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Brockport, New York, “The Victorian Village on the Erie Canal” was incorporated in 1829, 4 years after the completion of the Erie Canal. Its name derives from one of its founders, Heil Brockway. The village covers an area of 2.2 square miles and at 8366 residents is the largest village in Monroe County.
History. Prior to European settlement, the area that makes up modern Brockport was primarily occupied by the Muoio Indian tribe, a part of the Seneca (a member of the Iroquois Confederacy). The Muoio people were sustained in the region mostly by hunting indigenous wildlife such as deer, Canada geese and the occasional black bear.
The Brockport Museum of Local History, formerly the Emily Knapp Museum, is located in the Village of Brockport, situated on the Erie Canal in the state of New York.
Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Brockport in Monroe County, New York. The district encompasses 51 contributing structures and one contributing structure, a canal lift bridge .
The Brockport Museum of Local History is located in the Village of Brockport, situated on the Erie Canal in the state of New York. The mission of the museum — an educational institution — is to collect, preserve, and provide access to the heritage and history of the greater Brockport community.
August 24, 2015. Park Avenue and State Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Brockport in Monroe County, New York. The district encompasses 90 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a predominantly residential section of Brockport. The district developed between about 1830 and 1930, and includes ...
It captures the political, social, and intellectual life of Brockport, NY from 1858 to 1864. After the opening of the Erie Canal, Brockport became a thriving agricultural and industrial community. Tozier’s diary, and his scrapbooks of original materials, also authenticate his life’s story during the Civil War period.
