Beginning in 1834, the First Presbyterian Church of Leroy was the site of anti-slavery meetings that brought people together to hear abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and Amos A. Phelps. Twice the meetings were met by violent protesters who . . . — — Map (db m154713) HM
Dedicated on October 12, 1928, the Donald Woodward
Airport was built by the youngest son of Orator
Woodward, owner of Jell-O. Considered one of
the finest private airports in the United States,
it was designed by aviation pioneer, . . . — — Map (db m151510) HM
In 1897, Pearle Bixby Wait of Leroy, introduced a gelatin dessert that his wife, May, named Jell-O. The first four flavors were strawberry, raspberry, orange and lemon. In 1899, he began production of Jell-O in a factory building located near this . . . — — Map (db m41526) HM
Here the natural water power potential of Old Buttermilk Falls determined not only the village site, but in 1803, the erection of Stoddard and Platt's Pioneer Grist Mill. In 1822 Herman Le Roy, for whom the town was named, replaced this with a much . . . — — Map (db m142118) HM
On this campus Marietta and Emily Ingham of Saybrook, Connecticut, founded Le Roy Female Seminary, which became, by charter on April 28, 1857, the first university for women in the United States, granting degrees in the humanities, fine arts and . . . — — Map (db m57315) HM
Founded by Marietta and Emily Ingham in 1837, as the Le Roy Female Seminary; incorporated in 1852 as the Ingham Collegiate Institute; chartered in April 28, 1857 as Ingham University with a literary college, college of fine arts, and the . . . — — Map (db m57316) HM
In Memory
Of The
Soldiers
Of
Le Roy
Rebellion
William C. Allen ·
John W. Amlong ·
Alexander L. Anderson ·
Benjamin Anderson ·
David D. Anderson ·
Wilber H. Anderson ·
James Avery ·
Samuel Avery ·
Samuel Avery 2nd · . . . — — Map (db m231465) WM
Le Roy post office
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1989
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m142119) HM
In remembrance of those from LeRoy who served
May we never forget those who died
George Botts · Cecelia Cochran · Errol Crittenden · Leo Fiorito · Thomas Illes · Edward Kaine · Percy Luttrel · Patrick Molyneaux · Edgar Murrel · George Ripton · . . . — — Map (db m142311) WM
Marion Steam Shovel
has been placed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 2008 by the
United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m151435) HM
Genesee County's only known French & Indian War veteran
Pioneer of Stone Church
Died 1811 age 72 buried in Fort Hill Cemetery Le Roy — — Map (db m57317) HM
The Seneca Indians, “Keepers of the Western Door” occupied this area since the formation of the Iroquois confederacy about 1550. Most numerous and most warlike of the Six Nations, they for a time dominated the tribes . . . — — Map (db m140045) HM
With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty
40th anniversary — — Map (db m108724)
Orator F. Woodward, owner of the Genesee Pure Food Company bought the rights to Jell-O from P.B. Wait in 1899 for $450. Production of “America's most famous dessert” began in 1900 at the Genesee Pure Food Company factory located on this . . . — — Map (db m41527) HM
Erected prior to 1812 by Egbert Benson,
first land agent of LeRoy.
In 1821 enlarged and occupied by
Jacob LeRoy, second land agent,
son of Herman,
for whom the town was named. — — Map (db m145695) HM
The Steeple Upon entering the village of LeRoy, one of the first sights to be seen is the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church. This was erected in 1866 following a vote by the congregation in 1854 to replace the original bell tower. . . . — — Map (db m117042) HM
To Honor Those Jell-O Employees
Who Served Their Country
In World War II
★Frank W. Brown ★Raymond J. Dustin
Charles J. Alianell •
Edward T. Atherton •
Anthony J. Fiorito •
Robert M. Balmer •
William L. Barber • . . . — — Map (db m145698) WM
Escaping slaves traveling to Canada on the Covington Route crossed the road here on their way to meet LeRoy's conductor, Daniel McDonald, known as the "Medicine Man." His station was near the Keeney Road Cemetery. — — Map (db m41531) HM
On April 2, 1918, Delia Phillips was the first woman in LeRoy to vote in an election after New York State passed women's suffrage in 1917. She cast her ballot in LeRoy’s municipal building. In 1920, the 19th Constitutional
Amendment was ratified . . . — — Map (db m142112) HM
