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In July 1914, Reuben L. Field presented the Grange a lot diagonally across the street from Union Hall upon which to build a larger hall. Soon the means were procured for a large modern two-story building and the building contract was given to Frank (. Beaman of Coldwater, N. Y., a brother Granger ( Father of Grace ( Mrs. Ralph) Avery).
The new hall was nearly finished and already oc- cupied when by incendiarism it was burned to the foundation on the night of July 3, 1915.
Immediately the grange members with renewed energy set about financing the rebuilding of another hall after the same plan and by the same contractor.
The present hall was dedicated on June 15, 1916 and nine years later the mortgage was burned with ceremony on June 8, 1925.
The names of the charter members were :-
Reuben Field, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Arnold, Mrs. J. E. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. H. Brier, Mr. and Mrs. A. Handy, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rudman, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Thurston, Miss Alice Dewey, Mr. Edwin Munn Pixley, Mr. John Lewis Pixley, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Bowker, Mr. J. C. Curry, Mr. and Mrs. R. Harder, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Sperry, Mr. Frank Booth, Miss Mary Hart.
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Old Union Hall, now Becker's Furniture Store, formerly the home of Gales Grange No. 421.
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Sixty-six years ago, in 1897, when Rochester had its Baker Theatre and the Cook Opera House, the town of Gates had its own recreation center. 'The little old schoolhouse known as District No. 1, located on Chili Road near Fisher Road was head- quarters for all kind of community activities. People came from as far as Lyell Road to attend the husk- ing bees and the Christmas and Easter celebrations.
Sunday was a busy day at the schoolhouse. The South Gates Mission Sunday School held services every Sunday afternoon. In the old Sunday School Record Books we find the names of Mrs. John Spruce and Mrs. John F. Kennell, superintendents; Ambrose Daunton, Asst. Supt .; Miss Maud Lane and Mrs. L. Perry, organists and many others which are familiar in the towns of Gates and Chili. A record was even kept of the weather and some Sun- days are recorded as being "Very Cold", "Stormy", "Pleasant" or "Rainy".
Adults as well as children took an active part in the Mission School. Baskets were made up and distributed to needy families at Thanksgiving and on Memorial Day plants were taken to the cemetery.
The Sunday School operated for about seven or eight years until, as more churches were established, there was no longer a need for it. Eventually money which had accumulated in the treasury was divided between the Chili Baptist Church and the Gates Presbyterian Church, members of which had made up the congregation of the South Gates Mission.
There are no doubt some residents of Gates, and Rochester too, who still remember "Frogleg George", one of the more colorful characters of days gone by. Forty years ago the old fellow was a familiar sight as he and his well-trained mule, Jenny, roamed the Cherry and Trabold Road area in search of frogs, water cress and herbs. He was Rochester's leading supplier of frog legs and had a regular sales route, along which he shambled daily, wearing a greasy felt hat, with a market basket under each arm. Front Street was his regular stand, and here he would sometimes swallow a live frog while his admiring audience cheered.
"Frogleg George", whose real name was John Priesecker, once lived in the city, but the protests of neighbors about his numerous swine, geese and other livestock, drove him out into Gates, then prin- cipally a farming community, and close to the frog lairs he knew so well.
He hated the automobile which he called the "devil's invention", and for good reason. One night in 1921 his lightless buggy was hit by an auto in Buffalo Road. Then again in 1931, he was hit and his mule, Jenny, was killed. He himself was injured badly. After his wife died, he was cared for by a Chili family, and died in 1936 at the age of 76 with- out any known relatives.
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They Fought To Keep Our Country Free
Residents of the Town of Gates have served their country in the Nation's wars beginning with the Revolution. Some gave their lives for American ideals - others returned to shoulder the respon- sibilities they had left behind and to help in the building of their community.
In the Gates Centre Cemetery are buried two REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERANS, Joe Gil- bert, a member of Capt. Woodbridge Company, in Col. Swift's Connecticut Regiment, who died in 1850 at the age of 93, and David Gage, whose regiment is not listed. He died in 1844.
