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Albion is the site of the junction of east–west highway NYS Route 31 (East Avenue and West Avenue) and north–south highway NYS Route 98 (Main Street). NYS Route 279 joins NY-98 immediately north of Albion. It is located 30 miles west of Rochester NY, and 43 miles northeast of Buffalo NY.
Albion – The Village of Albion, the county seat, is at the junction of NY-31 and NY-98 at the north town line. Albion Correctional Facility – A New York prison for women is west of Albion village on NY Route 31. Bentons Corners – A former location south of Albion village. Eagle Harbor Station – A hamlet west of Albion village.
Later on in life, Achilles is killed by Paris when he is shot in his vulnerable spot, the heel. This is where the term "Achilles' heel" is derived from. Peleus gave Achilles to the centaur Chiron, to raise on Mt. Pelion, which took its name from Peleus. In the Iliad, Achilles uses Peleus' immortal horses and also wields his father's spear.
In the myths surrounding the war, Achilles was said to have died from a wound to his heel, [5] [6] ankle, [7] or torso, [5] which was the result of an arrow—possibly poisoned—shot by Paris. [8] The Iliad may purposefully suppress the myth to emphasise Achilles' human mortality and the stark chasm between gods and heroes.
During the summer of 1837, Albion's first post office was established. William Abbott became the first Postmaster, and William Worden became the first mail carrier. He delivered mail between Oswego, Utica and Albion. A building was erected in 1852 at Albion Center (on a corner of Tinker Tavern Road and County Route 22).
The Orleans County Courthouse Historic District is one of two located in downtown Albion, New York, United States.Centered on Courthouse Square, it includes many significant buildings in the village, such as its post office and churches from seven different denominations, one of which is the tallest structure in the county.
Articles relating to Achilles, a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's Iliad. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus , king of Phthia .
The North Main–Bank Streets Historic District is located along those streets in Albion, New York, United States.It is one of two historic districts in the village, comprising the commercial core of the village, developed during its years as a major stop on the Erie Canal.