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Visitors to the Oxbow today typically experience a surprisingly quiet and peaceful respite from the day-to-day pressures of our lives. Many will be surprised to learn the history of the area, which once included as many as 65 small cottages and homes. About a half mile south of the bridge over the canal at Fairport Road, the original path of the old Erie turned dramatically to the east and looped in a semi-circle, before continuing its southern path toward Bushnell’s Basin. This area been called “the Oxbow” since at least the 1860s, if not earlier. Between the 1860s and 1915, many of the twists and turns of the canal were straightened, leaving a small lake at Perinton’s Oxbow.
The story of this canal lakeside community will the subject of a presentation by town historian Bill Poray at our November program……
This event is free and is open to the public. No registration required.
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