Also buried in this little cemetery are three CIVIL WAR VETERANS: William L. Caudle, Company I, 13th New York Infantry; David Carter, Company D, 108th Regiment, and George Beecher Sperry, whose regiment is unknown.
Three CIVIL WAR VETERANS are buried in Elmgrove Cemetery: Obadiah G. Lansing, Com- pany K, 52nd New York Volunteers; Louis Saun- ders, No. 2 Vermont Volunteers, and Gon Ellison, Company K, 13th New York Infantry.
In Holy Ghost Cemetery are the headstones of Anthony Klein and Michael Hockbruckner, also CIVIL WAR VETERANS, but there is no record of their regiments.
To the many brave men from Gates who answered their country's call, these pages are dedicated.
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WILLIAM W. DOUD AMERICAN LEGION POST No. 98
William W. Doud Post, No. 98 of the American Legion was named after William W. Doud, son of Frank and Margaret Doud, a member of the 309th Heavy Field Artillery during World War I, killed in action near Grand-Pre, France, on November 1, 1918. In June, 1919, a group of former members of the 309th gathered together, headed by James P. O'Con- nor, Major of the 78th Division, to discuss the de- sirability of forming an American Legion Post. After considerable discussion, an application for a charter was made and it was granted on July 8, 1919. Wil- liam J. Bell was elected Commander, Patrick H. Ryan, 1st Vice-Commander, Leon Metzger, Adju- tant, and Louis J. Glaser, Treasurer.
From 1919 to '1930, the Post met at Hickatoo Hall on State Street. In 1930, the Post undertook the task of providing for a new home. Past Commander Frank Loewenguth was delegated to consult with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doud as to the location. Both expressed the hope that the permanent Doud Post Home might be erected on Buffalo Road in the Town of Gates. The trustees were: Frank Loewenguth, Pat- rick Ryan and Roy Flowerday. These trustees pur- chased the farm known as the Steve West Estate.
From the date of purchase to February, 1937, the Post met in the farm house fronting Buffalo Road. In February, 1937, a fire occurred, which razed the home. The old buildings in the rear were remodeled for a temporary home where the Post could hold its meetings. Immediately after the fire, a Building Committee was appointed under the direction of Commander Albert Seibold and Chairman Frank Schmidt. Through entertainment and other func- tions, a building fund was established and in July, 1939, sufficient funds were available. On October 27, 1939, the eve of the 20th Anniversary of the death of William Doud, ground was broken by Daddy Doud. On November 11, 1939, just twenty-one years after the Armistice of World War I, with ceremonies befitting the occasion, the cornerstone was laid by Mr. Doud. The building was completed and formally opened on May 22, 1940. The building presently is used for social and legion activities. The hall accom- modates 400 persons. Several County Legion Con- ventions have been held at the home.
THE MEN OF GATES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
On this monument, which stands in front of the Gates Town Hall, is inscribed the names of those residents of the Town who gave their lives for their country in World War I, World War II and the Korean Conflict.
WORLD WAR I
William Wiley Doud Anthony Wigbert Fein Alexander Gorczynski Max A. Ludkte Frank A. Meaney George Maier John Max Page Russell C. Perrin Bernard Joseph Witzel
. WORLD WAR II. 19.41-1945 HAPPY F. BALMER . GERALD BAUMAN :. ROBERT A. CLAPKE. POBEPT C. DAVENPORT
EUGENE FAVA ·. " WILLIAM C. FRANCIS. CHARLES KPAMB.
.. JAMES KRAMB. * JOHN K.PAMB" JAMES P. PAYNE FICHAPD'J SCHIED HAPOLD SCHOTT WILLIAM J. SHAPPE GEORGE WALCH ROBERT . WEGMAN
IN HONOR OF THOSE MEN OF GATES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
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WORLD WAR II
Harry F. Balmer Gerald Bauman Robert A. Clarke Robert C. Davenport Eugene Fava William Charles Francis Charles Kramb James Kramb John Kramb James P. Payne Richard J. Scheid Harold Schott William J. Sharpe George Walch Robert Wegman
KOREAN CONFLICT
George L. Leidecker Laurence H. Nelson Joseph M. Quagley
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Youth Activity Day Mrs. Charles Wicks, Jr.
