Associate Church
Organized about 1786 by
Associate Presbytery of
Pennsylvania. 1st ministers:
Mairs, Banks, Donaldson,
Campbell. 1st church
built 1800.
— — Map (db m45792) HM
Site of
Town of Florida
United Pres. Church Cemetery
known as Scotch Church Cem.
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First interment 1802, early
Scotch Settlers Buried Here.
Some are soldiers of Revolution . . . — — Map (db m45795) HM
Settled early 1700’s and originally called Brooklands renamed Florida - from the Latin word, Floridus, which means covered with flowers. — — Map (db m29729) HM
On this site, land was purchased in 1741 by men of Brookland to erect a Presbyterian Meeting House. Oldest established congregation in town of Warwick. — — Map (db m21132) HM
The stones before you were a part of Lock 20, a lift-lock on the Original Erie Canal. Lift-locks made it possible for boats to climb, or descend, the 565-foot difference along the canal between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. There were 83 . . . — — Map (db m236039) HM
Born in Florida, New York May 16, 1801 Died in Auburn, New York October 10, 1872 New York State Senator 1831 – 1834 Governor, New York State 1839 – 1842 United States Senator 1849 – 1861 Secretary of State of the United States 1861 . . . — — Map (db m21119) HM
