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Author Archives: Sterling Historical Society
Sterling Baptist Church
SITE OF First Baptist Church of Sterling. Erected in 1841. Federated with United Presbyterian in 1931. Churches consolidated in 1962. Sold and Dismantled in 1970. This marker was erected by the … Continue reading
Fair Haven / Little Sodus
LITTLE SODUS Settled prior to 1811. First hotel, Abijah Hunt, 1825. First store, G. Taylor, 1825 New York State lists this marker as having been placed in Fair Haven in … Continue reading
Fair Haven Community Church
PRESBYTERIAN Landmark church of brick. Est. July 18, 1882. Replaced burned structure. Arthur Clark pastor 1928-31. Untied with Methodist 1928. This marker was erected in 1993 by the Sterling Historical … Continue reading
Fair Haven Methodist Church
SITE OF Methodist Episcopal Church erected in 1882. Local red brick construction. Sold and dismantled in 1934. This church faced Main Street from the northwest corner of Fancher Avenue in Fair Haven. map … Continue reading
Fair Haven School
UNION SCHOOL Opened September 1899. Two story brick building. 140 students and 11 teachers. Addition made in 1939. Merged with Red Creek 1948. This marker is located on Lake Street … Continue reading
North Victory
NORTH VICTORY First settlement by Conrad Phrozine in 1812. Here is the site of the mill he built. New York State lists this marker as having been placed at the … Continue reading
Martville
MARTVILLE Chauncey Hickock and Timothy Austin settled 1823, built first mills. Robt. Lay built first store 1825. This marker was erected in 1935 by the New York State Education Department. … Continue reading
The Quest for Eliza’s Diaries
We’ve come across something unique in Fair Haven’s history. Eliza Howell wrote personal diaries from 1871-1878. Continue reading
New Historian’s Office Completed
The official opening of the new north wing of the Town Hall was held on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The wing includes a new meeting room, storage space for town records and … Continue reading
William Holmes
William Holmes emigrated from England and lived in Sterling. He served in Company F of the 110th Regiment of the New York Volunteers. He died on June 30, 1863. The battle … Continue reading
James H. Bishop
This dog tag belonged to James H. Bishop of Martville. Who was James H. Bishop and when did he serve? Who is Miss L. Mathews? If you have any information … Continue reading
William Hewitt
William Hewitt married Emma Peters. They lived in Sterling. born 1826 July 17 in Sterling, New York died 1898 December 23 in Sterling, New York William served during the Civil … Continue reading
200 Years 1812 – 2012
Two Hundred Year Sterling Anniversary A silver anniversary may be 25 years, but this year is a Sterling Anniversary of 200 years. Sterling’s town goverment was officially established on June … Continue reading
Cottage Farm Recommended for Historic Register
There should soon be a third site within the Town of Sterling listed on New York State’s Register of Historic Places. Stefan House has admired Fair Haven’s historic Cottage Farm house … Continue reading
New Sterling Historian’s Office
Save the date: Saturday, May 19, 2012, 2:00 pm Sterling’s new history room at the Town Hall has been completed and will be dedicated as The Hallie A. DeMass Sweeting … Continue reading
George Edward Ingersoll
The first Sterling man to die in service to his country during the First World War was George Ingersoll. The George E. Ingersoll American Leagion Hall in Fair Haven is named … Continue reading