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Following an apprenticeship in milling, Charles Sewell Gilbert immigrated from England in his young twenties--initially to Rochester and Penfield. He relocated to Avon in 1855 and purchased an existing mill. His sons later followed him into the…

Real-photo postcard shows a mill site alongside Conesus Creek where Emme Light rebuilt after a fire had destroyed an earlier one named "Glen Avon." He retained that name, and became well known for his trademarked varieties of flour: Peerless, Sweet…

200-foot stone viaduct was constructed by the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad sometime around 1856-57, crossing the outlet of Conesus Lake not far from where that creek joins the Genesee River. By 1859 the planned rail line between Mt. Morris…

The historic landmark in Avon, NY was built ca. 1840 as a private residence and later became a sought-after destination during the village&#039;s days as a spa resort. Damaged by a fire in 1979, it was restored and has remained in business.<br /> <br /> This linen…

This is a collection of several clips from tapes that were recorded in the Avon Historical Society

Various clips discussing the hard times in Avon, NY including problems with the school district, victory gardens and living through the Great Depression.

Small lunch car run by Otto Kiefer was located on the Park Square in Avon, NY, perhaps as early as 1926. Born in Cohocton and raised in Wayland, Kiefer moved to Silver Creek, NY as the manager of an electric company. It was here that he probably…

Avon Free Library was used to house students after the school fire in 1961. Four kindergarten classes were taught there for two years.

George Dooer opened this meat market when he was 19; first bought some farmland and went from having nothing to having one of the longest running businesses. He was the president of the town, supervisor, and county sherriff. His meat market was…

Until 1907, high school students in Avon attended classes in a building constructed in 1841. It was built as the Avon Academy for young women, then purchased by the village in 1867 as the Avon Union Free School, and finally renamed the Avon High…