JOSEPH MILLER
- Program
- Subject
- Location
- Lat/Long
- Grant Recipient
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NYS Historic
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People
- 107 West Miller Street, Newark, NY
- 43.045838, -77.096148
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Newark-Arcadia Historical Society
JOSEPH MILLER
Inscription
JOSEPH MILLERON THIS SITE STOOD HOME OF
JOSEPH MILLER WHO FOUNDED
NEWARK IN 1819 AND BUILT
LOCAL SECTION OF
ERIE CANAL CA. 1822.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2016
The Village of Newark was originally called Miller’s Basin after Captain Joseph Miller, who was contracted to build 1 1/4 miles of the Erie Canal through the forests and wetlands of the area. Captain Miller purchased 102.5 acres of land from the Lusk family, who were early white settlers of the region. He then plotted off streets and lots and built a small house for his family. The influx of workmen and their families that arrived to dig the canal and take up residence on Miller’s land created the Village of Newark.
