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Attica is a village in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 2,547 at the 2010 census. The Village of Attica is on the northern border of Wyoming County. The village lies mostly within the Town of Attica, but the northern part of the village is within the adjacent Town of Alexander in Genesee County. == History == In 1802, Zerah Phelps became the first landowner in the Attica area. He owned a gristmill, and was also the first business owner in Attica.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Historical Wyoming County October 1953 )〕 By 1810 the settlement grew into a town,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= DRAFT Wyoming County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan )〕 but malaria and plague drove the settlers to higher ground. During the War of 1812 many people fled to the area from Buffalo. In 1837, Phelps' Settlement was incorporated, becoming the Village of Attica.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Town of Attica )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= 02 Town of Attica - History of Wyoming County )〕 The village is named after a region in Greece.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About the Village of Attica - incorporated in 1837 )〕 In 1854, Dr. Orin Davis established his health institute that people traveled to from around the country for treatment.〔 In 1883, Eugene Norton created a cheese factory that became known as The Pineapple Cheese Factory.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Attica Historical Society Hulls Notes )〕 In 1918 the company's molds and patents were sold to the Kraft Cheese Company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Attica Historical Society Hulls Notes )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Story of Pineapple Cheese )〕 The Stevens Family has owned some very prestigious livestock and one of their horses took first prize at the World's Fair. Agriculture remains an important aspect of the community. As New York State began to expand its penal system, a group of citizens worked to get a state prison in Attica. In March 1929, roughly were acquired for the prison and construction began in October. After two years the first inmates were transferred to Attica.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Attica (village), New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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