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    Wheatland
    Wheatland
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    Wheatland

    By Catherine Gilbert and Barbara Chapman

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    The town of Wheatland lies along the west bank of the Genesee River in the southwest corner of Monroe County. In 1786, the adventurous frontiersman Ebenezer Indian Allan built a log cabin near the river. The Allan family soon moved on, but the settlement of the entire area west of the Genesee River had begun. The name given to the town in 1821 recognized the successful wheat crops already yielded by its fertile soil. Oatka Creek, which winds its way across town to the river, once powered flour and plaster mills that made the villages and hamlets of Wheatland thriving communities. Today Wheatland remains a rural area known for its picturesque countryside and its recreational opportunities.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateNov 17, 2008
    ISBN9781439637135
    Wheatland
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    Catherine Gilbert

    New Bio: A retired geologist and geophysicist, Ed has written for several Osprey series, and is the author of a four-volume series on the history of Marine Corps tank battalions. He holds the General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award for outstanding non-fiction by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for Tanks In Hell – A Marine Corps Tank Company On Tarawa. Catherine is a retired speech pathologist and audiologist who has written for Osprey, and with Ed is co-author of True For The Cause Of Liberty – The Second Spartan Regiment In The American Revolution. Catherine and Ed were both awarded the Presidential Service Center's Distinguished Service Medal for their research and writing on the American Revolution in the Carolinas. Ed and Catherine are residents of Texas.

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      Wheatland - Catherine Gilbert

      WHEATLAND

      Catherine Gilbert

      Barbara Chapman

      Copyright © 2008 by Catherine Gilbert and Barbara Chapman

      9781439637135

      Published by Arcadia Publishing

      Charleston SC, Chicago IL, Portsmouth NH, San Francisco CA

      Printed in the United States of America

      Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2008926849

      For all general information contact Arcadia Publishing at:

      Telephone 843-853-2070

      Fax 843-853-0044

      E-mail sales@arcadiapublishing.com

      For customer service and orders:

      Toll-Free 1-888-313-2665

      Visit us on the Internet at www.arcadiapublishing.com

      This map of Wheatland was part of a map of Monroe County published by C. W. Bardeen in 1900. It was included as a 15-inch fold-out page inside the back cover of George Slocum’s Wheatland: Monroe County, New York, published in 1908. It shows the village of Scottsville and the hamlets of the town. The locations of the nine district schools are indicated by drawings of schoolhouses.

      T. R. and Annis Mary Sibley are shown relaxing in the yard of their home at 9 Chili Avenue in Scottsville about 1875. Their hired help, Amasa P. Maltby and Lizzie Farley on the left, are posing with them. Adm. Franklin Hanford purchased the Sibley farm in 1895. (Courtesy of Richard LeRoy.)

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      One: THE PIONEERS

      Two: EARLY FARMING AND MILLING

      Three: MUMFORD

      Four: NORTH ROAD AND SOUTH ROAD SETTLEMENTS

      Five: HAMLETS OF GARBUTT AND WHEATLAND CENTER

      Six: SCOTTSVILLE

      Seven: ROADS AND RAILROADS

      Eight: SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND EVENTS

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      The town of Wheatland is fortunate to have three sources of historical information available to the public. Records in the Town of Wheatland Historian’s Office include cemetery lists, photographs, census records, and newspaper clippings. The Scottsville Free Library Cox Local History Room holds a reserve collection of maps, photographs, burial information, and the Schmidt family history file. The Wheatland Historical Association has a unique assortment of 19th- and 20th-century books and boxed papers featuring western New York and Wheatland history. Except for those credited to individuals or institutions, the photographs in this book came from these three collections.

      The references consulted during the preparation of this book were Carl F. Schmidt’s History of the Town of Wheatland; George E. Slocum’s Wheatland, Monroe County, New York; Ella McGinnis’s Pictorial Wheatland; F. W. Beers’s Atlas of Monroe County, N.Y.; Landmark Society of Western New York’s Historic Preservation Report, Wheatland, Scottsville, Mumford; and W. H. McIntosh’s History of Monroe County, New York.

      We wish to acknowledge those people and groups that assisted us. Rebekah Collinsworth, our editor, clarified Arcadia Publishing procedures and has been our guide. Our special thanks go to Richard LeRoy and James Lesch for their generous assistance in proofreading the manuscript and to Ann Mathias for her technical assistance. Town historian Florence Field provided historical information.

      We are grateful to all those in the community who graciously shared their old pictures with us. We extend our thanks to our families and friends for their support and help with this project. Hundreds of images of local scenes were considered; we hope you enjoy those used in the final selection.

      INTRODUCTION

      The town of Wheatland is located in the southwest corner of Monroe County, about 11 miles from Rochester. The township is three and a half miles wide and nine miles east and west in length. The land, at an elevation of 605 feet, is varied in some places with rolling hills sculpted by glaciers. Oatka Creek flows east across the entire town from the Genesee County line to empty into the Genesee River.

      When the first permanent settlers, the Sheffers, came to the area in 1789, all of western New York was included in Ontario County. During the 1790s, there was a trickle of new settlers, including Isaac Scott, for whom the village of Scottsville is named, and immigrants from Scotland, who settled the hamlet of Mumford. In 1797, the town of Northampton was formed, extending from the Genesee River to Lake Erie.

      After 1800, the flow of newcomers increased to a steady stream, and the hamlets of Garbutt, Wheatland Center, Beulah, and Belcoda were founded. In 1821, the town of Inverness, renamed Wheatland after six weeks, was formed as part of the new Monroe County.

      In spite of the hardships of life on the frontier, the settlements flourished. The fertile land yielded abundant wheat crops, and gypsum was discovered under its surface. The 1830s and 1840s were years of great prosperity in Wheatland. The successful farmers, millers, and businessmen became wealthy. Improved transportation made it possible to ship wheat and other products to Rochester and beyond. The citizens of Wheatland established schools, churches, and civic organizations, and built many of the area’s renowned Greek Revival houses.

      After enjoying half a century of prosperity the tide turned in the 1850s when the wheat crops failed, and then the Civil War took its grim toll. Through the next 100 years, the population of Wheatland remained stable at about 2,000. The 1950s and 1960s brought new growth to the town, as Rochester workers sought houses in outlying rural areas.

      Today over 5,000 people live in Wheatland, but most of them work and shop elsewhere.

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