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| | The Pioneer History of Orleans County, NY, Chapter XI, Railroads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | May 5, 1834, an Act of the Legislature was passed incorporating the Medina and Darien Railroad company, to construct a Railroad; and the road was built from Medina to Akron, in Erie County, twelve or fourteen miles, and fitted for cars, to be drawn by horses. |
 | | In 1836, the Medina and Ontario Railroad company was incorporated by the Legislature, to construct a Railroad between Medina to Lake Ontario, at the mouth of Oak Orchard Creek. |
 | | It passes through the county near the Erie Canal on the south side. |
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