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Tour of the Town
Site 1 GATES TOWN HALL (1940) Administra- tive offices of the Town of Gates. Formerly offices were maintained in the homes of acting officials. 1548 Buffalo Road.
Site 2 SHELL SERVICE STATION-Location of former Howard House erected by Eleazer Howard in 1823. The former landmark was razed in 1956. 1436 Buffalo Road.
Site 3 BECKER MARKET, INC. - Landmark formerly known as Union Hall. 1461 Buf- falo Road.
Site 4 GATES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1828) This church was organized in the ballroom of the Howard House. The present building was erected in 1908. In the ad- joining cemetery lie two veterans of the Revolutionary War. 1439 Buffalo Road.
Site 5 DOLOMITE PRODUCTS CO. - At the Gates Branch of Dolomite Products Com- pany, Lockport dolomitic limestone is quarried, crushed, washed and sorted in sizes, shipments are loaded onto freight cars, canal boats and trucks. Dolomitic limestone is a special variety of limestone containing quantities of the magnesium calcium carbonate mineral known as "dolo- mite". The property was formerly Becker Limestone Co. owned by Fred Becker. 1300 Buffalo Road.
Site 6 LYNN CURRY HOME - Robert Curry, grandfather of Lynn Curry settled this homestead in 1834. The original dwelling of colonial structure was destroyed by fire. The present house is approximately 100 years old. 995 Buffalo Road.
Site 7 DOUD POST (1939) American Legion Post No. 98 named for Wm. W. Doud who clied in France during World War I. 898 Buffalo Road.
Site 8 OUTER LOOP Highway which will eventually circle the City of Rochester. Site 9 ST. ANDREW'S SEMINARY (1949) Bishop James E. Kearney laid the corner- stone in which rests a stone from St. An- drew's Cathedral, England. Four years high school and two years college are available under State Charter. 1150 Buffalo Road.
Site 10 ELSER'S GROVE - For more than 25 years the largest private picnic grounds in western New York, Elser's Grove was the scene of nationality, political, church, fra- ternal and shop gatherings. 1246 Buffalo Road.
Site 11 GATES PUBLIC LIBRARY (1961) Char- ter granted 1960. Formally opened January 3, 1961. Member of Monroe County Li- brary System. This landmark was built in 1914 for the Gates Grange No. 421. 1408 Buffalo Road.
Site 11A REUBEN L. FIELD HOUSE-This land- mark was purchased by Reuben L. Field in 1875 from the Booth family. Until a short time ago the house was occupied by Mr. Field's daughter, Mary Field Chase. Buffalo Road.
Site 12 WESTERN EXPRESSWAY - Linking Rochester to New York State Thruway at LeRoy. Expected completion 1964.
Site 13 ROBERT CURRIER TAVERN (1864) Brick portion of Ackerman's Hotel, 2589 Lyell Avenue, formerly Robert Currier Tavern.
Site 14 LYELL-SPENCERPORT PLAZA - Six store shopping center erected in 1959. 2400 Lyell Avenue.
Site 15 J. M. FIELDS-Department Store to be officially opened summer of 1963. 100 Spencerport Road.
Site 16 ST. THEODORE'S CHURCH (1924) First church building erected 1925. Present building erected 1957. School established in 1925. Convent completed May, 1963. 168-177 Spencerport Road.
Site 17 WARREN HARDING SCHOOL-School erected in 1925. Original school district dates back to 1827. 332 Spencerport Road.
Site 18 GATES-CHILI FIRE HOUSE No. 2 - Long Pond and Spencerport Roads.
Site 19 NORTH GATES WESLEYAN METHO- DIST CHURCH (1929) Land was given by James Youngs, a building contractor, who for many years lived in this area. Mr. Youngs' widow, Mrs. Christina Youngs, 95 years of age, resides at 2115 Long Pond Road.
Site 20 FALLS BRANCH NEW YORK CEN- TRAL RAILROAD-Trains through here are en route to Niagara Falls.
