US Senator and New York governor Silas Wright called this home from 1833-1850. Built by Moses Whitcomb, it first had only two rooms. Silas Wright bought the house a year later, and within the next year started expanding the house by adding a kitchen, entryway, parlors, and second story bedrooms. Original furnishings and local history.
Location:
P.O. Box 8, 3 E Main St, Canton New York 13617
Telephone
315-386-8133
Other History nearby:
(Clayton) Antique Boat Museum
(Alexandria Bay) Boldt Castle
(Gananoque) Boldt Castle
(Malone) Franklin County House of History
(Brockville) Fulford Place
(Cornwall) North American Indian Travelling College
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01/10 Coming to The Canton area
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival Utica NY July18-21 A Who's Who of Bluegrass in the Beautiful Catskill Mountains. A Gathering of Music, Learning & Friends.
Franklin County Fair Malone NY August3-11 This annual county fair, taking place in late summer, schedules events such as: Rooster Crowing Contest, Truck & Tractor Pull, Horse Show, Clothing Revue Grandstand, 4-H Goat Showmanship/4-H Goat Costume Driving Class.
The Woodstock Fruit Festival Diamond Point NY August18-25 Children are our future and it is vitally important to expose them to the environment where eating whole raw fruits and vegetables is the norm.
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