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The geological formation of the co. is very simple. The rocks overlic cach other in parallel layers slightly dipping toward the s. The lowest rocks that erop out in the co. are those of the Onondaga salt group, including both the red shales and gypsum. They are found along Sencca River, where the gypsum is extensively quarried. Next above these are heavy, compact masses of the corniferous limestone, occupying a belt of country 2 to 3 mi. wide s. of Sencca River. The intermediate waterlime and Onondaga limestone strata arc developed in this co. only in very thin and scarcely noticeable layers. The eorniferous limestone furnishes a building stone of great excel- lence and is extensively quarried. Next in order come the Marcellus and Hamilton shales, occu- pying a broad belt through the co. and extending ncarly to the summits of the ridges; the Tully limestone, a layer of only a few fcet in thickness, but valuable from the quantity and quality of lime manufactured from it; and the Genesee slate, a dark, shaly rock which erowns the summits of the southern hills. These rocks throughout the eo. are covered with a deep deposit of drift, con- sisting of clay, sand, gravel, and hardpan, and erop out only along the shores of the lakes, the narrow ravines of the streams, and the stcep declivities of the ridges. In the N. w. corner of the eo. this drift is arranged in ridges with narrow valleys scooped out between them.1
The principal stream is Sencca River, forming the outlet of Seneca Lake. It has a course of about 14 mi. between the two lakes, and in that distance falls 60 feet. The falls are principally at Waterloo and Seneca Falls, furnishing an excellent water-power at each place, but much the greater at the latter. From Cayuga Lake, Seneca River flows N. E. through a marshy region and forms a portion of the E. boundary of the co. Clyde River, a tributary of the Sencca, flows through a portion of the marshy region in the N. E. corner. The other streams are all small brooks and creeks, and for the most part are rapid torrents flowing in deep gulfs worn in the shaly rocks. They are frequently interrupted by waterfalls, are nearly dry in summer, and are subject to severe freshiets.
Seneca Lake, the w. border of which forms the greater part of the w. boundary of the co., is 35 ini. long and 1 to 4 mi. broad. It is 216 feet above Lake Ontario and 447 feet above tide. It oceu . pies a deep valley between the hills, and it varies in depth from 300 to 630 feet. Its shores are generally bold ; and from their summits the land slopes gently and gracefully upward to a height
1 The position and character of these remarkable ridges seem to indicate that the whote region has been subject to the force of large taxties of running water moving in a southerly direc- tion ; and it has been conjectured that at a geological period im- į quehanna.
mediately preceding the present one, the waters of Lake On- tario, then much above its present level, flowed through the valleys of Seneca and Cayuga Lakes and discharged into the Sun-
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of 200 to 700 feet above its surface, furnishing some of the most quiet and beautiful seenery in the State. This lake is never entirely frozen over. Cayuga Lake occupies a parallel valley on the E. border of the co., and is 38 mi. long and 1 to 3} mi. wide. It is 60 feet below Seneea, and its greatest depth is 346 feet. Near the foot the lake is very shallow, and a large extent of land, immediately adjoining and lying along the course of its outlet, is swampy.1 Further s. the shores are bluff and the country is of the same general character as that bordering upon Seneca Lake.
The soil is generally of a very excellent quality. The sandy and gravelly loam of the drift de- posits are well adapted to either grain raising or grazing. The lower portions of the ridges are enriched by the disintegration of the rocks above, making the soil very produetive. The lowlands bordering upon Seneca River are elayey and in many places mixed with disintegrated gypsum and limestone. North of the river have been found extensive marl deposits of great agricultural value. North of the foot of Seneca Lake is a sandy region onee considered worthless; but upon trial the soil has been found susceptible of being made productive at little expense. The marshy regions w. of Cayuga Outlet are covered with thick deposits of marl and muek. Measures have been instituted to drain these marshes; if successful a new and exceedingly fertile region will be added to the pro- ductive lands of the State.
