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Gazeteer of the State of New York
J. H. French, 1860

                             ERIE COUNTY

  [282-283]

        AMHERST - was formed from Buffalo, April 10, 1818; and Chicktowaga
     was taken off in 1839.  It lies upon the N. border of the co., between
     Clarence and Tonawanda.  Its surface is level.  Eleven Mile and
     Ransoms Creeks flow across the town in a N. E. direction; and Tona-
     wanda Creek forms its N. boundary.  The soil is a sandy and clayey
     loam.  Upon the land of John Foglesonger, in the S. part of the town,
     is a very copius sulpher spring.  A gristmill with 3 run of stone has
     been built on the stream formed by it.  A ledge of limestone extends
     across the S. part of the town, from which limestone is quarried in
     various places.  Beneath this ledge is a layer of hydraulic limestone,
     which is extensively quarried at Williamsville and burned for water-
     lime.  WILLIAMSVILLE, (4) (p.v.,) incorp. in 1850, is situated on
     Eleven Mile Creek, in the S. part of the town.  It contains 4
     churches, an academy (5) and several manufactories. (6) Pop. 1,166.
     EGGERTSVILLE, GETZVILLE, EAST AMHERST, and WESTWOOD are p. offices.
     The first settlement was made in 1804, by Timothy S. Hopkins and Elias
     Ransom, from Great Barrington, Mass. (1)  There are 9 churches in
     town.

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        (1) Among the early settlers were Wm. Maltbury, Jonas Williams,
            James Harmon, Horatio Kelsey, Seth Canfield, Enos A. Armstrong,
            and Jas. Harris.  The first sawmill was built in 1801, by
            _____ Thomson; and the first gristmill, by Wm. Maltbury, in
            1808.  Elias Ransom kept the first inn, in 1805, and Juba
            Storrs & Co., the first store, in 1812.

        (4) Named for Jonas Williams, one of the early settlers.

        (5) The Williamsville Classical Institute.  The whole number of
            students for the year 1857 was 222.

        (6) A gristmill, a sawmill, a tannery, a furnace, a broom factory,
            a chair factory, and a waterlime mill, the last producing 3,000
            to 6,000 bbls. of hydraulic cement per year.

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