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Geneseo / ˌ dʒ ɛ n ɪ ˈ s iː oʊ / is a town in Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. It is at the south end of the five-county Rochester Metropolitan Area . The population of the town was 10,483 at the 2010 census .
Geneseo / ˌ dʒ ɛ n ɪ ˈ s iː oʊ / is a village in and the county seat of Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States, [3] south of Rochester.The name "Geneseo" is an anglicization of the Iroquois name for the earlier Iroquois town there, Gen-nis-he-yo, which means "beautiful valley".
The Geneseo Historic District, previously known as the Main Street Historic District, is a historic district encompassing much of the village center of Geneseo, New York. Geneseo has a remarkably well-preserved 19th-century streetscape, with Victorian architecture embodying a picturesque style advocated by architect Andrew Jackson Downing .
James Wadsworth (April 20, 1768 Durham, Connecticut Colony – June 7, 1844 Geneseo, New York) was an influential and prominent 18th- and 19th-century pioneer, educator, land speculator, agriculturalist, businessman, and community leader of the early Genesee Valley settlements in Western New York State.
One historic district, the Main Street Historic District (Geneseo, New York), is further designated a National Historic Landmark. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024. [2]
The Livingston County Historical Society Museum in Geneseo, New York, houses a restored section of the Big Tree, which is believed to be the last remaining remnant, other than several pieces of furniture created by a 19th-century woodworker. [7]
The National Warplane Museum is a warbird and military history museum currently located on the grounds of the Geneseo Airport in Geneseo, New York.Founded in 1994, the museum restores, flies, and displays vintage military aircraft from the Second World War and Korean War eras.
Wadsworth was born to wealthy parents in Geneseo in Livingston County in western New York State.His father, James Wadsworth, was the owner of one of the largest portfolios of cultivated land in the state, and young Wadsworth was groomed to fulfill the responsibilities he would inherit.