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Accord, New York...my town
 
 
An interesting intro to our town...trust me, we might like our libations but I never noticed that it got front billing on the sign!! 
An interesting tidbit:
Originally named Port Jackson, it is thought that the name "Accord" resulted from a petition of the townspeople to the Capitol in Albany for a new name. The response was that the authorities could not come to an accord about a new name so the name "Accord" was chosen. The local pronunciation of this word is with a flat 'A' with the accent on the 'A' (ack-chord).
 
 
 
Here is the town mueum
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The railroad now a privately owned structure.  I'm not sure if it is a home but I do remember when it was a deli...
 The entire Town of Rochester enjoyed a period of prosperity from 1902 into the 1940s when the Ontario & Western Railway (with stations in Accord and Kyserike) provided transportation-to-market for products of the local farms, mills and quarries.  Additionally, the trains brought in summer visitors from urban centers, chiefly New York City, who were in search of fresh air and healthful food for their families.  
 
 
 
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 622 people, 226 households, and 157 families residing in the ... more

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