The Landmark Newark Diner, Newark, N.Y.
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From the 1860 Gazetteer of the State of New York, by J. H. French
ARCADIA - was formed from Lyons, Feb. 15, 1825. It lies on the S. border of the co., a little W. of the center. Its surface is a rolling region, broken by drift ridged. Mud Creek flows E. of the town, N. of the center, and receives several small streams as tributaries. The soil is a sandy, gravelly loam, mixed with clay on the hills. Gypsum is found in the S. W. , and marl in the center. Newark, (p.v.) including Arcadia, (p.v.) in the S. part, on the canal, was incorp. July 21, 1853, as Newark. It contains 7 churches, a bank, flouring mill, tannery, 3 furnaces, and several manufactories. It is a fluorishing canal village and a station upon the N.Y. C. R. R. Pop. 2,042. Fairville, (p.v.) about 5 mi. No., contains 1 church, a tannery, a limited amount of manufactures, and 159 inhabitants. Marbletown, near the S. E. corner, contains a church and 10 houses. Jessups Corners and Hydeville are hamlets. Settlement was commenced in 1791, by Joseph Winters and B. Franklin. (1) The first church (M.E.) was organized in 1805. Roger Benton was the first settled minister, in 1806. (2) A family named Fox, residing at Hydeville, in Arcadia, first heard the mysterious sounds known as the "rappings" on the night of March 31, 1849. Investigations were made in regard to the origin of the raps, but nothing definite was settled upon. The family soon after removed to Rochester, the "raps" accompanying them; and hence the name "Rochester Rappings". A series of investigations was instituted, and the matter became public, some claiming for it a spiritual origin, but the great majority pronouncing it a humbug or delusion. From this source modern spiritualism originated.
Footnotes:
Current Place Names in the Town of Arcadia:
Fairville, Fairville Station, Hydesville, Marbletown, Minsteed, Mud Mills, Newark, Stebbins Corner, Zurich
Arcadia Resources on this site:
1869-1870 Newark Business Directory
Property Owners of the Town of Arcadia, 1891: added 5/16/12
1900 Newark Village Directory Pt. 1, Surnames A - F
1900 Newark Village Directory Pt. 2, Surnames G - O
1900 Newark Village Directory Pt. 3, Surnames P - Y
1914 Farm Directory of Arcadia
The Town of Arcadia: from "History of Wayne County", Everts, Ensign, & Everts, 1877
Arcadia & Newark, N.Y. Postcard & Photo Album
Wayne County Births - 1849, Part 1 - Arcadia, Butler, Galen, Lyons and Macedon
Wayne County Marriages 1849, Part 2 - Towns of Arcadia, Wolcott, Ontario, Sodus, Marion, Savannah and Lyons
Wayne County Deaths 1849, Part 3 - Arcadia, Marion, Savannah, Walworth, and Williamson
Wayne County Marriages 1848, Part 2 - Towns of Arcadia, Galen, Palmyra, Sodus and Wolcott
Wayne County Deaths 1848, Part 2 - Towns of Arcadia, Butler and Macedon
Wayne County Marriages 1847, Part 1 - Towns of Arcadia, Butler, Galen, Lyons, Macedon, Marion
1874-75 Arcadia Marriage and Death Records
19th Century School Items - photo of old Marbletown Schoolhouse
Autograph Book of Lois Moseley 1837-1838
The Coleman Clippings Part 1 - a collection of newspaper clippings about the Coleman Family and other families of Sodus and Newark
The Coleman Clippings Part 2 - excerpts from the February 14, 1906 Arcadian Weekly Gazette
The Coleman Clippings Part 3 - abstracts of Coleman Family legal documents & society notes
Photo of 1926 Feiock Family Reunion
Photo of 1905 Feiock Family Reunion
1895 History of the Churches of Arcadia
1885 Newark Presbyterian Newsletter
1905 Census Index of the Town of Arcadia Custodial Asylum
1915 Newark High School Publication
1916 Graduating Class of Newark High School
Some History of the old Newark Union Free School & Academy: added 11/30/15
Newark High 1916 Commencement Souvenir
St. Michael RC Church Pew Listings, 1910
The Newark Courier, February 11, 1869
The Newark Courier, October 28 and November 11, 1869
Mystery Photo of People and Oxen Cart
Wayne County Real Estate in 1886
1874 Arcadia Agricultural Society Advertisers
1874 Newark NY Teachers' Convention
Ayers Family Headstones, Newark Cemetery
Neal Family Headstones, Newark Cemetery
Contributors to 1955 Newark NY Church Cookbook
Contributors to 1911 Newark NY Church Cookbook
Civil War Draftees from Town of Arcadia
Moving the Fox Sisters House in 1916
Scroll down to and click on Cemeteries button at left side of site to view Arcadia and Newark Cemeteries.
LINKS
VIDEO of Newark NY Rose Parade 1942 - LINK to another website, with MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK, that will open in a new window; added 4/8/2015
VIDEO of Village of Newark Winter Storm 1942 - LINK to another website, with MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK, that will open in a new window; added 4/8/2015
VIDEO of Village of Newark Flag Day Parade 1942 - LINK to another website, with MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK, that will open in a new window; added 4/8/2015
VIDEO Newark Rose Parade 1957 - LINK to another website, with musical soundtrack, that will open in a new window: added 4/8/2015
VIDEO of Memories of Lockville, Part 1- link to another website that will open in a new window: added 4/8/15
VIDEO of Memories of Lockville, Part 2- link to another website that will open in a new window: added 4/8/15
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