Wheatland Chili Central School - Genoatk Yearbook (Scottsville, NY)

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THE VILLAGE

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Scottsville, a Isaac Scott, after whom the village of Scottsville is named, first settled in the town of Wheatland in 1790, purchasing 150 acres of the Wadsworth estate, at 54.00 an acre. His farm included most of what is now the village of Scottsville. Following his example, other families came, and soon Scottsville was a small, but thriving community. Life in early Scottsville was hard. Most of the land was covered with trees, stones, and thick brush. There were no roads, only a few trails made by the Indians. Before 1812, the only way to receive mail was by traveling to Canandaigua, the area's post office. From then until 1820, when an office was .established in Scottsville, town residents obtained their mail from the post office in Caledonia. ln the early part of the nineteenth century, practically the whole village thrived on the wheat industry. At one time, because of lack of transportation, the number of grainaries in Scottsville was eight. However, after the War of 1812, when river boating became widely used, and grain could be shipped to Rochester, the number dropped to four. 116 Growing Town, Rich The two decades, the 1830's and 1840's were the most profitable in Wheatland's history. More was accomplished in this time than in any twenty years before or since. A canal and railroad were built, and two bridges were constructed across the Genesee. Several school houses were completed, and most of the fine historical houses we admire today were built in this time. During this period wheat was king in Monroe County, and the quality of Wheatland's was second to none. Following the Civil War, Scottsville faced difficult times. The current trend was to have one large industrial center in each area, and Rochester became ours. With the advent of railroads and later the auto- mobile, many went to the city to obtain employment, and village industries and 4 -n, us 5?'5'E?s9.9T,,,Q' 9-:+ m53a'5 D ur CD vi 104-11 -:CDO m:6Qc2'f:Fg0Q.. - :1 -. ZCDCDQ-5850-3 CD -.CD 'oggalf-33352 0:19 E80 CQ-013.93-.Q, SW4-2Cu'1'U E gzoigi 'ZS2S6'S-Eng 5 7'i'..'5Qo3 Tsorfjcgsa' 'l1g:,aCD3-- Q . XI,-5,321.1 .- 'USF'- cni-3: sog EQUWUSKQ. aw-IEQELMQ. uu'OfD:- N on 00341: 5:31- U'5-3::' 1 5CDIm -0- -O-0 4 oU':r:F5 '2E ?N4m'f'-.rm . Eg Sf' R. S 52 . . pg 17' .JW i 1. syn - ,W . -Q . ' .t X f 5151 1 - I 'r Wixif- A -..Q- -X. ,st2i'fY1s+qm:,-msg,f:- ,V 1- tg ' -1 Y' -K 42 A - ,.,,,.. . . - ,, - 2 4 JW-if ' i ii?- .1 s Q: R5-'sf iii: f ' , f A - .. , K -K . A 1 - fifi11-.- - if . Z ' 5 nifty - is is 1 s ' .f is ' -:F 1 ' :Ili . I 1:., : sg: jf aggisms-f:..l21' E -1, :My . 55 Lf :Q . . ' f - - fi ' -I A - . 7 is 5 .c if s:-f - .- wfis rigssris S' ex- is -X 'L -sw-: -N- ':' s TX'f ?'sfl fRr: TWT ' 'kT11'f if1..s I ' ER 'MA 11 - 1 se- : 1-we r 2 - f. 1f'E:i.z.. ' ....:' ,-iWaiff1PZ?51 - r.. ' - f-1 1- swf X-avi: rr . Q-: W ':- ,... . .- ' Hfg f '-321' Q15fI34E5,' ' 935' SYN. E 355' I?-14 '3'Ft?.ac gf .ik ' fW12.:.'1w- sr- -2 . 'p.: is ny,-1 , - x... .., ,g:wf:Asai ' -if -1 1 KA: I I .',fXgS2TX f,'fg5j.i 'S 'ij-' .. : - A351 .,,, . L . . ., r -' r f N . rss. ,, . 1. vfsf- 12- .14 - -rs ...W M..--M ... N 1 ...M K ,k,, . H . ' 1 .... -- . E l