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See all the details about Penfield Heritage Festival - October 16! 

Penfield is celebrating its 200th year in 2010!

We are proud of our strong roots in the past as a milling and agricultural community. Penfield was established along the banks of the roaring Irondequoit Creek, which provided the power for the mills. Penfield is also rich in Dolomite rock. These two commodities are what the town grew up around.

Today, Penfield is a thriving residential and business community of about 35,000 residents on the eastern outskirts of Rochester. While we no longer have active mills, our Dolomite quarry is still a "booming" business!     

During our Bicentennial year, we will be celebrating with many special events and activities, including a Bicentennial Gala and a Heritage Festival. Whether you grew up here, or have never even heard of Penfield, we invite you to join us for this great celebration. Come see where Penfield began, how we've grown, and what we have planned for the future! 

A BRIEF HISTORY
In 1795, Daniel Penfield began purchasing land in Township 13 Range IV and began building mills in 1800 along the falls of Irondequoit Creek to encourage settlement.The population grew rapidly, and on March 30, 1810, Township 13 and the adjoining Township 14 were designated by the New York State Legislature as the Town of Penfield. Penfield was the first of the seven eastside towns in the county to be established.
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