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| | Wayne County, NY, ALHN |
 | | The county seat is located at the village of Lyons, near the center of the co.... |
 | | The Erie Canal extends through the S. tier of towns; and along its course are the most populous and thriving villages of the co. The direct branch of the N. Central R. between Syracuse and Rochester extends, along the course of the canal, through Savannah, Galen, Lyons, Arcadia, Palmyra, and Macedon. |
 | | On the return of peace, settlers began to arrive in considerable numbers, principally from New England and Eastern N. The completion of the Erie Canal gave a new impulse to immigration; and in a few years the flourishing villages of Lyons, Clyde, Palmyra, and Newark were built up along its course. |
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