Site 21 TROLLEY BOULEVARD - This is the railroad bed of the old B. L. & R. (Buffalo, Lockport & Rochester) electric line which was completed in 1908.
Site 22 GATES-GREECE TOWN LINE ROAD- This is the boundary line of the towns of Gates and Greece. The Town of Greece was set off from Gates in 1822.
Site 23 JOHN STATT HOMESTEAD - Adam and Julia Statt settled in Gates in 1838. The brick home, 1781 Long Pond Road, was the home of their son, John Statt, father of Theodore Statt. Mrs. Edna Statt, widow of Theodore Statt, resides at 1849 Long Pond Road.
Site 24 GATES BOWL - Erected 1960. 645 Spencerport Road.
Site 25 WESTLAWN MANOR APARTMENTS -First apartment house building in the Town of Gates. Completed 1962. 1015 Spencerport Road.
Site 26 ELMGROVE-This is a settlement divided between the towns of Gates and Greece. It was named for a clump of elm trees along the railroad. The portion of Greece along the Barge Canal was formerly called Henpeck and was a very active spot at the time of heavy traffic on the Erie Canal.
Site 27 ELMGROVE METHODIST CHURCH AND CEMETERY (1828) Methodist Society formed in 1828. In 1848 a building was erected at this site. It was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1904. In the adjoin- ing cemetery are the graves of early pioneers of Gates.
Site 28 MANITOU ROAD - Western boundary line between the towns of Gates and Ogden. Ogden was founded in 1817 as a division of the Town of Parma which had been set off from Northampton in 1808.
Site 29 "DUTCH SETTLEMENT"-A small set- tlement of houses located on Lyell Road near Manitou Road.
Site 30 "SCIENCE HILL SCHOOL"-The lovely home atop Science Hill at 2510 Manitou Road is the former schoolhouse.
Site 31 HARRIS SEED COMPANY (1876) Founded by Joseph Harris who was born and educated in England. Nationally known seed company. There is a century- old farmhouse adjoining the property. The president of the company is Mr. Joseph Harris, grandson of Joseph Harris, the founder. 3670 Buffalo Road.
Site 32 CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY - The church was organized in Rochester in 1877 and in 1960 moved to a beautiful new building at its present site. 3670 Buffalo Road.
Site 33 GATES-CHILI FIREHOUSE No. 3-East side of Coldwater Road near Buffalo Road.
Site 34 HOLY GHOST CHURCH (1875) The school was established in 1865 and the Holy Ghost Convent in 1958. 240 Cold- water Road.
Site 35 RUSSER'S STADIUM This Little League stadium is a memorial to John Russer and was purchased by the Little League in 1956. Coldwater Road.
Site 36 TRABOLD AND CHERRY ROADS - This area is most well-known as "Frog- hollow", made famous by "Frogleg George" who caught frogs in the swamps and sold them from a pushcart in Rochester.
Site 37 CHARLES ARMSTRONG HOME (1875) This landmark was built by Charles Arm- strong and is presently the home of the Goodberlet family. 2586 Buffalo Road.
Site 38 GATES-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL (1958) Grades 7-12. Dedication service held May 24, 1959. The cornerstone was laid for the new Junior High School May 20, 1963. 910 Wegman Road.
Site 39 PIXLEY HOMESTEAD-This landmark is the former home of the Pixley and Munn families, long-time residents of Gates. Pixley Road.
Site 40 PIXLEY INDUSTRIAL PARK-Seventy (70) acre industrial site within easy access to the New York Central Railroad and the Western Expressway.
Site 41 BROOKLEA COUNTRY CLUB - Coun- try Club and Golf Course. 891 Pixley Road.
Site 42 WESTSIDE DRIVE-Formerly known as Gates-Chili Town Line Road. Southwestern boundary line between Gates and Chili.
Site 43 AIRPORT EXPRESSWAY-Direct route from the Western Expressway at Westside Drive and Chili Avenue to the Outer Loop Exchange at Brooks Avenue.
Site 44 LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR SAVI- OUR (1945) The present building was completed in 1961. 2405 Chili Avenue.
