![]() It was North Penfield, and part of Ontario County, at this time.ġ819 A group of Mississauga Indians from Canada settled near the Ridge in the eastern part of West Webster.ġ820 Milling industry was at its height in Webster, continuing through 1825.ġ823 Quinine was produced as a standard remedy for all ills.ġ825 Webster Rural Cemetery was organized on The Ridge Road.ġ829 Corning built a general store and long served the public. The Post Office for Webster was located on The Ridge Road West. "Bee Hive," an inn on the Ridge Road at West Webster, was built to accommodate the stagecoach.Īn attempt was made to encourage the growing of mulberry in Webster for the silkworm industry.ġ818 A stagecoach route through Webster was established between “Rochesterville” and Oswego. Spears Tavern opened at the current 19 West Main Street location.ġ814 Methodism recorded growth in North Penfield (Webster).ġ816 Frost recorded every month except July. Webster was along the mainline of travel for the battles around the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. The first school taught in No.12 District, North Penfield.ġ812 The first inn, Letts’ Tavern, opened at the corner of Webster-Fairport and State Roads.Ī skirmish occurred with the British off Nine Mile Point and the Ridge Road. Webster was originally in Penfield and was referred to as North Penfield. Settlers from the New England States were making homes in Webster.ġ806 A grist mill and a sawmill were built on Four Mile Creek, north of Lake Road, near Nine Mile Point.ġ810 Town of Penfield was organized. Six million acres, later known as the Genesee Country (including Webster), was purchased from Massachusetts.ġ790 Land set aside at corner of Ridge Road and Maple Drive (originally named Cemetery Road) in West Webster for a cemetery, which has been in continuous use.ġ800 Salmon were plentiful in Four Mile Creek.ġ805 Caleb Lyon settled at Lyon's Point, present Nine Mile Point on Lake Ontario. Webster contributed her share of men.ġ778 Phelps and Gorham purchase was made. 1669 Robert Cavelier LaSalle, a French general and explorer, arrived at the east coast of Irondequoit Bay.ġ687 Marquis de Denonville came to Irondequoit Bay to start his famous march into the Seneca Territory.ġ718 The French established Fort de Sables (Fort of the Sands) on the sandbar at Irondequoit Bay outlet.ġ741 The Seneca Indians deeded a twenty-mile wide stretch of land, which included the present Webster Beach Park, to the British.ġ756 Sir William Johnson camped on Webster's shore en route from Schenectady and Oswego to Fort Niagara.ġ776 The Declaration of Independence was signed and the Revolutionary War began.
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