Pultneyville, New York

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Pultneyville is a hamlet located in the Town of Williamson, Wayne County, New York, USA. Framing the mouth of Salmon Creek, it is on the northern border of the town, the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The hamlet was originally laid out in 1806 and is listed with the National Register of Historic Places. At one time a significant Great Lakes trading port and site of a War of 1812 skirmish, it now is a quiet, Western New York bedroom community.

Set between the fruit orchards and a Great Lake on the Seaway Trail, many of Pultneyville's activities focus on summer sailing and theatre. The hamlet boasts an active marina and is home to the second-oldest little theater in the United States.

History

In the latter part of the 17^th century the French traded with the Indians at the mouth of Salmon Creek, but no permanent settlement was established until circa 1800. The area is also the landing point for a French military force of 1,600 soldiers from Canada in 1687. At the time, the governor of Canada, Marquis de Denonville, was determined to destroy the Iroquois and this military expedition defeated the Senecas near present-day Victor, New York, about 25 miles south of the landing site. [cite paper | author = Ronald R. Grube, Ph.D. | title = New York State’s History: A Brief Overview And Views of Historiography | publisher = | date = 2001 | url = http://www.cayuga-cc.edu/people/facultypages/grube/New%20York%20State%20Text.doc | format = MS Word | accessdate = 2007-02-16]

Pultneyville is named for Sir William Pulteney, a British baronet who was an English land speculator. Pulteney and his partners purchased a 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km²) of the former Phelps and Gorham Purchase in 1790. There is some ambiguity as to when settlement first occurred: some sources refer to Dan Russell as being the first white inhabitant of the area in 1794, others cite "Yankee" Bill Waters in 1804. Waters' cabin was located on the peninsula just north of the harbor inlet.

In 1806 Jacob W. Hallet, a land agent for Pulteney, acquired 1,000 acres (4 km²) of the "Pulteney Estate". In 1806 the first post office was established with Hallet as its postmaster. Most of the early settlers were of English and Scot descent. In subsequent years the Dutch immigrated to this area.

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A Canandaigua, New York newspaper reported a different version of the events about two weeks later, stating that the British landed and proceeded to a warehouse before negotiations were complete. "General Swift, whose force was too inferior to justify an open attack (and which if attempted must have exposed his men to the guns of the whole fleet) commenced a fire upon them from an adjacent wood, which wounded several and became so harassing as to induce them to re-embark, when they commenced a cannonade from the fleet upon the town, which was continued for some time but with no other injury than a few shot-holes through the houses.". The two American prisoners were taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia, but were released two months later.

During the early years of the 19^th century, activity in Pultneyville focused on agricultural commerce from the surrounding region (as far south as Canandaigua) and the maritime trade on the Great Lakes. Pultneyville was Wayne County's only port until the opening of the Erie Canal in 1823. From about 1811 through the 1890s (when the customs office closed), shipping in this small hamlet extended to the Atlantic Ocean and the world via the Saint Lawrence River, including eastern seaboard cities such as New York City, Boston and Baltimore. In 1865, it was home to nearly 30 Great Lakes captains, and many sailors from Pultneyville crewed on whalers around the world.cite book | last = Roemer | first = Lillian | title = The Whale Hunters of Pultneyville | publisher = Rochester Public Library | date = Spring 1996 | location = Rochester, New York | pages = p. 5] In 1874 the first railroad appeared when the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad line opened and the center of trade moved three miles south to Williamson. [The first train from Oswego to Charlotte, Rochester's port, ran on January 1 1875. cite book | last = McKelvey | first = Blake | title = Railroads in Rochester's History | publisher = Rochester Public Library | date = October 1968 | location = Rochester, New York | pages = p. 13] Pultneyville's significance as a commerce center sharply declined, and the customs house was closed in 1892. [cite web | last = Shilling | first = Donovan A. | title = Preserving the Past in Pultneyville | work = | publisher = The New Society of the Genesee | date = September 23 2000 | url = http://www.crookedlakereview.com/newsocietygenesee/visits/0900pulteneyville.html | accessdate = 2007-02-16]

Landmarks and events

In 1985 parts of the hamlet were designated an historic district and listed with the National Register of Historic Places. The honor recognizes the community's architectural significance, particularly in the areas of Federal, Second Empire, and Greek Revival styles.cite web | title = National Register of Historical Places - New York, Wayne County | publisher = National Register of Historic Places | url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NY/Wayne/state.html | accessdate = 2007-02-16] Additionally, Gates Hall, a structure built in 1825 as a multi-denominational church, is still in use as a performance theater and meeting hall. It, too, is listed with the National Register of Historic Places (2000) in recognition of its contributions in the areas of architecture (Queen Anne and Greek Revival), social history, and performing arts. During the second quarter of the nineteenth century lectures on the evils of alcohol and slavery, the merits of women's suffrage, phrenology and spiritualism were held in the church. During the Civil War the church was used for packing barrels of supplies for Union Army soldiers. In 1867, the Pultneyville Lyceum began performing improvised stage productions with gasoline lamps serving as spotlights. Contemporary community theater organizations have continuously staged productions in the building since 1961. As a result the Library of Congress found Gates Hall to be the second-oldest little theater in the United States. [cite web | title = Pultneyville Historical Society: Gates Hall | publisher = Pultneyville Historical Society | url = http://www.pultneyvillehistoricalsociety.org/pages/GatesHall.htm | accessdate = 2007-02-16]

Geography

Pultneyville is located at coor dms|43|16|47|N|77|11|11|W|city (43.279, -76.186)GR|1

Demographics

The population of Pultneyville was 400 in 1990.

References

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External links

* [http://pultneyvillehistoricalsociety.org/ Pultneyville Historical Society]
* [http://www.co.wayne.ny.us/Departments/historian/HistWilliamson.htm Wayne County History]