Editing East Bloomfield, New York (section)

== History ==
The area was originally the territory of the [[Iroquois]] confederacy. The [[Seneca tribe|Seneca]] village [[Ganondagan]] was destroyed by the [[Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville|Marquis de Denonville]] in 1687 as part of his campaign against the tribe. The [[Ganondagan State Historic Site]] was part of the original Town of Bloomfield, but in the present day is part of the town of [[Victor, New York|Victor]].

The town was part of the [[Phelps and Gorham Purchase]].

The town was created along with the county in 1789 as "Bloomfield," but the name was changed to "East Bloomfield" after the creation of the [[West Bloomfield, New York|Town of West Bloomfield]] in 1833. Other towns formed in 1812 from parts of East Bloomfield include [[Victor (town), New York|Victor]] and [[Mendon, New York|Mendon]], Mendon  being in [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe County]].

East Bloomfield is home to the [[Northern Spy]] apple.

The [[East Bloomfield Historic District]] and [[George and Addison Wheeler House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>