EAST ELMA
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NYS Historic
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Site
- 1841 Jamison Road, Elma, NY
- 42.805148, -78.594692
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Elma Historical Society
EAST ELMA
Inscription
EAST ELMACA. 1865. HAD WOOLEN MILL,
SAWMILL, BLACKSMITH, GROCERY,
POST OFFICE & SWIMMING HOLE.
LATER CALLED FROG POND.
ORIGINALLY HOME OF SENECAS.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2017
This area, before becoming the hamlet East Elma, was once the home of the Seneca people. Around 1865, East Elma, also known as Frog Pond, was a bustling industrial community that featured a saw mill, blacksmith, post office, and swimming hole.
