Old Post Cards

Old Post Cards Many post cards were created of our resort community. Here’s a selection of the Sunbeam and the Yacht Club. Click Here

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Macyville Woods Nature Preserve

Macyville Woods is named for the section of Sodus Point called Macyville after Sylvanus J. Macy (click for more info)who developed the surrounding area when he became receiver of the new but struggling railroad in 1874.  A banker and businessman from NYC, he boosted the local economy by buying the land around the railroad, building […]

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Steamship Era

The steamship era was an exciting time as the lake steamers came into Sodus Point with coal for Canada and other lake ports. There were passenger services on the bay with docks at Charles Point, Lake Bluff, Bonnie Castle Resort and all of the islands. In Sodus Point, the steamers had their docks located on the south side […]

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What’s New?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. December 10 2019 I have added a photo of a trolley in a snowdrift. View it by clicking on the Old Photos tab on the top menu, then click on Trolley in the Snow on the submenu.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. November 15 2019 I have added a story about a ghost sailor of Charles Point. View it […]

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Travel Back in Time to Sodus Point in the Early 1900s

    Come with me in my time machine as I walk arround  Sodus Point in the early 1900s and narrate all the sights. Its a hopping place!   Click this link:  https://vimeo.com/50679130    

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Is this the Sodus Point Slave Tunnel?

  Ground Penetrating Radar has given us new evidence and information about the existence of the Underground Railroad Slave Tunnel in Sodus Point! Click the following link for the latest news:   https://historicsoduspoint.com/slaves-in-sodus-point/sodus-point-tunnel/the-sodus-point-tunnel-revealed/   Update as of 9/22/13: We had Ken Artl (who is  a Mason specializing in Cobblestone House Restorations) examine the tunnel and […]

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First Steamboat in Sodus Bay

     We have  just recently discovered that the first steamboat in regular service on the Great Lakes stopped in Troupville (later to be renamed Sodus Point) on its maiden voyage on April 25, 1817 commanded by Captain Malaby.           Read all about it by clicking this link:   https://historicsoduspoint.com/commerce/schooners-and-steamboats/steamboat-ontario-at-troupville/

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Greig Street 1913

Greig Street 1913. Handwritten date: 6/13/13. Peanut vendor on left side. Several Rochester Ice Cream signs. The sender is Gladys Fuller (age 17) and is identified on the front with an x. She would marry and become Mrs. Gladys Fuller Lippincott. In a letter to the editor (1/19/1950 Sun and Record) she lived in Rochester […]

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Blessing of the Murals

 Blessing of the Murals In Sodus Point, New York from Historic Sodus Point This is the blessing of the murals that take place May 28 – June 1 and again July 11 – 16.  The shadow of the cross from the nearby Episcopal Church is positioned just right to make this happen! Amazingly, from the […]

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WW II POW Camp

   Sodus Point WII POW Camp                 Was one of four WW II POW Camps in Wayne County The camps were necessary because of the severe labor shortage during the war Was located on what is now South Shore RV Park and White Birch Park and RV Campground […]

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Norse Spear Head

 On Sodus Bay at Charles Point a Viking spear point was found in 1929 by Augustus Hoffman while repairing his boat. It was  properly identified from a study by the University of Toronto as being of Norse manufacture and dating to about 1000 AD.       The Spear Head now resides at the Wayne County Museum in Lyons, NY. For more information, click this link: […]

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Historical Markers

This plaque is located at 8487 Greig Street, Sodus Point on the north side of the street on the Green Way path by the Oscar Fuerst baseball field.   GPS Coordinates:  Latitude:   43.270520      Longitude:  -76.980570   The Interpretive Panel reads:   The Great Lake Seaway Trail region was the vital transportation and communication link between France […]

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Battle of Sodus Point Mural

The Battle of Troupesville, now called the Battle of Sodus Point, occurred on the crest of a hill (now the intersection of John and Bay Streets) on the evening of June 19th,1813 during the War of 1812. A group of approximately 50 patriots (a combination of poorly trained militia and local volunteers with no military […]

