Albion, Oswego County, New York
| Albion | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Oswego County |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 43°28′10″N 76°02′59″W / 43.46944°N 76.04972°WCoordinates: 43°28′10″N 76°02′59″W / 43.46944°N 76.04972°W |
| Area | 47.8 sq mi (123.8 km2) |
| - land | 47.2 sq mi (122 km2) |
| - water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2), 1.26% |
| Population | 2,073 (2010) |
| Incorporated | 1825 |
| Supervisor | Rick Stowell (2007) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13303 |
| Area code | 315 |
 Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
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| Website: http://www.townofalbion-ny.us/ | |
Albion is a town in the northeastern part of Oswego County, New York, USA. The population was 2,073 at the 2010 census.
Prior to 1788, Native Americans would come to the area to hunt and fish for salmon during the spawning season. They called it Alkineaur, meaning "sand bank." The territory was annexed to the state of New York on 1 March 1788.
Then, in 1791, two brothers, John and Nicholas Roosevelt bought a tract of land from the state, part of which would later become the town of Albion. They sold the land to George Scriba, a Dutchman, on 7 April 1792. In December 1794, Scriba received a patent from the state. The land was now referred to as "Scriba's Patent."
In January, the subdivision of the land started. On 24 March 1804, the Town of Williamstown was formed from Oneida County. On 20 February 1807, the Town of Richland was formed from Oneida County. Part of this would later become the Town of Albion.
In 1812, the first settler arrived. A fur trader by the name of Cary Burdick bought a parcel of land on the Williamstown road, about two miles (3 km) south of present-day Altmar. In 1813, the Lilly brothers, David, Luther and Benjamin, settled near Burdick, and built the first sawmill. This is where Luther Lilly's first son was born.
The first settler of the present-day village of Altmar arrived. Peter Henderson, from Scotland, bought 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land bordering the Salmon River, and began clearing it for farmland. In 1814, Dr. Brace, a physician, opened a tavern in the village of Sand Bank. In 1816, the first schoolhouse in the town was built, with Sylvia Breed as the first teacher. In 1819, the first marriage, between H.B. Baker of Albany and Lucy Burdick (Cary Burdick's daughter), took place. Moses Rich arrived in Sand Bank in 1822, and built the first Grist Mill. On 24 March 1825, the Town of Albion was set apart from the Town of Richland. On the original survey map of Scriba's Patent, this was known as Township 22. George Scriba called it Alkmaar after a town in his home country of Holland. The first town meeting was held in Albion on 3 May that same year. Local officials were chosen for various offices. In 1828, a native of Oneida county, Ammi Hinckley, arrived in Sand Bank and opened a general store. Another tavern, kept by William Abbott, was in business around the same time. On 27 January 1829, the First Presbyterian Church was established. Services were held in the schoolhouse. This later became the First Congregational Church. The Union Church was established on 8 January 1834 in Sand Bank. It was shared by Presbyterians and Methodists.
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