From the 1860 Gazetteer of the State of New York, by J. H. French
SAVANNAH (1) - was formed from Galen, Nov. 24, 1824. It is the S E. corner town of the co. Its surface is broken by drift ridges in the N., and is low and marshy in the S.; about one-third of the S. part is a woodland marsh, known as Crusoe Island. Seneca River forms the S. part of the E. boundary. Crusoe Lake is a small, shallow body of water near the center; its outlet, Crusoe Creek, flows into Seneca River. The soil in the N. is a sandy and gravelly loam, and in the S. it is principally composed of muck and shell marl. (1) A tract of about 1,900 acres in the S. E. part is an open marsh, producing coarse grass. Savannah (p.v.) near the center, is a station upon the N. Y. C. R. R. and contains 20 houses. The first settlement was made by Elias Converse and Joseph Mozier, in 1812. (2) The first preacher was Rev. __ Wiers (Bap.). There is no church in town.
Footnotes:
Current Place Names in the Town of Savannah:
Pangburn Corners, Savannah
Tales of the Village of Savannah - from the 1877 "History of Wayne County"
The Town of Savannah - from "History of Wayne County, N.Y. 1789-1877" by Everts, Ensign & Everts, 1877
Names Index to the 1874 Map of the Town of Savannah
Names Index to the 1874 Map of the Village of Savannah
Names Index of Savannah Citizens from "Landmarks of Wayne County"
Property Owners of the Town of Savannah, 1891: added 4/6/12
1914 Farm Directory of Savannah
1874-75 Savannah Marriage and Death Records
Holbrooks, Ferris or Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery
Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Photo Album
Small Savannah Cemeteries: Harwood-Sprague, Crusoe Island (Old Evans, Farrand), New Evans, Wilsey Farm, Harrington, Wilson Farm, John Jackson (Allen), Olmstead Road Single Burial
Civil War Soldiers Buried in Savannah, NY Cemeteries
Civil War Soldiers of Savannah, NY
Savannah Business Notices in 1874
Savannah Historical Trivia Quiz
Early Photos of Savannah Schoolchildren
The Hon. Nelson Ferris: and Ferris family documents
Feb. 14, 1889 Savannah Reporter Newspaper
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