EARLY HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SPRINGWATER,

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, NY



BY

ORSON WALBRIDGE

1887


CONTENTS

CHAPTER I: Early History - Indians, Customs, Living, Etc. - Wild Animal - Reminiscences

CHAPTER II: Movement Towards Western New York - Surveys - First Settlers

CHAPTER III" History of Early Civil Divisions of New York

CHAPTER IV: First Settlers of Springwater Valley And Vicinity

CHAPTER V: Organization of The Town - Description of Early Settlers And Reminiscences

CHAPTER VI: Springwater Valley - The Village As It Is And As It Was

CHAPTER VII: Hunts Hollow - The First Settlement In The Present Town of Springwater

CHAPTER VIII: North of The Reynolds Gull - By D.B. Waite

CHAPTER IX: Manner of Living - Financial Condition of Early Settlers

CHAPTER X: Hemlock Lake State Dam - Removed By Springwater Boys

CHAPTER XI: Biography of Early Settlers

CHAPTER XII: More About Hunting And Fishing

Supervisors And Town Clerks