Genoa’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Genoa. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Sullivan Expedition moved through the area in 1779 destroying native villages and stores. Genoa became part of the Central New York Military Tract. The first settlers arrived in 1791.
The town was created as Milton in 1789 while still part of Onondaga County. The name was changed to Genoa in 1808. The name was later adopted for use in Genoa, Illinois by early settler Thomas Madison, a Revolutionary War soldier who was inspired by the town in New York.
The town was reduced to form the town of Locke in 1802. Genoa was reduced again in 1817 to form the town of Lansing in Tompkins County.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Genoa’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Genoa’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewGenoa (Township); Five Corners P.…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Genoa
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Genoa, decade by decade
1990s
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Genoa (Township); Five Corners P.O. (Village); Little Hollow (Village); Atwater P.O. (Village); East Genoa P.O. (Villag… and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.