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Marion

Official Name
The Town of Marion
Location
Wayne County; east of Walworth [WWW](Google Maps)
Geographical Area
29.3 sq. miles
Population
4,974
Wikipedia
[wikipedia]Marion,_New_York

History

Marion is a small town in Wayne County, located about twenty miles east of the City of Rochester. The area was part of the [wikipedia]Phelps_and_Gorham_Purchase and first settled in 1795. The Town of Marion itself was created from the Town of Williamson in 1825 as the "Town of Winchester." It was renamed the following year for Revolutionary War hero [wikipedia]Francis_Marion.

Seneca Foods is based here.

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