(This was John Adams the educator, not the Founding Father). John Adams, (1772–1863), served as a principal at an academy here.In 2003 it added a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m 2) manufacturing addition to the main Elbridge plant and added another 40,000 square feet (3,700 m 2) in 2004.
Although Tessy lost some income when its largest client, Xerox, stopped selling inkjet printers, it has continued to expand with its medical work. The privately owned and operated company provides fabricated parts and supplies to Xerox, Gillette, Duracell, BT Fuze, Abbott Point of Care, Scott Aviation, Johnson and Johnson companies, Lutron, and Welch Allyn. The company, which was founded in 1973 by Henry Beck, employs 1,000 people worldwide – 500 at the Elbridge plant alone. Still, a few industries remain including OWI Wire Mill, Bennet Bolt Works and Northeast Electronics.Įlbridge (specifically the Town of Elbridge) is the headquarters for Tessy Plastics, which manufactures injection molded plastic products. Although the New York State thruway runs through the Town of Elbridge, and very close to Jordan itself, there was no exit built for the town. The fortunes of the village declined when the canal closed in 1912 and the railroads lost business to the trucking industry. Later, the main railroad line that traveled the length of New York State ran through Jordan. The remains of the Jordan aqueduct are now a park in downtown Jordan. This settlement became a center of trade and manufacturing with the building of the Erie Canal, which passes directly through town. The Village of Jordan, the larger of the two villages, is located in the northwest section of the town. According to some stories, a traveler died of a heart attack on the third floor and his spirit, dubbed "George", still flirts with women and plays practical jokes. The latter was featured some years ago on national television as one of America's haunted places. The Main Street of Elbridge (Route 5) is lined with beautiful 19th century homes, including at least one that is said to have been a station on the Underground Railroad and the Wayside Inn. surrounded by trees, which with the irregularity of the plan and outline of the structure itself, contribute to its picturesque effect." (1856). The Village of Elbridge was located on a well-traveled Indian trail that eventually became New York State Route 5.Įlbridge Elementary School now on the site of the former Munro AcademyĮlbridge Elementary School now occupies the site which The Architectural Instructor Journal called "an open landscape. Town historians believe it is probable that Captain Stevens named the town after Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry, who participated with Stevens in the Boston Tea Party raid in 1773. Buck was followed in short order by Captain William Stevens, his wife and six children. Two years later he returned with his family to become the first Anglo-European settler. In 1791, government surveyor Josiah Buck arrived to map the area. In fact, according to some legends, Cross Lake, which forms the northern boundary of the town, was the home of the historical Hiawatha. The largest still exists on the Seneca River in what is now known as Jack's Reef. The Onondaga ("People of the Hill") of the Iroquois Nation had several fortified settlements in the area. Before the arrival of the white settlers, the native presence was pervasive and sustained. Bruce describes the area as "a densely wooded wilderness, frequented by Indians and inhabited by bears, wolves and other beasts of the forest and could not have presented an appearance other than of gloomy waste." It can be assumed that neither the Natives nor the incoming settlers necessarily agreed with Bruce's negative assessment. The Town of Elbridge includes two incorporated villages: the Village of Elbridge (incorporated in 1848) and the Village of Jordan (incorporated in 1835).Īn 1896 article from Onondaga's Centennial by Dwight H. The Town of Elbridge was formed in 1829 from the Town of Camillus. This tract comprised most of present-day Camillus and all of Van Buren and Marcellus in what is now the County of Onondaga in Central New York's Finger Lakes Region. 5 (Camillus) created following the American Revolution and given to veterans in lieu of payment for service during the War for Independence. ( July 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Įlbridge was part of Military Township No. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.
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