Dunhamville - Richford, NY - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

text: "Dunhamville experimental city site proposed in 1828 by Wm. Dunham, merchant, first postmaster, and supervisor of Richford State Education Department 1935"

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"William Dunham, founder of the little settlement south of Richford village that once was called Dunhamville, was born March 20, 1787, and came to Richford with Ezekiel Rich, in whose employ he was, travelling with a wagon and selling the product of Mr. Rich's mitten factory and buying skins for future manufacture. At length Mr. Dunham determined to found a village and to that end purchased a large tract of land south of Richford settlement, a portion of which he laid out into lots and made some attempt to sell. The first school was opened in this vicinity. Mr. Dunham had occasion to borrow considerable money to carry on his operations, and not being able to pay promptly he was sold out, and his villiage scheme came to naught."

Marker Name: Dunhamville Marker Type: Roadside Agency: State Education Department Dedication Date: 1935 City/Town/Village Name: Richford County: Tioga Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3) Website: [Web Link]

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