance than that required to tame a natural wilderness. Intellectual strength must complement physical endurance. Any progress made will lack any immediate tangible sign of success thus necessitating infinitely more perseverance and patience than that extracted from our prdecessors. Per- haps the greatest test for those who seek release from the human wilderness is that the strategic objective will not be an unconditional surrender. Conquest of the human spirit, even external control of that spirit. is a remedy more harmful than the ailment itself. The ultimate target must be individual respons- ibility and community understanding.
On the occasion of this sesquicentennial year it is fitting that modern Perinton accept the heritage of the past one hundred fifty years, part of which is the courage of its pioneers to combat the wilderness, be it the wilderness of nature or of man.
-Douglas Whitney
WE ARE HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THE
TOWN OF PERINTON AND TO SHARE WITH THEM IN CELEBRATING THEIR 150th ANNIVERSARY
SECURITY.TRUST,COMPANY FAIRPORT OFFICE
1 J. WALLACE ELY, President . DONALD B. ECOTT, Asst. V.P. & Mgr.
STANLEY JJ. DUBURCK, Senlor V.P. & Branch Administrator KENNETH FOOTER, Ass't. Secretary
IRENE CARNEY
HELEN CASTOR
GENERVA MCFARLAND
JOANNE OLIVER
ROSEMARY CHAPMAN
ALICE SMITH
GERTRUDE EDWARDS
ELLEN WATSON
EILEEN KANE
SECURITY TRUST COMPANY OF ROCHESTER
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NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER
A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
As the Sesquicentennial celebration of the Town of Perinton is observed, we might well pause for a moment of serious thought. The era of the hardy pioneer like Glover Perrin has passed, so it seems. Our lives have been lengthened and eased many times since the founding of the Town. We tend to forget in our immediate comfort and good living that we must still work at being American - free Americans - pioneering Americans, in our thought. in our productivity, in our hearts - no matter what our background. In this 150th year of the Town of Perinton, let us rededicate ourselves to following the spirit of the pioneers who first settled here - with a barn-raising spirit - all working together towards a common goal - with hope and faith in God and the future. We will defend our right to be free. Freedom's truth shall march on - in this state - in this nation.
( This is the text of a tape-recorded message sent to Perinton by Governor Rockefeller for use in the Sesquicentennial pageant.)
Compliments
of the
PHYSICIANS
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FAIRPORT
Welcome to the Perinton Sesquicentennial.
You who are residents of Perinton will. I hope, find in this Sesquicen- tennial celebration some of the ingredients which have made meaningful your own personal association with the Town. For those who are non-residents of Perinton, thank you for helping us celebrate this anniversary. It is my special wish that you find in this occasion something which will encourage you to linger in Perinton and to return often. Let all of us, however, resident and non-resident, join to commemorate and to re-affirm our allegiance to the strength of individual character that has enabled the Town of Perinton and other towns like her to contribute to a proud nation.
Sincerely, Kenneth P. Courtney, Supervisor Town of Perinton
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OFFICIAL PROGRAM (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Saturday, July 21, 1962:
10:00 A.M. Dedication of Historical Marker at Hannan Homestead - Moseley Rd. & Route 31.
12-6:00 P.M. Tour of Historical Homes, sponsored by Perinton Re- publican Club. (Donation - $1.50)
1. The home of Mr. & Mrs. J. Harold Crosier, 1076 Fairport Rd.
2. The home of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Cook, 42 West Street
3. The home of Miss Charlotte Clapp, 15 Perin Street
4. The home of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wagner, 52 S. Main Street
5. The home of Mr. & Mrs. Addis Adams, 164 S. Main Street
6. The home of Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Villere, 2335 Turk Hill Road
7. The home of Mr. & Mrs. William Likly, 6735 Pitts-Palmyra Road
8. The home of Mr. & Mrs. Robert. Stevens, Ayrault Rd. & Greenridge
12-6:00 P.M. - Clothesline Art & Crafts Show - Potter Memorial grounds.
