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Written by Town of Rush Historian, Susan Bittner Mee, your purchase of the "Images of America: Rush" book will benefit the Rush Historical Society. Click the book image to order.

Rush is a classic example of rural small-town America. The East Rush hamlet, now known as simply Rush, was first named Webster's Mills.

 

Although not the first settler in the area, John Webster, who purchased the land in 1810, soon began building a town--first a sawmill and a gristmill, followed by a general store, a hotel, and a school.

 

Other businesses followed, and more families arrived. East Rush was the primary hamlet and, along with West Rush and North Rush, comprised a hardworking, close-knit, rural farming community.

 

By the late 1800s, it was a thriving and self-sufficient community. And, like any town, it is the individuals who built it and lived here that bring Rush's past to life.

 

Years later, the strong family and agricultural base continues, but the bustling activity that centered around the trains and mills has quieted.

The Rush Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and contributions are tax-deductible for income, gift, and estate taxes. Our EIN is 30-0994864.

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5977 East Henrietta Road
Rush, NY 14543

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