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The Town of Wolcott

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The History of Wolcott
In 1805 Mr. Jonathan Melvin purchased 500 acres of land situated within the present village limits of Wolcott. Melvin was a revolutionary soldier and came here from Melvin Hill in Phelps, NY. Evidence suggests that before this time Indians visited this area to hunt, fish and gather food. Melvin would have had to clear his property, for Wolcott was a wilderness. From that time on other settlers came in and bought land from Melvin.
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