History of Springport, New York, USA

Journey back in time to Springport, New York, USA

(Union Springs)

• The town of Springport was formed in 1823 from parts of the towns of Scipio and Aurelius.
  
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• 1836 - Springport
  SPRINGPORT, taken from Scipio and Aurelius, Jan. 30th, 1823; W. from Albany by 166, from Auburn, S. W. 9, miles; surface rolling; soil rich calcareous...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• The village of Union Springs was incorporated in 1848.
  
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• 1854 - Springport
  Springport, a township of Cayuga co.. New York, on the E. side of Cayuga lake, 10 miles S. W. from Auburn. Population, 2041.
  A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
  
  
• 1859
  SPRING-PORT, a township of Cayuga co., in the state of New York, U. S. 9 m. SW of Auburn. The surface is undulating, and is drained by several small a...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  1859 Map of Union Springs, New York
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• 1860 - Springport, New York
  "SPRINGPORT – was formed from Scipio and Aurelius, Jan. 30, 1823. It lies upon the E. shore of Cayuga Lake, S.W. of the center of the co. Its surface ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Cayuga St. Union Springs, Cayuga, NY
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  Union Springs, Cayuga, NY
  
•  1868 - Medical Experiment
  Dr. Richardson, of Springport, New York, made an interesting statement at the Medical Convention, recently held in Rochester. In investigating the cau...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Residence and Farm of W.H. Chase, Union Springs, Cayuga Co., N.Y., 1875
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•  1876 - Courtney becomes professional oarsman
  Courtney, the famous oarsman of Union Springs, N. Y., has become a professional and has challenged any professional oarsman in the world to a race for...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1879 - Laughed to Death
  Mary Perry, aged seventy-four, of Springport, New York, sat at tea with some friends. They were relating funny incidents, and Mrs. Perry became convul...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1879 - Springport
  SPRINGPORT was formed from Scipio and Aurelius January 30th, 1823, and derives its name from its numerous and copious springs and its lake ports. It l...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1882 - Assault
  A fiendish assault was committed Thursday on a child belonging to Union Springs, N. Y., by Thos. E. Ford and John Wingfield, lately connected with Fra...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1884 - Aged 112 Years, and Never Rode in a Railroad Car in Her Life
  Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 16. - Mrs. Phoebe Brockway, who, on account of her extreme age, has of late enjoyed the distinction of being, next to Courtney,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1884 - Courtney turns fireman
  Oarsman Courtney, once known to fame, is foreman of the fire engine company at Union Springs, N. Y.
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  February 13, 1884
  
  
•  1884 - Died 'Full of Years'
  The oft repeated, familiar psalm of the Good Book says: "The days of our years are three-score years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fou...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1890 - Kind Deeds
  Elizabeth Comstock, an aged Quaker preacher in Union Springs, N. Y., has visited in her lifetime 122,000 persons, and nearly twice that many sick pers...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1893 - Temperance Reform Experiment
  The village of Union Springs, N. Y., is about to try a novel experiment in the way of temperance reform. A number of prominent citizens, including the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Main Street, looking North, Union Springs
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  Oakwood Seminary, Union Springs, N. Y.
  
  
  Founded by members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1796 in Millbrook, New York. After some years, the school began to decline, and it was laid down as a Yearly Meeting school shortly before the... Read MORE...
  
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• 1906
  Springport, a township (town) of Cayuga co., N.Y. Pop. in 1900, 1770. It contains Union Springs.
  Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
  
  
•  1907 - BIG STEAMER BURNS; NINE LIVES LOST. THE FRONTENAC WAS AN OLD SIDE WHEELER CARRYING CREW OF TWELVE.
  PASSENGERS LOST LIVES.
  
  VICTIMS WERE ALL WOMEN AND CHILDREN - OTHER PASSENGERS BADLY BURNED BEFORE BOAT WAS BEACHED.
  
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  Residence of C. T. Backno, Union Springs, 1909
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  Brown Transportation Co. Steamers at their Wharf
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  Grace Episcopal Church
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  Path to Lehigh Valley R.R. Station
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  Farley Homestead, Union Springs, 1911
  
  Farley's is a name which means different things to different people. To some, it is merely a road south of the village of Union Springs. To others, it is an area of summer cottages on Cayuga Lake. Indeed... Read MORE...
  
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  M. E. Church
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  Spring and Mill, Union Springs, N.Y.
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  Union Springs Academy
  
  Union Springs Academy was founded in 1921 and is owned and operated by the New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The academy traces its roots to various “home-schools” which began in western and central New York in... Read MORE...
  
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  1932 view of old cooper shop in Union Springs, Cayuga, NY. Is this where David Salisbury used to work?
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