Editing Brocton, New York (section)

==History==
The community was first settled in 1805 by Captain James Dunn. The village of Brocton was incorporated in 1894. Brocton used to be named "Salems Corners (Cross Roads)" after [[Salem, Massachusetts]], but was later renamed "Brocton".

In 1913, to commemorate the town of Portland's Centennial, a [[Brocton Arch|green double-arch]] was erected over the town's main intersection. It is believed to be the only double-arch east of the Mississippi River. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

The St. Stephen's Hotel has been a fixture at the center of Brocton since the mid-1800s.