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==Points of interest== * [[Letchworth State Park]], on the [[Genesee River]] forms part of the southeastern boundary of the county. A deep gorge with three major waterfalls characterize this scenic and historic area, created when a [[glacier]] during the [[Quaternary glaciation|last Ice age]] diverted the river and forced it to cut a new valley. It is the home area of [[Mary Jemison]], the ''White Woman of the Genesee'', who was captured as a young person by the [[Seneca tribe]] and became an important figure in negotiations between the tribe and the land companies. * [[Middlebury Academy (Wyoming, New York)|Middlebury Academy]], in [[Wyoming, New York|Wyoming]] village, the first high school level school west of the Genesee. The [[Greek revival]] building still exists and is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. * Hillside Inn, opened originally as a [[destination spa|spa]] at mineral springs on the hill above Wyoming village around 1841, has entertained many important persons, including Theodore Roosevelt and his family and Susan B. Anthony, * [[Arcade and Attica Railroad]] is a restoration of a [[steam locomotive]]. * [[Attica Correctional Facility|Attica maximum security prison]] is located in the northernmost part of the county. * The [[Bliss Wind Farm]] is located in Eagle. * Gaslight Village - downtown Wyoming is a historic village lit by gas street lamps. Deposits of natural gas and salt have been an economic factor in the development of the area. * Silver Lake - this tiny [[glacial lake]] is the only one of the [[Finger Lakes]] group of lakes that is west of the Genesee. * Morton Salt - One of the largest salt mines in the Northeast is located in Silver Springs and has been running since the mid-to-late 19th century.
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