12-6:00 P.M. Perinton Garden Clubs Displays - Baptist Home. (Saturday, July 21, 1962) Ice Cream and Pop will be served at the Masonic Temple from 12-6.
Sunday, July 22, 1962:
2:00 P.M. - Parade and Water Show on Canal.
(Sunday, July 22, 1962) Hot Dogs and Pop will be served by the Fairport Fire Dept. and Cake and Coffee will be served by the American Legion in Perinton Park from 1-6.
Catholic War Veterans will serve Hot Dogs and Pop from 1-6 along the Canal in back of Dudley's Lumber Yard.
Tuesday, July 24, 1962 :
7:30 P.M. Dedication of Civil War Monument by American Legion and V.F.W. Post and Auxiliaries at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Speaker, Jacob Ark, Supreme Court Jus- tice.
Wednesday, July 25, 1962:
2:00 P.M. - Kiddie rides and concessions open.
8:00 P.M. - Opening convocation Minerva DeLand High School Auditorium. Introduction of Executive Committee & dignitaries. Coronation of Queen and her court. Dis- tribution of prizes to Queen and her attendants. In- troduction of speaker of evening by Supr. Kenneth Courtney. Speaker of evening. John Lomenzo, Coun- ty Court Judge. Benediction.
9:30 P.M. to
12:30 A.M.
Sesquicentennial Street Dance at Security Trust Bank parking lot. - Carl Porter Band. ( Wednesday, July 25. 1962) Hot Dogs and Pop will be served at the Masonic Temple and at a booth in the Security Trust parking lot from 7-11 by the Masons and Fairport Fire Dept.
Thursday, July 26, 1962 - Sesquicentennial Belles and Ladies Day.
9:00 A.M. - Baking contest and auction of baked goods at Martha Brown School. (West Ave.)
2:00 P.M. Historical Exhibits, Johanna Perrin School by Perinton inton Historical Society.
2:00 P.M. Fashion Show, sponsored by the Belles of Perintou at Potter Memorial.
4:00 P.M. Tea, Potter Memorial, sponsored by Fairport Historical Society.
7:00 P.M. - Judging of Sesqui-Belles gowns.
8:00 P.M. to
10:00 P.M. Band concert. Johanna Perrin School (Brooks Hill) .
(Thursday, July 26, 1962) Hot Dogs, Milk and Ice Cream will be sold at a stand in back of the Town Hall by the Perinton Republican ('lub.
Friday, July 27, 1962 - Youth Activity and Appreciation Day.
10:00 A.M. - Kiddie rides and concessions open.
10:00 A.M.
Little League baseball game, Potter Memorial.
2:00 P.M. Historical Exhibits, Johanna Perrin School.
2:00 P.M. Kiddie Parade and games, Potter Memorial grounds.
7:30 P.M. Beard judging contest by "Brothers of the Brush".
8:45 P.M. Opening performance of Pageant. "Perinton's Past History Under the Stars". Johanna Perrin School - (Brooks Hill) .
( Friday, July 27, 1962) Perinton Republican Hot Dog stand in back of Town Hall
Egypt Fire Assn. refreshment stand on the school grounds during the pageant.
Saturday, July 28, 1962:
10:00 A.M. to Historical Exhibits. Johanna Perrin School. 2:00 P.M.
10:00 A.M. - Kiddies rides and concessions open.
2:00 P.M. Giant Parade featuring Floats, Bands and Drum and Bugle Corps.
5:00 P.M. Chicken Bar-B-Que, Potter Memorial grounds.
7:30 P.M. Shave-Off contest for Bearded Brothers. Awards for
oldest couple and representative from farthest distance.
8:45 P.M. Pageant "Perinton's Past-History Under the Stars". Johanna Perrin School (Brooks Hill).
(Saturday, July 28, 1962) Hot Dog stand in back of Town Hall sponsored by Perinton Republican Club.
Egypt Fire Assn. refreshments at school grounds stand during the pageant.
