Village History
Businesses
Stories, memories and images from the Village of Middleport archive. Choose an item below to read more.
History of the Basket Factory
Back as early as 1886, the factory owned by Sylvester Evans and Henry McClean turned out some 2000 baskets daily. By 1893, James Hulihan and Thomas Conley owned the Royalton Basket Company…
Banking in Middleport
In today’s fast paced society, we think little about the ease with which we can deposit or withdraw our savings and do daily transactions with our money. Many people spend little time in a…
Middleport Industrial Chart 1881
The art in this industrial chart produced in 1881 was attributed to two artists, Philleo who sketched the bodies and other figures and Pollard who was responsible for the faces. W.F.…
Park Inn mystery solved
Some time ago, a question came up about the location of the old trolley station here in Middleport. We learned of the location of a Park Inn on the corner of Main and the park owned by Mr.…
Wildcat Creek – powering Middleport’s growing businesses
by Anna Wallace, former Village Historian In most of the printed material we read, the growth of Middleport is attributed to the Erie Canal. But some time ago, Elmer Vary, then our native…