Editing Groveland, New York (section)

== History ==
The [[Sullivan Expedition]] (1779) reached its farthest extent here. Groveland was the site of the [[Boyd and Parker ambush]].

In 1792, the first planned European American settlement in Livingston County was located in Groveland and was called "Willamsburgh" after [[Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet|Sir William Pulteney]], a land speculator. The town was formed in 1789 as part of [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]], later becoming part of Livingston County when it was formed in 1821. Part of Groveland was used to form part of the town of [[Conesus, New York|Conesus]] (1819).

The [[Groveland Shaker Village]] settlement was established in 1836 on a {{convert|1700|acre|adj=on}} farm at the hamlet of Sonyea. Their peak in population was 148 members that year, when they moved from their former location at [[Sodus, New York|Sodus]]. The [[Shakers]] sold the Sonyea property in 1892 due to declining membership, and moved to [[Watervliet, New York|Watervliet]].<ref>Stephen J. Paterwic, ''Historical Dictionary of the Shakers'', 2d. ed., (2017), 141.</ref> Their former buildings and land became the [[Craig Colony for Epileptics]]<ref name="Trompeter2012">{{cite journal |last1=Trompeter |first1=Grace |date=2012 |title=New York's Craig Colony for Epileptics tracing the deepest roots of deinstitutionalization |url=http://msaag.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9-Trompeter-MSG4576-832012.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=Middle States Geographer |volume=45 |pages=76–83 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208103144/http://msaag.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9-Trompeter-MSG4576-832012.pdf |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |access-date=December 3, 2015}}</ref> in 1896 and are now part of the [[Groveland Correctional Facility]].

The [[Claud No. 1 Archeological Site]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> The [[Boyd & Parker Park and Groveland Ambuscade]] were also listed on the National Register in 2009.