Boy Scout Troop 142 will sell pizza on North Main St. from 12-6. Hot Dogs and Pop will be sold at the Masonic Temple from 11-8 The American Legion will sell Hot Dogs and Pop in the school yard The Lion's Club will have a Hot Dog stand in the Security Trust parking lot.
A Hot Dog stand will be manned by the Catholic War Veterans at the corner of Potter Pl. & Lewis St.
Sunday, July 29, 1962:
2-4:00 P.M. - Schools open for inspection.
3:00 P.M. -
- Laying of corner stone at Brooks Hill School.
5:00 P.M. - Interdenominational Vesper Service. Johanna Perrin School grounds. Speaker: Rev. Richard N. Hughes Exec. Dir .. Rochester Council of Churches
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Honorary Chairmen Kenneth P. Courtney Supervisor, Town of Perinton
Charles J. Stauber Mayor, Village of Fairport
Paul Bower Mayor, Village of East Rochester
Co-Chairmen
L. Wayne Baumer
Arthur W. Kelly
Directors
Saverio C. Alesi
Robert H. Antell
William F. Dwyer, Il
Donald B. Ecott
Miss Alta M. Fisher Mrs. Gordon M. Henry Stanley H. Peacock Richard F. Schlinger
Hal A. Scoby
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Mr. Arthur W. Kelly
Mr. L. Wayne Baumer
Mr. Donald B. Ecott
Mr. Robert H. Antell
Mr. Stanley H. Peacock
Mr. Richard F. Schlinger
Parade Floats
Miss Alta M. Fisher Mr. William F. Dwyer. Il Mr. Hal A. Scoby Mr. Saverio C. Alesi Mrs. Gordon M. Henry
Pageant
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Revenue
Novelties
Men's Participation Group
G. James Schrader. Peter Pierce David S. Lanni Richard F. Schlinger Claude W. Emery Fred C. Cook
John F. Lauder. Ralph Rubenstein
Women's Participation Group Saverio C. Alesi Mrs. Maurice J. Martin, Mrs. Marjorie Munt
Food & Concessions
Kiddie Rides Mrs. Charles E. Butler
Maurice J. Martin
Queen Candidates
Mrs. Nicholas Morabito
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN - continued
Parade on Canal & Water Show Frank Pittinaro
Home Coming Sunday & Church Services Vincent J. Lawler
Hospitality
Howard A. Williams
Youth Activity Day Charles H. Heidelberger
Headquarters Co-chairmen Leon C. Hatch, Gerald E. Flanagan
Publicity
William F. Dwyer, II, Douglas Whitney
High School Poster Contest Mrs. Douglas V. Street, Miss Lois Bird
Rural Activities William H. Jewett
Judges Karle Soule
Historical Displays Mrs. Deforest Inkley, Mrs. Howard Colton
Music - Street Dance
Paul Knickerbocker
Souvenir Booklet William F. Dwyer, Il, John F. Rodd, Charles J. Stauber Harry Watts, Jr., Glenn Gazley, Miss Charlotte Clapp
Mrs. Marjorie Merriman, Miss Alta Fisher
Douglas Whitney
Secretarial Mrs. Frederick I. Anderson, Mrs. Gerald K. Bennett
Communications
William E. Brewerton
Police Protection & Control Thomas D. Aldrich
Fire Protection €
George E. Laing
First Aid
Frederick I. Anderson
Beard Contest
Ralph Rubenstein
Special Guest
Merchants - Special Sale
Barbeque Harry McBride
Baking Contest
Mrs. William Carr
Fashion Show
Mrs. Austin Stewart
Mrs. Claude W. Emery Tea
Gown Judging
Mrs. Thomas Edwards
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Five Generations of the Hannan Family in Perinton
James Hannan came into the wilderness of Boyle, Ontario County in 1810, where he purchased land adjoining that of Glover Perrin. Until that year, when Penfield established a separate township. Boyle included all of present Monroe County, east of the Genesee River, except the towns of Men- don and Rush. He began to clear the land on the southwest corner of Route 31 and Moseley Road, which has come to be known as Hannan's Corner, for it has been in the Hannan family ever since. James married Lucretia, daugh- ter of Cyrus Packard, first supervisor of Perinton. Perinton was set apart. May 26. 1812, but Monroe County was not established until 1821. Lucretia rode horseback over a blazed trail to Canandaigua to get the few necessities not produced on the land. James setved in the War of 1812.
