Histroical Notes on Williamsville, New York

Historical Notes on Williamsville, New York.

On going gleamings from the internet.

The community developed because it was an important location on the major road between Batavia and Buffalo. The development was promoted by the contruction of two water mills by Jonas Williams, giving the village its first name, "Williams Mills." The village was incorporated in 1850.

During the War 1812, American troops were stationed in Williamsville in the area between Garrison Road and Ellicott Creek. American soldiers and British prisoners were treated in a field hospital and log barracks that lined Garrison Road. A small cemetery, located on Aero Drive between Wehrle and Youngs Road, was used to bury the men who did not survive their wounds or illnesses. General Winfield Scott used the Evans House as his headquarters in the Spring of 1813 when his entire army of 5,000-6,000 men were stationed in Williamsville. In 1813, when the British burned Buffalo, people fled to the safety of Williamsville and nearby Harris Hill.
In 1983 Williamsville passed its Historic Preservation Code to conserve its attractive, old buildings.

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