The co. is a half-shire, the co. seats being located respectively at Ovid and Waterloo.2 The court- house and clerk's offiee at Ovid are brick buildings, situated in the E. part of the village. The combined courthouse and jail at Waterloo is a briek building, situated near the R. R., fronting the public square, in the w. part of the village. The eo. poorhouse is located upon a farm of 126 acres, upon the line between Seneca Falls and Fayette, 4 mi. s. E. of Waterloo.3
Four weekly newspapers are now published in the eo.4
The publie works of the co. are the N. Y. Central R. R., extending through Seneea Falls and Waterloo, and the Seneca Canal, extending along Seneea River through the same towns.5 Above the falls at Waterloo the canal is formed by slackwater navigation upon the rivor.
The lands in this co. were first brought to the notice of the whites by the expedition of Sullivan, which passed along the banks of Seneca Lake in 1779. Portions of the land at that time had been cleared and were under cultivation. The Indians had a tradition that this whole region had onee been occupied by a race that pursued agriculture, but which had long ago disappeared. Many of Sullivan's soldiers, attraeted by tho beauty and fertility of the lands, after the war settled in various parts of the eo. The first settler, Job Smith, who located at Seneca Falls in 1787, and the second, Andrew Dunlap, who located at Ovid in 1789, came in by way of Chemung River. The third settler, Lawrence Van Clief, who settled at Seneca Falls in 1789, came in by way of Oneida Lake and Seneca River.6 After 1790 settlement progressed rapidly, and the most fertile lands
1 This swampy region is the southern termination of the noted Montezuma Marshes.
2 The county seat was located at Ovid upon the erection of the co. in 1804. The courthouse was built in 1806. While a part of Onondaga co., in 1790, courts were held at the barn of An- drew Dunlap. In 1817, upon the erection of Tompkins co., the co. seat was removed to Waterloo ; but iu 1822 the co. was divided into two jury districts, and the courts bave since then been held alternately at Ovid and Waterloo. The first co. officers were Cornelius Humphrey, First Judge; Silas Halsey, Clerk; Wil- liam Smith, Sheriff; and Jared Sandford, Surrogate.
3 The average number of inmates is 60, supported at a weekly cost of $1.00 each. A school is taught 4 months in the year. The establishment seems to be pretty well arranged and managed. 4 The Seneca Patriot, the first paper published in the co., was started at Ovid in 1815 by Geo. Lewis. In 1816 it was changed to
The Ovid Gazette. Upon the change of the co. seat in 1817, it WAS removed to Waterloo and changed to
The Waterlon Gazette, and was continued several years by the original proprietor.
The Seneca Farmer was started at Waterloo in 1822 by Wm. Child. In 1832 it was removed to Seneca Falls and umted with the Seneca Falls Journal.
The Waterlow Republican was issued a short time in 1822.
The Waterloo Observer was started in 1824 by Charles Sentell. It was soon after issued a short time as
The Observer and Union, and was subsequently changed to
The Seneca Observer, under which title it is still issued by the original proprietor.
The Wreath and Ladies' Literary Repository was Issued from the Observer office in 1×31.
The Seneca Republican was established at Ovid in 1827 by Mi- chael llayes. In 1830 it was changed to
The Ovid Gazette and Seneca County Register, and was issued a short time by John Duffy.
The Seneca Falls Journal was commenced in 1829 by O. B. Clark. In 1431 it passed into the hands of Wm. N. Brown, and in 1832 it was united with the Senoca Farmuer and changed to
The Seneca Farmer and Seneca Falls Advertiser, and was issued by Wm. Child until 1835.
The Western Times was published at Waterloo in 1830 by Ebe- nezer P. Mason.
The Oxid Emporium was published in 1832 by Bishop Oren- shier.
The Seneca County Courier was commenced at Se- neca Falls in 1837 by Isaac Fuller & Co. It was success- ively published by Fuller & Bloomer, Mills & Bloomer, Mills & Davis, John J. Davis, N. J. Milliken, Milliken & Fuller, Milliken & Mumford, Foster & Judd, Fuller & Judd, until 1850, when it passed into the hands of Isaac Fuller, its present publisher.
