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Mount Morris is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 4,465 at the 2010 census. [3] The town and village were named after Robert Morris, an 18th Century slave trader and Founding Father of the United States. The town of Mount Morris has a village also called Mount Morris.
Location: 123–159 and 124–158 S. Main St., Mount Morris, New York: Coordinates: Area: 12 acres (4.9 ha) Architectural style: Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
A Harlem Cultural Festival was first proposed in 1964 to bring life to the Harlem neighborhood. [3] At the same time, in the mid-1960s, nightclub singer Tony Lawrence began working on community initiatives in Harlem, initially for local churches, but from 1966 working under New York City Mayor John Lindsay and Parks Commissioner August Heckscher.
The PRR through Mount Morris was abandoned in 1963, and the right-of-way now forms the basis of the Genesee Valley Greenway. Mount Morris is now the location of the junction with the R&S's branch to the Hampton Corners salt mine. The Hampton Corners line was built in the 1990s and is one of the newest railroad lines in New York state.
Despite the 18th-century local prominence of the Gouverneur Morris family, [4] the name "Mount Morris" for the rocky formation, one of two the Dutch called the Ronde Gerbergte is of 19th-century origin. [5] Little Hill was leveled when the right-of-way was graded for the New York and Harlem Railroad, following the present route of Park Avenue. [6]
Murray Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York.The districts consists of the 16 properties on Murray Street between Eagle Street and Stanley Street.
Location: 16–34 and 15–39 State St. and 6–12 Eagle St., Mount Morris, New York: Coordinates: Area: 9 acres (3.6 ha) Architectural style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival
Gen. William A. Mills House is a historic home located at Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York.Constructed in 1838, the Mills Homestead was the last home of Gen. William Augustus Mills (1777–1844), who was the founder and first permanent white settler of Mount Morris.