Editing Fairport, New York (section)

==History==
The town of Perinton was first settled in the two flat areas of Perinton Center (Turk Hill and Ayrault Roads) and Egypt. What was developed as the village of Fairport was a swampy area in the northern part of the town that was drained in the 1820s by construction of the new [[Erie Canal]]. With the opening of the canal, what was then known as Perrinsville quickly became a busy canal port with a reputation for being a "fair port".<ref name="fairportweb"/><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/n122 123]}}</ref>

A further boon to the area's reputation as an industry and transportation center came with the construction of railroads in 1853.<ref name="fairportweb"/> This now booming section of Perrinsville was incorporated as a village on {{nowrap|April 30, 1867}}, and eventually became the center of activity for the town of Perinton.<ref name="earlydays">{{cite news |last=Merriman |first=Marjorie Snow |title=EARLY DAYS IN FAIRPORT |work=Fairport Herald-Mail |publisher=Perinton Historical Society |date=June 8, 1944 |url=https://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/history/early-days-1800-1872 |access-date=July 11, 2020}}</ref>

In the 19th century, industry moved into Fairport, including Deland Chemical (baking soda), Cobb Preserving (the predecessor to [[American Can Company|American Can]]), and the Trescott Company (fruit grading and packing systems). Deland Chemical later became Fairport Vinegar Works, makers of Certo brand [[pectin]] used to gel and preserve foodstuffs.

In the early 20th century, the Erie Canal was expanded and renamed the Barge Canal. (It reverted to its original name in 1992).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Paul D. |title=GUEST VIEW: Utica's harbor unique for canal system |url=https://www.uticaod.com/story/opinion/columns/2015/03/01/guest-view-utica-s-harbor/35036546007/ |access-date=April 23, 2024 |website=Utica Observer Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref> Barge transportation rapidly declined as automobiles and trucks became popular. The town began to expand away from the canal. The Erie Canal is now used mainly for recreation.

Fairport acquired its name in the mid-19th century from a traveler on the Erie Canal who was overheard at Mallett's Tavern referring to the village as a ''fair port''.<ref name="fairportweb"/> Local legend has it that the same visitor vociferously complained the next morning that Millstone Block Hotel had [[Bed bug|bedbug]]s, and he stormed out of Fairport, never to be seen again. The name, however, stuck. {{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}

The [[First Baptist Church of Fairport]], [[Wilbur House]], [[Minerva and Daniel DeLand House]],  and [[Henry DeLand House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>