The Ovid Bee was started in 1838 by David Fairchild & Son. At the end of one year It passed into the hands of the son, Corydon Fairchild, Its present publisher.
The Seneca Falls Democrat was commenced iu 1839 by Josiah T. Miller, and was continued 10 years.
The Seneca Democrat, semi-w .; was issued a short time from the same office.
The Seneca Falls Register was commenced in 1835 by J. K. Brown, and was continued 2 years.
The Memorial was commenced at Seneca Falls iu 1840 by Ansel Bascom. and was continued until 1846.
The Water Bucket was published at Seneca Falls by an associa- tion of Washingtonians in 1841.
The Free-Soil Union was commenced at Seneca Falls in Aug. 1848, by N. J. Milliken, and continued about 1 year.
The Lily was commenced at Seneca Falls in 1849 by Mrs. Amelin Bloomer, and was continued until 1854, when it was removed to Ohio.
The American Reveille was commenced at Seneca Falls in Jan. 1865, by Wilcoxen. Sherman & Baker. In 1856 it was purchased by G. Wilcoxen, and was continued by him until Jan. 1859, when it passed into the hands of Holly & Stowell, the present publishers.
5 The first locks on this river were made by the Seneca River Navigation Company, in 1815.
6 Mr. Van Chief was one of the 100 men dispatched by Sullivan uuder Col. Gansevoort, directly E. froun the head of Seneca Lake,
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were speedily occupied. In 1791 the State Road, known as thic " Genera Road," was built from Whitestown to Geneva ; and this soon became the great highway for immigration. This co. formed the extreme w. portion of the Military Tract; and many of the carly settlers were old soldiers who had drawn their portion of public land here.
COVERT-was formed from Ovid, April 7, 1817. Lodi was taken off in 1826. It lies upon the w. shore of Cayuga Lake, in the s. E. corner of the co. Its surface is an upland descending from its w. border and terminating in a steep and almost precipitous bluff upon the shore of the lake. This bluff rises 100 to 200 feet above the water, and the summit of the slope is about 400 feet higher. The town is watered by Trumansburg Creek and many smaller streams, flowing into Cayuga Lake. Thesc streams have worn ravines in the slate and shales to the depth of 20 to 40 feet, the sides being nearly precipitous. In summer they are nearly dry, but during heavy rains they become fierce mountain torrents, bounding and seething in their confined channels and leaping from high precipices to mingle with the calm and peaceful waters of the lake. The soil is a gravelly and clayey loam. The whole surface is arable, except the steep declivities of the lake bluffs. Farmersville, (Farmer p. o.,) in the N. part, contains 3 churches, a steam sawmill, foundery, and machine shop. Pop. 350. Covert, (p. o., ) in the s. E. part, Halls Corners, near the center, and Kellys Corners, in the N. w., are hamlets. Port Deposit (Trumansburg Landing p. o.) is a steamboat landing near the s. E. corner. The first settler was Philip Tremaine, who located at Goodwins Point before 1793.1 The first religious services were held at the house of Mr. King, by Elder Thomas ; the first church (Bap.) was organized in 1805.2
