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DeRuyter is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 1,589 at the 2010 census.〔 The town is named after Michiel Adriaenszoon De Ruyter a famous admiral in the Dutch navy. The name de Ruyter (de Ruijter) means "the Rider". The Town of DeRuyter has a village in it called DeRuyter. The town is in the southwest corner of the county. An early settler was Elijah Cornell, father of Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University. == History == DeRuyter was one of five towns formed before Madison County was created. It was established by a partition of the Town of Cazenovia in 1798. DeRuyter is in the southwest corner of the county. The town is part of a region called "The Gore," a territory created by a surveying error. Previous to 1795, DeRuyter was included in the town of Whitestown and was part of the "Lincklaen Purchase". "Tromp Township" was the original name given by Jan Lincklaen, a Holland Land Agent in honor of a fellow countryman, Admiral Maarten Tromp. The new town of DeRuyter was formed on March 15, 1798. Jan Lincklaen once again named it in honor of a fellow countryman, Admiral Michiel DeRuyter. The Village of DeRuyter was incorporated in 1833. Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University re-located from Westchester, New York to DeRuyter in 1819. Sig Sautelle's Circus wintered and trained in DeRuyter from 1896 to the early 1900s. The first Four-County Fair (Cortland, Madison, Chenango and Onondaga) was held in DeRuyter in 1908. The first DeRuyter Fireman's Fair was held in 1927. 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「DeRuyter, New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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