Around Town

A typical 1920s Standard Oil Company barge that may have delivered oil to Macedon.

Click images to enlarge. This stately cobblestone house stood along Route 31 in front of what is now the Lowe’s parking lot. Approximate coordinates:    43.064571, -77.368945 This mill was located on the west side of Walworth Road between Mill Road and Pond Road. Approximate coordinates:    43.123334, -77.272690 District #1 school house was located at 1113 Alderman Road…

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Erie Street Water Tank Demolition

Torches are used to cut the tank into sections for removal.

The water tank on the hill next to the village cemetery was built in 1956 by the Pittsburgh – Des Moines Steel Company. It held 500,000 gallons of water and was filled from wells located north of Route 31 and west of Canandaigua Road. It was built to improve water pressure and it replaced a…

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The Erie & Barge Canals

Along the south side of the Erie Canal

Click photos to enlarge. Along the Erie Canal Along the south side of the Erie Canal View of canal near Frears (Canandaigua Road) Bridge. This photo is facing west, towards Wayneport Road Erie Canal Locks 60 & 61 A diagram of Lock 60 drawn by Jay Harding Lock 60 is located along Quaker Road between…

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Snapshots from the 1970s

Macedon Academy 1970s

Click any photo to enlarge. Macedon Academy First Baptist Church on Main Street The Town Hall and Library on Main Street before the fire Looking east on Main Street 1503 Alderman Road 1249 Route 31F unknown Carlson Brothers Meats on Leno Road unknown How the farm (1247 Erie Road) looks today from the same viewpoint,…

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Bullis

Written by Rand Darrow.  Performed at the Macedon Academy.

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