. Landmarks of Niagara County, New York; . us Alvord and Alexander Freeman in 1811 ; the latter built thefirst saw mill in town; Jesse Griswold and Jacob Loucks in 1813;Josiah Richardson settled on what became the county farm, and LutherCrocker in the northwest part of the town in 1816; John Gibson openedthe first blacksmith shop in town in 1815, a little east of Warrens Cor-ners; and Jared Tyler settled in the same year in the northeast part;Charles Smith and Oliver L Millard came into the town in 1817; Webb, the pioneer physician, came in 1818, and Dr. Isaac in 1821 ; Jess
. Landmarks of Niagara County, New York; . us Alvord and Alexander Freeman in 1811 ; the latter built thefirst saw mill in town; Jesse Griswold and Jacob Loucks in 1813;Josiah Richardson settled on what became the county farm, and LutherCrocker in the northwest part of the town in 1816; John Gibson openedthe first blacksmith shop in town in 1815, a little east of Warrens Cor-ners; and Jared Tyler settled in the same year in the northeast part;Charles Smith and Oliver L Millard came into the town in 1817; Webb, the pioneer physician, came in 1818, and Dr. Isaac in 1821 ; Jesse P. Haines, a surveyor, Edward Raymond andHelam and Hiram Mead were other early settlers. On the site ofWrights Corners a man named Barber was an early settler and keptthe first hotel. A later one was kept by Alva Buck. Solomon Wrightsettled on the Ridge road, at the point which took his name as WrightsCorners in 1822, or earlier; he kept a hotel many years, and was post-master after the office was established in 1828. David Maxwell pur-. FLAVIUS J. BAKHR, M. D. los chased a farm at Wrights Corners in 1824, but had lived at JohnsonsCreek in Hartland since 1819, where he kept a hotel and did survey-ing ; he was a prominent citizen. It was through his influence that acharter was secured in 1824 for the toll road from Wrights Corners toWarrens Corners, which became known as the long causeway turnpike,from tlie fact that it was at first laid with logs when it was opened forthe benefit of the government during the war of 1812 ; the later turn-pike was completed in 1825. Mr. Maxwell also laid out the wellknown Hess road, from the Ridge road to the lake shore. The first settlement at the village of Rapids, in the extreme south-eastern part of the town, on Tonawanda Creek, was made by Amos andS. B. Kinne in 1839, who purchased land and laid some of it out in vil-lage lots. There was little growth in the settlement until 1849, whenOrange Mansfield built a steam saw mill. G. H. Utley er
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