The Triangle Tract Historical Society has published a guide to its eight history museums. The brochure was produced by Board member Bill Andrews with the assistance of Norm Frisch.
The Triangle Tract was created in the late 18th century when the Phelps and Gorham Land Company bought an immense expanse of land from the Seneca Indians, including a twelve-mile-wide strip on the west bank of the Genesee River. The surveyor mistakenly ran the west border straight north from LeRoy to Lake Ontario instead of parallel to the river, creating a triangular piece of land that had not been included in the sale. The Senecas discovered the fraud, reclaimed the property, and sold it to Robert Morris, financier of the American Revolution. He sold it to a consortium of New York City men. Eventually, it was developed into the towns of Hamlin, Clarkson, and Sweden, and part of the towns of Bergen and LeRoy. The Triangle Tract Historical Society was founded to promote an understanding of the history of the five towns.
Museums included in the new guide are:
- North Star Schoolhouse and History Center
- The Clarkson Academy / Schoolhouse
- Brockport Museum and Library of Local History
- The Morgan-Manning House Museum
- Sweden Farmers Museum
- Brockport Community Museum
- Bergen Museum of Local History
- Jell-O Gallery and Historic LeRoy House
Copies of the brochure are available at various locations, including Lift Bridge Book Shop, Chase Bank, the Sweden, Clarkson, and Hamlin Town Halls, Brockport Village Hall, Sweden/Clarkson Community Center, Strong West, and the Seymour Library.
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