The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through this region. The first settlers arrived circa 1791.
The Town of Barton was established in 1824 from the town of Tioga. The region was already settled in 1796 when John Shepard bought 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) by the current location of Waverly. It is reported that the town was named after Belva Ann Lockwood of Royalton, New York (near Lockport), one of the first female lawyers in the country, the first woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court and the first woman to be on an official ballot running for president of the US in 1884 and 1888. But, see the town's own webpage for a better explanation of the history of the town name.[1]
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When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.