Mapleton, New York
Mapleton is a
Mapleton first appeared on maps in 1860 as Mapletown, but the name had been in use since at least the 1840s. A post office operated between 1850 and 1862 and again from 1889 until 1901, when
Buffalo & Lockport Railroad was completed and a train station was established in Mapleton, and the community's nucleus shifted to the station. A fire nearly destroyed the hamlet on May 28, 1925, when Burt N. Thompson's barn became engulfed in flames.[2]
The HBO series The Leftovers takes place in a town called Mapleton, New York, though it is filmed in Westchester County and is described as a suburb of New York City.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mapleton, New York
- ^ Linnabery, Ann (May 25, 2019). "NIAGARA DISCOVERIES: Mapleton, the hamlet". Lockport Journal. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Grubbs, Jefferson (August 24, 2014). "Where Is 'The Leftovers' Town Mapleton, NY? It's Not Exactly Real, But The Filming Locations Sure Are". Bustle.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
43°07′23″N 78°47′57″W / 43.12306°N 78.79917°W
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