FAYETTE-was formed from Romulus, as " Washington," March 14, 1800. Its name was changed April 6, 1808. Junius was taken off in 1803. It lies on the s. bank of Seneca River and extends from Seneca to Cayuga Lake. Its surface is rolling and inclined toward the N. From Seneca Lake the land beautifully slopes upward, forming some of the most delightful situations for residences in the co. Upon Cayuga Lake the shores are lower and in some places are marshy. The highest point in town is about 200 feet above Seneca Lake. The streams are mostly small brooks flowing with rapid currents, and at a few places furnishing limited water-power. In some parts the corniferous limestone is extensively quarried, both for lime and for building purposes. The soil is a deep, rich loam, composed of clay, gravel, and sand. Near Canoga Village is an immense spring in a basin 14 feet in diameter, aud from it flows sufficient water to form a large and valuable water-power. The spring also emits nitrogen gas. Canoga,8 (p. v., ) in the N. E. part, ou Cayuga Lake, contains 2 churches, a gristmill, 2 sawmills, and 197 inhabitants. South Waterloo, a suburb of Waterloo, on the s. bank of Seneca River, contains 1 church and 597 inhabitants. Bearytown, (Fayette p. o.,) on the line of Varick, is partly in this town. West Fayette, in the s. w. corner, and Rose Hill, in the w. part, are p. offices. The first settlement was made by James Bennett, from Penn., who located upon the shore of Cayuga Lake in 1789.4 Red Jacket, the Seneca chief and orator, was born near Canoga Spring. There are 8 churches in town.5
- JUNIUS-was formed from " Washington," (now Fayette, ) Feb. 12, 1803; Wolcott (Wayne co.) was taken off in 1807, Galen (Wayne co.) in 1812, and Sencea Falls, Tyre, and Waterloo iu 1829. It is the N. w. corner town of the co. In this town are numerous small, isolated gravel aud clay ridges 30 to 75 ft. high, all extending in a general N. and s. direction. The numerous small streams that drain the town flow N. into Clyde River. Among the narrow valleys in the E. part is a limited amount of swamp land. The soil is a good quality of gravelly loam. Dublin, (Junius p. o.,) N. w. of the center, contains 1 church and 25 dwellings. West Junius is a p. o. near the s. w. corner. Thorntons Corners is a hamlet. The first settlements were made by Thos. Bedell and Jesse, Sam'l, and David Southwick, about 1795.6 The first church (Cong.) was formed in 1811 ; three years after it was changed to a Presh. There are also 2 M. E. churches in town.
LODI-was formed from Covert, Jan. 27, 1826. It borders upon Seneca Lake, and is the s. w.
to lay waste the lands of the Cayugas, Quondagas, and Oucidas that had previously escaped destruction.
1 Among the other early settlers were Nathaniel, Reuben, and Bassler King. from Dutchess co., in 1793 ; Jonathan Woodworth and sons Nehemiah, Charles, and Oliver, and daughter Deborah. from Norwich, Coun., Miner and Joseph Thomas, in 1794; and Turtelins King, in 1795.
2 This was the first church formed in the co. The census re-| porta 4 churches; 2 Bap,, Univ., and Ref. Prot. D.
" The name of the village, derived from that of the spring, is an Indian word said to signify " sweet water."
4 Samuel Bear settled at " Schoyes," now South Waterloo, about 1795. Wm. Watkins kept the first inn, at South Waterloo, and Samuel Bear built the first grist and saw mill, at the same place 52 Presb .. 2 M. E .. 2 Lutheran. 2 Ref. Prot. D.
6 Among the other carty settlers were families named Sher- man, Chapman. Brownwell, Fisk. Moore. French, Maynard, Thorn, and Hart,-mostly from New England. The first death was that of Mrs. Submit Southwick. wife of Samuel Southwick, in 1802. Joseph Moody kept the first store, at Dublin. He was an Irishman ; and hence the name of the village.
