Editing Clymer, New York (section)

== History ==
Settlement began circa 1820. The town of Clymer was established in 1821 from a division of the town of [[Chautauqua, New York|Chautauqua]]. In 1824, a division of Clymer was made to form the new town of [[Mina, New York|Mina]] and again in 1829 to form the town of [[French Creek, New York|French Creek]]. In 1915, the population of Clymer was 1,341.

Neckers Co., a [[general store]], has occupied the northwest corner of the main intersection in town since 1910, passing through four generations of the Neckers family.

The [[Clymer District School No. 5]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1994.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

On or about September 24, 2012, Clymer Central School superintendent Keith Reed Jr. was shot to death by an apparent murderer on his property near Clymer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/610597/Tragedy-In-Clymer.html|title = Westfield Falls to Avoca/Prattsbugh in Class D FWR}}</ref>

This town is known for a Dutch heritage that's personified throughout with the placement of artificial windmills and other decorations.{{whom?|date=December 2024}}

Clymer has been a [[dry town]] since 1974.{{cn|date=December 2024}}