Sodus Point, New York
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Church in Sodus Point, New York
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 Location in Wayne County and the state of New York. |
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 Sodus Point, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°16′10″N 76°59′15″W / 43.26944°N 76.98750°WCoordinates: 43°16′10″N 76°59′15″W / 43.26944°N 76.98750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wayne |
| Town | Sodus |
| Settled | 1794 |
| Incorporated | December 30, 1957 |
| Named for | "Assorodus," the Cayuga language work for "silvery water" |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Trustees |
| • Mayor | Christian Tertinek |
| • Clerk | Tracy B. Durham |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 900 |
| • Density | 600/sq mi (234.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14555 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-68242 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0965624 |
| Website | http://www.soduspoint.info/ |
Sodus Point is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 900 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a nearby body of water, Sodus Bay. It is considered within the larger Rochester metropolitan area.
The Village of Sodus Point is in the northeastern part of the Town of Sodus. This is a lakeside community surrounded on three sides by water.
In 1794, the village was the site of the first European-American settlement in Sodus town. Before the American Revolution, the area for centuries was the territory of the Onondaga Nation.
During the War of 1812, the village was burned by a British raiding party, leaving all but one building demolished. The village was rebuilt.
The area became an important port on Lake Ontario in the 19th Century. As the Erie Canal shifted state transportation patterns, the village's function as a port declined. In the later 19th century, it became a popular vacation resort, especially for people from Chicago and other cities during the summers.
Sodus Point was incorporated in 1957.
The schooner Lotus, Customs House, and Sodus Point Light are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Writer Elizabeth F. Ellet was a native of the town.
Sodus Point is located at 43°16′10″N 76°59′15″W / 43.26944°N 76.98750°W (43.269332, -76.987608).
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