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Underground Railroad in Sodus Point

      Sodus Point and the surrounding area were active in the Underground Railroad. From stories passed down, several safe houses were used to harbor “Freedom Seekers” included what is now Maxwell Creek B & B, Silver Waters B & B, the old Cohn Farm and the old Sodus Fruit Farm. Sodus Point ran […]

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Railroad Coal Trestle

In 1884 the Northern Central Railroad bought the Sodus Point and Southern Railroad, creating a land-water shipping route from Pennsylvania to Canada. In 1886 a coal trestle, at the west end of the bay, was erected and a commercial coal shipping business started which served all ports on Lake Ontario. In 1927 the trestle was […]

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Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum

  On May 26, 1824, Congress approved a lighthouse located on Sodus Bay in Sodus Point, NY. Building costs were estimated to be $4500.00 and the government allotted that amount for the building of the lighthouse. A publicly approved parcel of land was purchased from William Wickham for $68.75 and that is where the original […]

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James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper (1789 – 1851) was the most celebrated American author of the first half of the 19th century. As a midshipman, he was stationed in Oswego and is said to have visited Sodus Bay and grew to love the rustic beauty of the Bay. Later in life, it is reported that he returned […]

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Shipwrecks Off Sodus Point

Sodus Point is  known for three shipwrecks near its harbor: 1850s Canadian schooner Orcadian in Lake Ontario at Sodus Point, NY Canadian-built schooner Etta Belle, near Sodus Point, NY (video right) 1853 three-masted Canadian schooner Queen of the Lakes, near Sodus Point (bottom video) Shipwreck Explorers Discover 1850’s Canadian Schooner in Lake Ontario  In 2006, […]

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Austin Steward

(1793 – 1860) ” I was born in Prince William County, Virginia. At seven years of age, I found myself a slave on the plantation of Capt. William Helm. Our family consisted of my father and mother – whose names were Robert and Susan Steward – a sister, Mary, and myself. As was the usual […]

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Ice Harvesting on Sodus Bay

1835 – 1939 In past winters, Sodus Bay would freeze to a depth of 10 – 14 inches. From 1835 to electrification about 1939, two icehouses on the bay supplied homes and businesses with ice. A home required about 300 cakes of ice to cool the icebox all summer. A horse dragged an Ice Plow […]

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Trolley

The Rochester and Sodus Bay Railroad ran trolleys from Rochester to Sodus Point from 1900 – 1929. The trolley was an important part of Sodus Point. Click the link below to learn more.   https://historicsoduspoint.com/commerce/trolley/

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Hobos in Sodus Point

  For many years, Sodus Point has been a “destination” for visitors. This was also true for Hobos.   Read all about this lost “Culture America”:   https://historicsoduspoint.com/people/hobos-in-sodus-point/  

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Davina McNaney’s Run (2015 and 2018)

2015    Davina  went  a ‘running, 470  miles. From  Michigan  to  New  York, she  always  gave  us  smiles. She  gave  breast  cancer a  ‘beating it  never  will  forget. And  along  the  way, won  the  hearts of  everyone  she  met.  Davina McNaney is an amazing and inspirational  woman who grew up and was married in Sodus […]

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Geraldo Rivera’s Sailboat

July 2015   For the next few weeks, Geraldo Rivera’s sailboat “Voyager” is being refurbished at Katlyn Marina.  Doug Hazlitt has brought in another historic vessel.  This time a beautiful 68 foot sailboat that Geraldo Rivera went around the world in.   Here is a video tour of the ship: tour Here are pictures of […]

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Northern Lights

Occasionally on clear nights, you can see from Sodus Point, the Northern Lights glimmering like multi-colored drapes in the northern sky. Amber Allen took this photo on May 26, 2017 looking out past the  pier light.

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