Batavia, New York
Batavia is a city in and the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States. It is near the center of the county, surrounded by the Town of Batavia. Its population as of the 2020 census was 15,600.[1] The name Batavia is Latin for the Betuwe region of the Netherlands, and honors early Dutch land developers.[2]
Batavia, New York Media
All of western New York was sold through this office of the Holland Land Company, which is now a museum.
Johnston Harvester Company factory, c. 1900
Oatka Milk plant still processes milk from area dairy farms which are fewer but larger in recent times.
Old mill dam at the Big Bend of the Tonawanda, downtown Batavia, New York. The choice of this site for Ellicot's headquarters was probably influenced by a good mill site.
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Batavia city, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Genesee County webpage". Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2007.
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