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eorner town in the co. Its surface is mostly inclined toward the w. and N., a small portion only lying E. of the summit. The bluff bordering upon Seneca Lake is 150 to 250 ft. above the surface of the water ; and the highest part of the central ridge is 500 ft. higher and about 1,200 ft. above tide. The principal streams are Mill Creek, flowing N. w. throngh near the center, and Sheldrake Creck, in the N. w. corner. Mill Creek separates the highlands into two distinct ridges, the decli- vitics being very abrupt. Upon this stream arc several fine cascades. Lodi Falls, where the creck leaps down the precipitous bluff which bordors upon the lake, arc 125 ft. high. The water has worn a deep and irregular channel in the shale rocks one ti. back from the face of the bluff. The soil is principally a gravelly loam mixed with the disintegrated rocks. Lodi, (p. v.,) in the N. part, contains 2 churches, a gristmill, and 380 inhabitants; Townsendville, (p. v., ) in the s. E. part, a church and 20 dwellings. Lodi Center (p.o.) is a hamlet. Lodi Landing is on Seneca Lake, at the mouth of Mill Creek. The first settlement was made by Gco. Faussctt, from Penn., who settled in the s. w. part in 1789.1 There are 5 churches in town.2
OVID-was formed March 5, 1794. Hector (Schuyler co.) was taken off in 1802, and Covert in 1817. It lies s. of the center of the co., and extends from Seneca to Cayuga Lake. Its surface consists of an arable ridge, 600 ft. above Seneca Lake and about 1,100 ft. above tide, acsecnding from w. of the center toward the lakes. The bluffs upon the lakes arc 20 to 50 ft. high, and nearly perpendicular. A great number of small streams flow into both Cayuga and Sencca Lakes, the principal of which are Sheldrake, Osborn, Grovcs, and Barnum Crecks on the E., and Sixteen Falls Creek on the w. These streams have all worn deep, ragged ravines in the yielding shales. They are frequently interrupted by cascades, and in summer arc nearly dry. The soil consists principally of clay and gravel intermixed with sand and the disintegrated rocks. Ovid, (p. v.,) near the N. line, contains a courthouse, co. clerk's office, 3 churches, the Ovid Academy,3 a stcanı mill, and ax factory, and about 650 inhabitants. Ovid Landing is just over the town line in Romulus. Sheldrake Point, (Sheldrake p. o.,) a steamboat landing upon Cayuga Lake, contains a church, steam sawmill, boat yard, and 168 inhabitants. Ovid Center contains 20 houses. Kidders Ferry, (p. o.,) near the s. E. corner, and Scotts Corners, near the center, arc hamlets. The first settlement was made in May, 1789, by Andrew Dunlap, from Penn., who located on Lot 8, in the N. w. part of the town." The first religious services were held at the house of Abraham Covert, in 1794. The first settled preacher (Ref. Prot. D.) was John Lindley, in 1800.5 The New York State Agricultural College and farm are located on the N. line of this town, w. of the village.6 In the s. part of the town are the remains of au ancient fortification.7
ROMULUS-was formed March 5, 1794. Fayette was taken off in 1800, and Varick in 1830. It lics s. of the center of the co., and extends from Seneca to Cayuga Lake. Its surface is rolling or moderately hilly and has a general northerly inclination. The high bluff from Ovid extends into the s. border of the town, where it drops down abruptly about 200 ft. The land slopes from the center downward to the E. and w. The streams are small and generally flow in deep channels. The surface is smooth, except along the courses of the streams, and is nearly all arable. The soil is a fertile, gravelly and claycy loam. Romulus, (p. v., ) on the line of Varick, contains a church, steam sawmill, female seminary, and 36 dwellings. Hyatts Corners, in the s. E., contains 20 dwellings. Romulus Center is a p.o. Whitneys Landing is a station upon Cayuga Lake ; and Cooleys and Freleighs Points and Ovid Landing are stations upou Seneca Lake. The first settlement was made by David Wisner, in 1789. There is but one church (Bap.) in town.
1 Mr. Fanssett brought in his family in 1790. Jas. Jackson, from Penn., settled in the N. w. part in 1789; Silas Halsey, from L. I., near Lodi, in 1792. The next year his sons and sons-in-law and their families, numbering 18 persons, came in. The first child born was a daughter of Geo. Fanssett. Peter Smith kept. the first inn, and Silas Halsey Imilt the first gristmill, in 1794. 23 M. E., Bap., and Ref. Prot. D.
3 In 1855 the name of this institution was changed to the Seneca Collegiate Institute.
triple marriage in 1793 was the first in town. The parties were Joseph Wilson and Anna Wyckoff; Abraham A. Covert and Catherine Covert; and Enoch Stewart and Jane Covert. They were obliged to cross Seneca Lake to find a justice authorized to perforin the ceremony. Benj. Munger taught the first school. in 1795 : John McMath kept the first store, in 1797, and the first in, in 1800; and B. Boardman erected the first mill, in 1793. on Lut 2. 5 There are now in town 7 churches ; 2 Presb., 2 M. E., Kef. Prot. D., Bap., nrdd R. C.