Site 45 WASHINGTON IRVING SCHOOL (1930) Original school district formed 1826. Chili Avenue.
Site 46 GATES-CHILI FIREHOUSE No. 1-At this site the original No. 1 school district building was located. The first fire depart- ment building was the former schoolhouse. Chili Avenue.
Site 47 WESTGATE PLAZA-26 store shopping center erected 1958. Chili Avenue, Howard Road and Brooks Avenue.
Site 48 BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD DE- POT (1913) Line through this section runs south to Salamanca. Brooks Avenue.
Site 49 ROCHESTER-MONROE COUNTY AIR- PORT-A portion of this land was annexed in 1947 from the Town of Gates by the City of Rochester. The airport is owned and operated by the County of Monroe. Construction is now under way for a Jet Port.
Site 50 BUELL ROAD-Site of Airport Motel, Airport Lanes and various light industrial companies.
Site 51 WESTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (1958) A modern new building with medical and dental offices and a pharmacy. 1160 Chili Avenue.
Site 52 HINCHEY-CHILI PLAZA - The first shopping plaza in Gates was opened in 1949. It contains numerous stores, offices and Sunset Bowling Lanes. It was ravaged by fire in 1959 and was rebuilt. Chili Avenue and Hinchey Road.
Site 53 HINCHEY HOMESTEAD Family homestead of William S. Hinchey. The Hinchey family dates back to 1810 when Mr. Hinchey's grandfather, William Hin- chey, settled in Gates. The first clapboard house in Gates was built on this property. 634 Hinchey Road.
Site 54
ST. HELEN'S CHURCH (1940) Mission Chapel of St. Helen's was dedicated 1930. The School was established in 1943 and the present church was completed in 1962. Hinchey Road and Lettington Drive.
Site 55 WISHING WELL RESTAURANT Landmark which dates back many years. Was known as the Peacock Room in 1914. It became the Wishing Well in 1939. It was consumed by fire in 1960 and was beautifully rebuilt and redecorated. 1190 Chili Avenue.
Mrs. Clifford Moore, a life-long resident of North Gates, whose century-old home is located at 341 Mercer Street, is a decendent of the Frye's, who settled here at a very early date. Mrs. Moore's great grandfather Frye had a blacksmith shop on Long Pond Road. Another great grandfather by the. name of Bidlack, had a cooper shop on Lyell Avenue. Mrs. Moore's grandfather Reynolds drove one of the first horse-cars in the Town of Gates. He was a Civil War veteran and lost his right arm at the Battle of Gettysberg. For many years he served as Town Constable.
Hard working, civic minded folk, these early res- idents established schools (District No. 11 in 1826 -now Harding School; St. Theodore's in 1925) and churches (Gates Wesleyan Methodist in 1929; St. Theodore's in 1924) to serve their educational and spiritual needs. Both Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Statt were instrumental in organizing St. Theodore's Church and School and Mrs. Statt was a charter member of the Daughters of Freedom and active in the Gates Red Cross Branch, and North Gates Home Bureau Unit.
EARLY EPIDEMICS TOOK MANY LIVES
Cholera, the dreaded disease which was re- sponsible for many deaths in earlier years, first made its appearance in the Genesee River area in 1832 when it occurred in epidemic proportions. It re- turned again the following year and again in 1849 and 1852. Another dreaded disease, Smallpox, oc- curred in 1872 and was followed by a more severe epidemic in 1902 and 1903.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
History of Monroe County 1877, Mcintosh Landmarks of Monroe County, 1895, Doty The Founding of Monroe County, Florence Lee Rochester Area 1955 EC.D, Wallace Lamb A Planning Study of Gates, J. Franklin Bonner
Early North Gates
Among the earliest settlers in North Gates were the Bruce, Frye, Burchard, Reynolds, Hotto and Statt families. Mrs. Theodore Statt of 1849 Long Pond Road, whose husband's family came to North Gates in 1838, recalls that the Statt's originally owned 38 acres of land some of which was taken when the New York Central Railroad laid tracks along the Erie Canal and more when the R. L. & B. Trolley line was built. The Statt's were dairy farm- ers, as were most of the early residents.
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