Zoar, New York
Zoar is a
History
The area was first inhabited during the Stone Age by
A little-known fact about the area, not written in any history books and known only to some locals, is that it was a station in the
Notable within the Zoar area are maple trees that are approximately 200–300 years old. Many of these trees are located along South Quaker Street and Vail Road. Each spring for decades, the trees have been tapped by locals in order to make maple syrup and maple sugar candy. Several of the trees have become diseased and have died in recent years, with some having to be cut down. Others were cut by the Highway Department when South Quaker Street was repaved and realigned with the section crossing Gowanda-Zoar Road that connects it to Vail Road around 1990–1995.
Community
The Zoar community includes many homes and families living throughout a hilly area with pastures, fields, woods, ponds, and open land. Some residents own farms with dairy cows, horses, and other animals; other residents own homes and property that does not include a farm or farmland.
Notable businesses
For many years, the area tree nursery company, Congdon and Weller Nurseries, owned fields in the area and grew trees, shrubs, and other plants and crops there. Presently and for several decades, the farming company, Capella Farms, has operated on South Quaker Street.
On the Vail Road section of Zoar, an excavation site operated by the
Reid's Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Shop, a private, family-owned business, has operated on Gowanda-Zoar Road for decades. The shop is a popular stop for bikers from around the United States and Canada.
See also
References
- ^ "Zoar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ Kirby, C.D. (1976). The Early History of Gowanda and the Beautiful Land of the Cattaraugus. Gowanda, NY: Niagara Frontier Publishing Company, Inc./Gowanda Area Bi-Centennial Committee, Inc.
- ^ Collins residents air their concerns, The Observer, Dunkirk, NY: John D'Agostino, 29 September 2011, McDonnell, S. | Accessdate= 11 September 2013.
- ^ Collins residents voice concerns about Gernatt gravel pit Archived November 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, The Sun, Hamburg, NY: The Metro Group, 19 August 2013, Westlund, R. | Accessdate= 30 October 2013.