Pultneyville, New York
| Pultneyville, New York | |
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 Pultneyville, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°16′47″N 77°11′10″W / 43.27972°N 77.18611°WCoordinates: 43°16′47″N 77°11′10″W / 43.27972°N 77.18611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wayne |
| Town | Williamson |
| Established | 1806 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 698 |
| • Density | 317.3/sq mi (122.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EDT (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 14538 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-59993 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2631637 |
Pultneyville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Williamson, Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 698 at the 2010 census.
Framing the mouth of Salmon Creek, it is on the northern border of the town, the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The hamlet was originally laid out in 1806 and is listed with the National Register of Historic Places. At one time a significant Great Lakes trading port and site of a War of 1812 skirmish, it now is a quiet, Western New York bedroom community.
Set between the fruit orchards and a Great Lake on the Seaway Trail, many of Pultneyville's activities focus on summer sailing and theatre. The hamlet boasts an active marina and is home to the second-oldest little theater in the United States.
In the latter part of the 17th century the French traded with the Indians at the mouth of Salmon Creek, but no permanent settlement was established until circa 1800. The area is also the landing point for a French military force of 1,600 soldiers from Canada in 1687. At the time, the governor of Canada, Marquis de Denonville, was determined to destroy the Iroquois and this military expedition defeated the Senecas near present-day Victor, New York, about 25 miles south of the landing site.
Pultneyville is named for Sir William Pulteney, a British baronet who was an English land speculator. Pulteney and his partners purchased a 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of the former Phelps and Gorham Purchase in 1790. There is some ambiguity as to when settlement first occurred: some sources refer to Dan Russell as being the first white inhabitant of the area in 1794, others cite "Yankee" Bill Waters in 1804. Waters' cabin was located on the peninsula just north of the harbor inlet.
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