Editing Eaton, New York (section)

== History ==
The area where Eaton is situated was the principal location of the [[Oneida people]], a sub-group of the [[Iroquois]] who allied themselves with the colonial forces during the [[American Revolution]]. Euro-American settlement began around 1792. The town of Eaton was formed in 1807 from the town of [[Hamilton (town), New York|Hamilton]]. Eaton is named for [[William Eaton (soldier)|William Eaton]], a Revolutionary officer and commander of the United States military forces in [[Battle of Derna (1805)|Tripoli]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n112 113]}}</ref>
[[File:Eaton, NY post office.jpg|thumb|The design of the Eaton post office mimics a lighthouse, a relic of the building's earlier life as a Tower gas station.<ref>Harrison, Timothy (2012). "Curb Side Beacons: America's Lighthouse Gas Stations." ''Lighthouse Digest.'' http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=3670 (accessed July 9, 2015).</ref>]]
[[File:West Eaton Baptist Church.jpg|thumb|West Eaton Baptist Church]]