The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area that is now the town of Sweden was part of the Triangle Tract. Settlers began arriving before 1806. The town was created by a mandate of the New York State Legislature in 1813 to break up the west part of the county into three new towns named Bergen, Sweden, and Murray.
The town of Sweden was established in 1814 from the town of Murray in part of Monroe County. The first Sweden town meeting was held on April 5, 1814.
Lake View Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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Then & now
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Historic places
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