Brockport

History

Prior to European settlement, the area which 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 like deer and the occasional black bear. Shortly after white settlers arrived, most of the Muoio died of disease and the few survivors traveled to Canada. The village of Brockport was founded by Heil Brockway in 1822 and incorporated in 1829. officially called the "State University of New York Brockport", is the descendant of that institute and is known for its teaching and nursing programs. It boasts the Morgan–Manning House, a Victorian era home built in 1854 on Main Street (NY 19). During the American Civil War the men of Brockport formed all of Company A (100 men) of the 140th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, formed in September 1862 at Rochester. Brockport's total population was little more than 2,100 people at the time. Additional volunteers from Brockport helped form Company H of the 140th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Company A's heroics helped secure the flank of the 5th Maine and stabilized a bad situation on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg. The 140th New York regiment also saw action at the Battle of the Wilderness, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and the Appomattox Courthouse Campaign. The 140th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered out on June 3, 1865, near Alexandria, Virginia. There has long been a legend that due to a conflict between two of Brockport's founders, there are no intersections on Main Street that meet up squarely. This is not true, since State and Erie streets line up because they used to be a trolley path that ran all the way to…

Geography

Brockport is located at (43.214261, -77.939378) along the northern edge of the town of Sweden in western Monroe County. The village is north of the junction of New York State Route 19 (north-south) and New York State Route 31 (east-west). NY 19 leads north from Brockport to Hamlin and south to Bergen, while NY 31 leads east to downtown Rochester and west to Medina. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.12%, are water. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

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