. Descriptive and illustrated guide book of the famous Watkins Glen, a New York reservation, located at Watkins, Sehuyler Co., (head of Seneca Lake). HE village of Watkins was named after its founder, Dr. SamuelWatkins, a native of England; and was included in theWatkins and Flint purchase. This tract of 350,000 acreswas obtained from the State in 1794, by |ohn W. Watkinsand Royal R. Flint, representing a syndicate of promi-nent men, and covered a large tract of country aroundthe head of Seneca Lake. Dr. Watkins succeeded to the title of his elder brothers estate at his death,and became t
. Descriptive and illustrated guide book of the famous Watkins Glen, a New York reservation, located at Watkins, Sehuyler Co., (head of Seneca Lake). HE village of Watkins was named after its founder, Dr. SamuelWatkins, a native of England; and was included in theWatkins and Flint purchase. This tract of 350,000 acreswas obtained from the State in 1794, by |ohn W. Watkinsand Royal R. Flint, representing a syndicate of promi-nent men, and covered a large tract of country aroundthe head of Seneca Lake. Dr. Watkins succeeded to the title of his elder brothers estate at his death,and became the owner of 25,000 acres of land. He came to this locality to reside in the year 1828, where he found only a smallhamlet, of between two and three hundred inhabitants. The first settlementhaving been made in 1788, nine years after the Sullivan expedition, he named itSalubria, a most appropriate name in view of the climatic conditions. He builtthe Jefferson House, Glen National Bank building, together with several resi-dences; mapped and laid out the village, presented it with a public park, andhad it incorporated April 11, 1842, under the name of Jdescriptiveillus00hope
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