Their son, Jesse, served two terms as Supervisor of Perinton. It was he who in 1881, with the other supervisors, had the Cline road boulder re- place the aged black ash tree in marking the Phelps and Gorham Survey site.
Their grandson, Jesse B. was active in Perinton politics for thirty years, as Supervisor and Director of Social Welfare of Monroe County.
Two great grandsons, Parce and Jesse, now (1962) operate a dairy farm of many acres.
Their children, the fifth generation of Hannans, live on the homestead in a modern home far different from the log cabin of James and Lucretia.
James Hannan 1785 - 1871 (First Generation)
Jesse B. Hannan 1832 - 1888 (Second Generation)
Jesse B. Hannan, Sr. 1888 - 1961 (Third Generation)
Parce Hannan
(Fourth Generation) Jesse B. Hannan, Jr.
Jesse Boyd Hannan (son of Parce)
(Fifth Generation)
(L-R) Jesse Hannan (son of Jesse), Richard Hannan (son of Jesse) (Rear) James P. Ilannan (son of Parce).
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Perinton Through The Years by Harry Watts, Jr.
A temptation in reviewing history is to parrot dates, landmark facts and, in general, present data that traditionally has repelled schoolboys since Harvard College was founded.
The intent here is to have you share some of the experiences of the peo- ple whose story is Perinton's history.
At the risk of unnerving some psychologist, basic human emotions haven't really changed since the earliest settlers of Perinton had their first backyard cook-out around 1790. By merely turning your mind counter clockwise, you can imagine a young married couple, Glover and Johanna Perrin, cooking over an outdoor fire.
'Those look like frogs legs, Jo."
"They are but they taste like chicken."
"Don't tell the kids. They'll never know."
It has been written, of Johanna, that "she never knew when the shadow of an Indian would fall across the room or several appear and eat the food which she had with difficulty prepared." Is, this unlike any given noon hour when crew-cutted, hair ribboned tiny folk in shorts magically appear in the kitchen ?
Early Days
The Town of Perinton has a uniqueness that can be traced to the days when land owners knifed up the territory into oddly shaped town-ships. Perinton is almost a perfect square, giving one a rather uneasy feeling about our pioneer settler.
It should be noted that Glover Perrin worked hard. Between 1796 and 1802, he held, at various times, every important office in the town. He was overseer of the poor, assessor, school commissioner, constable, Sab- bath Day Master, Commissioner of Highways, pound keeper and fence viewer. Somehow, looking at it today, the first two jobs have a great deal in cornmon.
It was on May 26, 1812, that the Town of Perinton was officially es- tablished, an outgrowth of the Townships of Northfield and Boyle.
That was also when the United States took exception to British knock- ing over our ships in the Atlantic and declared war. Perinton, in the year of its founding, had 16 participants in the struggle.
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Soldiering was difficult in those days. It must have been bad enough to fight the Battle of New Orleans and then learn the war had been over for a couple of weeks. But then imagine turning to your buddy and saying. "How'll we get back to Perinton? "Same way we got here. Walk."
Records show that at the time Perinton was established, Rochester was just being settled. Midtown in those days consisted of a log cabin, 15 shop- pers and a couple of Iroquois hawking beads.
By contrast, Egypt, Perinton's First village (1806) was thriving with a stage depot, two stores, two mills, three taverns, a tannery, a foundry, post office, and a smith and wagon shop.
The Erie Canal
Egypt got the fast shuffle from DeWitt Clinton and his ditch diggers when the Erie Canal bypassed the village. The results of this decision are apparent to anyone who has driven through downtown Egypt and downtown Rochester.
