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Revision as of 16:12, 22 October 2012
Location
Medusa is a hamlet of Rensselaerville in the eastern part of town along the Ten Mile Creek.
History
Medusa was settled in 1783. The first name of the hamlet was "Hall's Mills" after its first settlers Uriah Hall and his son Joshua Hall who leased from Stephen Van Rensselaer. In 1850, the village and post office named was changed to Medusa after a postal conflict with another town being called Hall's Mills[1].
There was a large fire in Medusa on May 25, 1932, aptly called the Medusa Fire.
Population
According to the U.S. Census the population of Medusa was 376 in 2000.
Early Settlers
Churches
Schools
Historic Businesses
This section will have the history of each business beginning from its establishment, through various ownerships and name changes. Pictures may be used provided you have authority to post them.
Hotels, Inns, Taverns, and Resorts
Sawmills and Feedmills
Industry
Stores
- Bell's Store
- General Store of Uriah Hall
- Medusa Meat Market
- Merritt's Store
- Flemings Store
- Grace Head's Ice Cream Parlor
Cemeteries
Photo Gallery
This section is for scenic photos and post cards of the hamlet. Photos of people and families should be posted on biography or family pages.
Medusa from 1866 Beers map 
Medusa Band was called the "Citizen's Band", operating ca.1888, photo from People Made It Happen Here 
Medusa Band Wagon. This wagon was built in the 1830s for a small circus. This circus went bankrupt in Richmondville, N.Y. in 1835. The Richmondville Band bought the wagon and used it for several years. They sold it to the Chesterville Band {Westerlo}. The Medusa Band purchased the wagon before the close of the last century, it was last used in a Medusa church entertainment during the 1930s, photo from People Made It Happen Here 
Medusa Baseball Team ca. 1924, photo from People Made It Happen Here 
Medusa bridge and dam that furnished waterpower for the paper mill, Bridge built in 1899, photo from People Made It Happen Here 
"Doolittle Homestead", photo from People Made It Happen Here 
Fairview Farm, photo from Rensselaerville Historical Society 
Medusa Basket, photo from Rensselaerville Historical Society 
Firemen in front of hotel fire on May 25,1932, photo from Rensselaerville Historical Society 
Mill dam at Medusa, photo from Rensselaerville Historical Society 
Main road through Medusa, photo from Rensselaerville Historical Society 
Main Street in Medusa, photo from Rensselaerville Historical Society 
Village Street, Medusa, NY Courtesy William H. Moore
Sources
- ↑ "Rensselaerville Historical Society," People Made It Happen Here, History of the Town of Rensselaerville ca. 1788-1950, Published 1977
External Links
- Medusa New York, Wikipedia.
