Town Historian
Information was obtained from the Historical & Statistical Gazetteer of New York State, R. P. Smith, Publisher, Syr., 1860, by J. H. French.
1. A sawmill at this place is one of the largest in the State, and is capable of sawing 20,000 feet per 24 hours. 2. Among the early settlers were Nathan, Nelson and ____ BECKWITH, in 1804. Eleazur PERRY, in 1805. Jonathan BUEL and Jacob THORPE, in 1806. Daniel ROBINSON, in 1809. The first birth was that of Thomas Jefferson RICE, in 1801. The first marriage, that of Augustus FORD and Miss RICE, in 1800. The first death, that of an infant child of Asa RICE, in 1798.
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Oswego----
(town)---was
formed from Hannibal, April 20, 1818. A part of Granby was annexed
May 20, 1836. It lies upon the shore of Lake Ontario, on the w. side
of the river. Its surface is generally rolling, ending in a bluff
shore upon the lake. The streams are the Eight Mile, Rice, Snake,
and Minetto Creeks. A fall in Oswego River within the limits of this
town affords an abundance of water-power. The underlying rock is
principally red sandstone, and the soil a gravelly loam. Boulders
and water-worn pebbles are scattered over the surface, making it very stony
in places. Minetto,1(p.v.)
situated on Oswego River, 4 mi. from the city, contains 150 inhabitants.
South West Oswego is a p.o. The first settlement was made in 1797,
by Asa RICE, from Conn. Reuben PIXLEY came in 1800, and Daniel BURT
in 1802.2 There
are now in the town 2 churches; M.E. and Bap.