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==Notable people== There are a number of people who can trace their roots back to Port Byron or who settled here for a while. Before he was a leader of the [[Mormon]] faith, [[Brigham Young]] lived here in the early 1830s. He was a painter and builder. One of the early buildings he lived in still exists on Pine Street. [[Henry Wells]] of "[[Wells Fargo|Wells and Fargo]]" fame also lived here in the early 1830s. We can trace [[Isaac Singer]] of sewing machine fame here in 1837, when he was better known for his acting than his machinery skills. Sculptor [[Byron Pickett]] lived here in the 1840s, and his family is buried in the local cemetery. [[Clara Barrus]] trained in [[Boston]] to become a doctor. She is better known as the aid and biographer of naturalist [[John Burroughs]]. She also wrote a book about her childhood, titled ''A Life Unveiled'', written under the name "A Child of the Drumlins". Actress Kittie Rhoades was raised here, and she kept a summer house nearby. She is buried in the local cemetery. Opera singer [[Richard Bonelli]] was born here as Jacob Bunn. Physicist Dr. Francis Eugene Nipher, a professor at [[Washington University in St. Louis]], is well known for his early work on the effect of electrical charges on attractive and repulsive forces. [[Mel Hall]] played baseball at Port Byron prior to his MLB career; he was drafted in the 1978 draft by the [[Chicago Cubs|Cubs]]. Edward G. Delaney, an aerospace scientist and mechanical engineer who worked on the iconic Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs is a Port Byron High School Hall of Fame member and 1948 graduate. [[Mark Jindrak]] also graduated from the high school. Thomas Rooker lived here as well he help design the Brookland Bridge 1869 then opened 1883.
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