Editing Riga, New York (section)

==History==
In the 18th century, the lands of present-day Riga were part of the "Mill Seat Tract" deeded by Native Americans to [[Phelps and Gorham Purchase|Phelps and Gorham]]. Soon thereafter, [[Robert Morris (financier)|Robert Morris]] of [[Philadelphia]] acquired the land and sold it to the estate of [[Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet|Sir William Pulteney]] in England.

The Riga area was originally part of [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]], set up by the State Legislature in 1789. It later became part of [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]]. The first organized town between the [[Genesee River]] and [[Lake Erie]] was [[Gates, New York|Northampton]]. In 1802, Northampton was divided into [[Leicester, New York|Leicester]], [[Batavia, New York|Batavia]], Southampton, Northampton, and East and West Pulteney - after Sir William Pulteney. In 1808 East and West Pulteney became East and West Riga, and in 1809 the town of Riga was formed.

The [[Riga Academy]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>