Mr. Clinton first came to our area in 1810 and spent the night, it is said, with the Perrins. Accommodations were limited so lots were drawn for beds. Clinton lost and recorded for all humanity his opinion of Jo Perrin's housekeeping ability. "I chose the worst bed in the house and was unable to sleep because of fleas."
The Eric Canal pushed into Perinton at about the middle of its Eastern boundary.
By 1822. the canal was completed as far as Bushnell's Basin. Here construction was halted temporarily as work on the Great Embankment continued over Irondequoit Creek. Because of this, Bushnell's Basin held. for a time. the position of an important shipping port.
While canal construction was suspended, the first boat arrived - from the east. naturally. She was the Myron Holley. There being no action in Bushnell's Basin, her skipper turned her around and headed for Pittsford.
We also know that Fairport, in 1822. consisted of seven log houses, one frame and one block house. The Village's growth was assured, how- ever, as the Erie Canal inched its way through Perinton.
Community Advancement
Basically agricultural, other area industries included milling, tanning and commercial enterprises in the settlements.
Farms, such as that of James Hannan, provided food in great abundance. Agriculture flourished and the Canal provided unexcelled trans-state trans- port facilities. It wasn't too bad a deal for the boat captains who could dip into the hold of their vessels for feed to keep the barge pulling mules stoked up with grain.
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The town grew and Joseph Richardson's grist mill, built in 1810, was one of the first of many grain grinding facilities. Saw mills were important throughout the area providing building materials for industrial and commer- cial enterprises, not the least of which were taverns.
Such watering places as the Pritchard-Cragg Tavern, Packard's Inn, and Richardson's Tavern provided life's necessities.
These saloons were sanctuaries for the exchange of views among the town's leading doctors, politicians, lawyers, farmers, broadminded clergy and fence viewers. This latter group differs markedly from fence viewers as known by today's suburbanites.
There were, in the early 1820's, as there are today, leading business executives. One was A. Lincoln.
He had five dollars in his pocket when he left home at 14 years of age; an age when most boys today leave home to visit a girl, returning to the homestead for dinner and clean socks.
Lincoln came to Perinton in 1816. Five years later he and Sam Rich built the first mill on Irondequoit Creek and the third mill in the town. He also owned canal boats and did a fine business shipping flour. Lincoln's tan- nery was among the finest in Western New York.
When he died on November 26, 1866, Lincoln owned 350 acres of land, one of the most valuable properties in the county. His homestead was on the site of the Country House on Linden Ave., East Rochester.
Lincoln was no politician. The only thing he ran for was the bank. His first name was Andrew. Color him rich.
Fairport Growth
In the spring of 1823, during the first ten days of navigation after the opening of the Erie Canal, 10,000 barrels of flour were shipped east and out of Rochester through Perinton and the town's pattern for growth was established.
Fairport, of course, prospered with the Canal, in great measure, respon- sible for this prosperity.
An example of this is Mallett's Tavern. Opportunist Cyrenus Mallet built his food-lodging-booze establishment in 1827. Packet boats did not travel at night so that taverns of this nature were absolute necessities the length of the canal.
Still standing, the Tavern is called the Millstone Block although only the upright part extending east and west, facing the canal, was the original structure. Through the years numerous additions have been made.
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The Town continued to grow but all was not sweetness and light. Crim- inal elements were detected at work.
To forestall increasing activity the PSDAHT was organized in 1838 and it carried out its duties long after Fairport became a village.
The Perinton Society for the Detection and Apprehension of Horse Thieves was a busy outfit because of a great and steady demand for horses on the canal.
Under harsh treatment and hard work, canal horses wore out quickly. Just try pulling a packet boat from Albany to Buffalo. Why, it's enough to make any intelligent horse run away and race under an assumed name at Saratoga. The load's lighter, hours better and there's only a mile to cover.
The cattle business flourished and was profitable here long before Gil Favor. Rowdy and Wishbone hustled Longhorns in Texas cattle drives. One of this area's leading cattlemen was Milton Budlong who arrived in Perinton in 1840.
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