Ovid’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Ovid. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Sullivan Expedition passed through this area in 1779. The region was part of the Central New York Military Tract used to pay soldiers of the American Revolution. Andrew Dunlap, the first settler in the town, is believed to be also the first settler in the county.
The town was formed in 1794, while still part of Onondaga County. Part of Ovid was taken in 1802 to form the Town of Hector (now in Schuyler County). In 1817, part of Ovid was used to form the Town of Covert.
Ovid was, at times, on the south border of Seneca County as some of the other county towns were assigned to adjacent counties.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Ovid’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ovid’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTown & village of Ovid, Seneca Co…, 1858: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ovid, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Ovid is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ovid has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid in Ovid, 0.1 miles away.
Ovid and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Town & village of Ovid, Seneca Co., N.Y (1858) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.