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Lyons, Wayne, New York, USA
Lyons is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 5,831 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Lyons (usually now spelled Lyon), France.
The Town of Lyons is in the south-central part of the county and contains a village also named Lyons. The village is located on the Erie Canal, and is the county seat of Wayne County.Wikipedia
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Where is Lyons, New York, USA? Lyons, Wayne, New York, USA
Lyons is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 5,831 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Lyons (usually now spelled Lyon), France.
The Town of Lyons is in the south-central part of the county and contains a village also named Lyons. The village is located on the Erie Canal, and is the county seat of Wayne County.Wikipedia
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The first white settlers, the Featherly and Stansell families, made their way to what was to become Lyons in May 1789.
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In 1796 Charles Williamson gave the settlement the name of Lyons, because the topography was similar to Lyon, France.
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1811 - The Town of Lyons is formed.
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(Lyons) - Peppermint was the cash crop for many farmers in the mid 1800’s. Hotchkiss, Hale and Parshall are synonymous with the distillation of peppermint oil.
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1854 - The Village of Lyons is incorporated.
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1888 - Perpetual MotionDavid Jennings, of Lyons, N.Y., who has spent twenty-one years and $30,000 in experiments, claimed...Read MORE...
1895 - Blizzard - THE STORM STILL HOVERS OVER THE UNITED STATES. IT IS SEVEREST IN THE EAST. TRAFFIC ALMOST ENTIRELY AT A STANDSTILL -- RAILROAD TRAINS BLOCKADED -- BUSINESS PARALYZED -- PEOPLE FROZEN TO DEATH AT SEVERAL PLACES......Sixty Miles An Hour.
Lyons, N. Y., Feb. 9. - The wind is blowing at the rate of 60 miles an...Read MORE...
1896 - The Hotel Baltzel BurnedLYONS, N Y, Jan. 8 The Hotel Baltzel, the largest hotel in Wayne county, was partially destroyed by ...Read MORE...
1907 - FELL BETWEEN CENTRAL TRACKSLyons Man Escapes Being Run Down by a Train.
LYONS, May 1. - Patrick Murphy, a New York Central...Read MORE...
1916
Lyons, a banking post-village, capital of Wayne co., N.Y., in Lyons township (town), on the Erie...Read MORE...
Lyons, a banking post-village, capital of Wayne co., N.Y., in Lyons township (town), on the Erie...Read MORE...
(Lyons) - In December 1920, the large school on the corner of William and Lawrence Streets burned to the ground, resulting in the death of two students.
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