Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)
1836 - Ledyard

LEDYARD, taken from Scipio, 30th January, 1823; distant from Albany 170, from Auburn, S. W. 16 miles; surface rolling; soil, clay loam, resting on clay slate, in which the remains of shell fish are so abundant as to convert it into marl; drained by some small tributaries of the Cayuga lake. Levuna and Aurora are post villages, both lying on the lake. The first, 14 miles from Auburn, has a tavern, store, several stores for the forwarding business, and about 20 dwellings. The second, 18 miles from Auburn, has 1 Presbyterian, 1 Episcopal, and 1 Methodist church, the Cayuga Academy, 2 taverns, 4 stores, 2 storehouses, and about 150 dwellings. This is one of the most charming villages on the lake, lying upon a gently inclined plane, ending in an indentation of the lake, surrounded by a very rich country, under the highest cultivation, and ornamented by many neat dwellings, inhabited by wealthy families. A steamboat from Ithaca to the bridge, touches daily at this and the other villages upon the lake. The post office has the name of the town.

Gazetteer of the State of New York, Comprehending Its Colonial History, General Geography, Geology, and Internal Improvements, Its Political State, a Minute Description of Its Several Counties, Towns, and Villages, Statistical Tables, Exhibiting the Area, Improved Lands, Population, Stock, Taxes, Manufactures, Schools, and Cost of Public Instruction, in Each Town : with a Map of the State, and a Map of Each County, and Plans of the Cities and Principal Villages – Thomas Francis Gordon, 1836, Page 376



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