The swamps, from which the Elba mucklands were created, were the Tonawanda and Oak Orchard Marsh. When investors moved in, starting in 1910, past plans were be…

Early Settlements in the Region of Elba, New York The Wenrohronon, also known as the Wenro, were a tribe that had settlements all across Western New York. Ul…

Following the mapping of Genesee County by the Holland Land Company , an area south of what was called the "Great  Swamp" back then, around 1800, wo…

Elba, New York , a town best known for its mucklands, onion-growing, and farms, was developed by an act of NYS to divide Batavia. The act was passed on March …