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Lyons is a village in Wayne County, New York, in the United States. The population was 3,619 at the 2010 census. The village of Lyons is located in the southern half of the town of Lyons. The village and the town are named after Lyon (sometimes spelled Lyons), France. Lyons is the county seat of Wayne County. Village residents have voted a 'yes' on dissolution which will take effect in 2016. The village is east of the city of Rochester. == History == The village was settled around 1789〔 and incorporated as a village in 1854.〔 The Erie Canal, which once went through the center of the village, was rerouted to the south when it was enlarged in the 1850s. Later, the canal conformed roughly to the bed of the Clyde River. On November 6, 2012, Lyons village residents passed a proposal to dissolve the village into the surrounding town by a 569–524 margin. The H. G. Hotchkiss Essential Oil Company Plant, Grace Episcopal Church Complex, Broad Street-Water Street Historic District, and U.S. Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1986, parts of two films were shot in Lyons. The Spanish film ''Slugs'' filmed in Lyons for its quaint American look and ''Lady in White'', to take advantage of the historic, preserved atmosphere. Lyons is part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.〔(National Park Service - Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Brochure, New York ), Retrieved Jan. 21, 2015.〕 Erie Canal Lock 27 is located below the bridge on Leach Road, just off N.Y. Route 31. It was built around 1913, and has a lift of 12.5 feet (3.81 m) to the west.〔(NY Canals (Index of Locks) ), Retrieved Jan. 30, 2015.〕 The village celebrates Peppermint Days in mid-July to memorialize the region's past fame in producing this crop. 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「Lyons (village), New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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