AT'le first settlers, mostly from Penn. and N. J., followed the 5 This institution was incorporated in 1858; and the boildings are now in process of erection. They were designed by s. B. Hewes, of Alhany, and consist of a main building 90 ft. front and 132 deep, having a wing on each side 843 by 60, and transverse wings 58 by 128. It is designed to accommodate about 400 stir- dents. The farm contains 600 acres. trail of Sullivan's army and located in the w. part of the town. Among them were Wm. Dunlap and Joseph Wilson, from Penn., Peter Smith, from N. J., and Henry Wharton. in 1789; Abraham Covert and his son Abraham A., from N. J., in 1790; Elijah Kinne, from Dutchess co., and John Seely, from Saratoga co., in 1792; Nicholas and Richard Huff. Peter Inghes, Abraham De 7 On Lot 29, within $ mi. of the s. line of the town, and ex- actly on the dividing ridge between the two lakes, oner existed a monnd or fortification of an irregular, elliptical fona. inf- closing about 3 acres, and surrounded by au endamkment of earth, which in 1801 was abont 3 feet in height, with a base 5 to 8 feet in width. The present proprietor, George Bo Dine, with his father. removed here in 1802, and built a house within the Mott and his son James, in 1793; and Wilham and Robert Dun- lap and Tennis Covert, in 1794. In the summer of 1795, Jonas C. Baldwin settled on bot 11, where he remained until 1801, when be sold out and removed to Lysander. Onondaga co., and laid the foundation of Baldwinsville. The first child born was David, son of Andrew Dunlap. Fch. 2. 1793; and the first death was that of George Dunlap. brother of Andrew, Sept. 24, 1791. A | inclosed space, where he has since resided until within a few
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SENECA FALLS-was formed from Junius, March 26, 1829. It lies upon the w. bank of Cayuga Lake, N. of the center of the co. The surface is nearly flat, and it is elevated 30 to 50 ft. above Cayuga Lake. The shores of the lake are low and shelving, and the N. portion is swampy. Seneca River flows E. and N. through the center of the town, its valloy dividing the town into two distinct parts. The river flows over a series of ledges into a deep chasm apparently worn by its waters. Just E. and s. w. of the village are extensive gypsum quarries. The soil is a stiff, hard clay in the s. and E., a sandy loam in the N. w., and a heavy vegetable muck in the N. E. Seneca Falls, (p. v., )1 upon Sencca River, near the center of the town, was incorp. April 22, 1831. It is a station upon the N. Y. C. R. R. and the Seneca Canal. The total fall is 51 fcet, and furnishes an abundance of water-power, which is largely improved. It contains 7 churches, the Seneca Falls Academy, a union school, 2 news- paper offices, extensive manu factories of fire engines, pumps, machinery, iron, and woolen goods, and a great variety of other articles.2 Pop. about 4,000. The first settlement was made by Job Smith, from Ulster co., upon the present site of the village in 1787; he left in 1793. The first permanent settler was Lawrence Van Clief, in 1789.3 The first religious services were held by M. E. missionaries, about 1797 ; and the first regular minister was Rev. Matthew Stewart, (Presb.,) in 1804.‘
TYRE-was formed from Junius, March 26, 1829. It is the N. E. corner town of the co. The E. half is a swamp, being the s. termination of the Montezuma Marshes. The w. half is occupied by peculiar drift ridges similar to those already described in Junius. These ridges are 30 to 50 feet high, and generally have very steep declivities upon all sides except the s. One of the longest of these, in the w. part of the town, extends nearly two-thirds of the distance from the s. line to the N. Its summit is nearly level ; and the road which is located upon it appears as though built upon an artificial embankment. The soil is clay and muek in the E. and a gravelly loam in the w. Tyre City, (Tyre p. o.,) near the center, contains 2 churches and 20 dwellings. Cruso is a p. o. on the N. line. The first settlement was made by Ezekiel Crane, from N. J., who came in 1794.5 The first church (Bap.) was formed in 1805. Elder Don Ralph was the first preacher.6
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