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History · Pultneyville

Pultneyville dates to 1806, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940

3 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1902 on.

1806founded
3on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
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From Pultneyville’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Pultneyville began

When was Pultneyville founded?

1806

Pultneyville dates its founding to 1806 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1807.

2020 census: 817220 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1807.The full story ↓

What stands out about Pultneyville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1978. Watch Pultneyville change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1806: 220 years of Pultneyville.
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Start Pultneyville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pultneyville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewPultneyville NY Crescent Beach 1967: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Pultneyville on the map, 1902 to 1978

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pultneyville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Pultneyville on the 1902 USGS mapPultneyville on the 1942 USGS mapPultneyville on the 1952 USGS mapPultneyville on the 1978 USGS map1902Pultneyville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pultneyville.

Timeline

Pultneyville, 1806 to 1967

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1806
    FoundingPultneyville is established
  3. 1841Born hereMartin Maginnis is born here
  4. 1857Born hereLeland T. Powers is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1967In the archivePultneyville NY Crescent Beach 1967
The story

How Pultneyville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Pultneyville.

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During the latter part of the 17th century, French colonists traded with the Indians at the mouth of Salmon Creek, but no permanent settlement was established until circa 1800. The area is also the landing point for a French military force of 1,600 soldiers from Canada in 1687. At the time, the governor of Canada, Marquis de Denonville, was determined to destroy the Iroquois and this military expedition defeated the Senecas near present-day Victor, New York, about 25 miles south of the landing site.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Pultneyville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1960s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1960s1 item
Pultneyville NY Crescent Beach 19671967Pultneyville NY Crescent Beach 1967
1970s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today5 recent
Lake Ontario at Pultneyville NY Sept 102010Lake Ontario at Pultneyville NY Sept 10House on Lake Rd Pultneyville NY Sept 102010House on Lake Rd Pultneyville NY Sept 10Gates Hall Sept 102010Gates Hall Sept 10NY 21 original northern terminus2009NY 21 original northern terminusPultneyville NY USA2007Pultneyville NY USA
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Pultneyville NY Crescent Beach 1967
Retake this viewPultneyville NY Crescent Beach 1967, 1967

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Pultneyville’s page.

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On the National Register

3 listings protect 37 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
37
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Pultneyville

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Martin MaginnisUnion Army officer and politician · b. 1841
Leland T. PowersAmerican academic · b. 1857
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Williamson3 historic placesA

Questions about Pultneyville’s history

What year was Pultneyville founded?

In 1806, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Pultneyville’s post office opened in 1807.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.