The Town of Wheatland is a small jewel\u00a0located in southwestern\u00a0Monroe County, in the western portion of New York State. Wheatland has a distinctive blend of historic character\u00a0and modern day life that makes it a great place\u00a0to live, work, and play.\u00a0Wheatland\u00a0offers a wonderful combination of rural and village life for residents and visitors alike.<\/p>\n
The Town of Wheatland features many local points of interest that\u00a0include beautiful public parks, picturesque places to see, exciting and fun things to do, quaint places to stay, excellent places to eat and a full suite of essential local services<\/span>.\u00a0 No matter the season, there\u2019s something for everyone in Wheatland. With several beautiful parks and miles of\u00a0the\u00a0Genesee Valley\u00a0Greenway<\/u> to explore in the Town of Wheatland, outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy many healthy activities including: hiking, biking, running , snowmobiling, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing. The Oatka creek offers some of\u00a0the top trout fishing in the State. The Genesee Country Village and Museum is one of the largest historical living museum in the United States, making\u00a0it a featured tourist attraction in Wheatland. Whether you live in the western New York State region or are just visiting the area, be sure to come and enjoy a day in the Town of Wheatland!<\/strong><\/p>\n Freeman Park is located in the Hamlet of Mumford and is maintained by the Town of Wheatland. The park has a very nice pavilion that can be reserved for use by Town residents, includes a combination of playground equipment, a baseball\/softball field and plenty of green space that can be used for all sorts of fun with family and friends. Reservations for park use can be made at the Wheatland Town Clerk\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Address<\/strong>\u00a0– Mumford, New York Oatka Creek Park is a beautiful, rural Monroe County Park located in the southern portion of the county in the Town of Wheatland, at 9797 Union Street, south of Route 383 (Scottsville Road), west of Union Street (County Road 170). Enter the park from Union Street and Stewart Road. This park offers one lodge for rent with a capacity of 50 people. Inside, the lodge includes picnic tables, a wood burning stove, an oven and refrigerator. The bathrooms are located inside the lodge and water is available inside. Oatka Creek Park has two soccer fields that are available for rent. For information and reservations please call 585 753-PARK (7275) or go to\u00a0the Monroe County Online Lodge & Shelter Reservation System<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Address<\/strong>\u00a0– 9797 Union Street Scottsville, New York 14546 Canawaugus Park is located in the southeast corner of the Village of Scottsville and is maintained by the Village. \u00a0This picturesque park has picnic tables, parking and a view across the creek to some remaining historical canal structures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Address<\/strong> – Route 251 Scottsville, New York Johnson Park is located in and maintained by the Village of Scottsville. The park includes an enclosed pavilion that can be reserved by Town residents, includes various playground equipment, a little league baseball field, sand volleyball courts, basketball courts and lots of open space. Reservations for park use can be made at the Scottsville Village Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Address<\/strong> – 5 Brown’s Ave. Scottsville New York \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n History comes alive at the largest and most comprehensive living history museum in New York State. Genesee Country Village & Museum invites your whole family to step back in time with costumed interpreters to explore the 19th century historic village. Visitors can tour the working brewery, the blacksmith, potter, printshop, tinsmith and visit the baby animals on the farm. End your day by taking a piece of history home from the Museum Store, featuring handcrafted fudge and village-made tin and pottery. GCV&M is also home to the John L. Wehle Art Gallery, a nature center, and Silver Baseball Park. Open seasonally with special events all year long. Just 10 minutes from Scottsville in the Town of Wheatland and the Hamlet of Mumford. Visit GCV&M Website<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Address<\/strong> – 1410 Flint Hill Rd, Mumford, NY 14511 The Genesee Valley Greenway State Park is a 90-mile open space corridor that follows the route of the Genesee Valley Canal (1840-1878) and the Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester Branch (1882-1963) from the Erie Canalway Trail in Rochester’s Genesee Valley Park to\u00a0the Village of Cuba in Allegany County.The park includes a public, multi-use trail and natural and historic resources. The majority of the trail is an\u00a0old railway bed that is a straight, level surface consisting of cinders, gravel and mowed grass. The Greenway passes through woodlands, wetlands, river and stream valleys, rolling farmlands, steep gorges, and historic villages in sixteen towns located in Monroe, Livingston, Wyoming, Allegany, and Cattaraugus counties. The Greenway trail is easily accessible\u00a0from multiple\u00a0locations in the Town of Wheatland\u00a0including from Canawaugus Park in the Village of Scottsville.<\/p>\n Depending on the season, come enjoy a hike, a bike ride, cross-country skiing or a snowshoe trek on the Greenway in Wheatland today!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Address<\/strong> – Genesee Valley Greenway, 1 Letchworth State Park Castile, NY 14510 Oatka Creek is the third longest tributary of the Genesee River, located entirely in the Western New York region of the U.S. state of New York. From southern Wyoming County, it flows 58 miles to the Genesee River near Scottsville in the Town of Wheatland, draining an area of 215 square miles that includes all or part of 23 towns and villages in Wyoming, Genesee, Livingston and Monroe counties as well. The lower Oatka located in the Town of Wheatland is considered a blue-ribbon brown trout fishery, with some brook trout populating the water as well. New York Game & Fish calls Oatka Creek \u201cpremier trout water\u2026\u201d and puts the Oatka \u2026\u201don every trout fisherman\u2019s A-list”.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The First Presbyterian Church of Mumford is a historic\u00a0Church located\u00a0in the Hamlet of Mumford in the Town of Wheatland. It\u00a0has a High\u00a0Victorian\u00a0Gothic\u2013style edifice built in 1883 of rare bog limestone. The main block of the building is five bays long and three bays wide (approximately 50 feet by 60 feet), with a freestanding 70-foot tower with spire at the northwest corner. The Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Address<\/strong> – George St & William St, Mumford, NY 14511 The Sage-Marlowe House is a small one and a half story \u201cvernacular\u201d style or working man\u2019s house at 69 Main Street in Scottsville. It was built about 1830 by Simeon Sage and was one of Scottsville\u2019s earliest houses. There have been a total of fourteen owners in the house\u2019s history. The Marlowe family owned it for sixty years before it was purchased by the Wheatland Historical Association (WHA) in 1985. The WHA has restored and furnished the house to represent the 1830-1850 time period. <\/span>One room of the house was especially designed to house the George Skivington collection of historical materials. It consists of books, scrapbooks and original documents that were collected by Mr. Skivington and donated to the WHA. <\/span>In 2000 a room was added to the back of the house which is used for educational purposes and for group activities. A Christmas sale and a geranium sale have been held at the house annually for a number of years.<\/span><\/p>\n To request an appointment to do research in the Skivington Library or for a tour of the house call 889-4574 and leave a message. A WHA member will return your call.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Address<\/strong> – 69 Main St. Scottsville, New York 14546<\/p>\n \u00a0The Wheatland District No. 4 School was one of nine \u201cdistrict schools\u201d that were built during the 1800s in the Town of Wheatland. District No. 4, also known as the Quaker School or the South Road School, was built in the 1850s. The building was continuously in use as a school until 1947 when it closed. The No. 4 schoolhouse originally stood on South Road near the present Stokoe Tree Farm. In early 2003, the building was donated to the Wheatland-Chili School District for historic preservation and educational usage. On September 15, 2004, the schoolhouse made its grand journey through the Village of Scottsville and was greeted by hundreds of students as it reached its new location on the campus of T.J. Connor Elementary School. The schoolhouse then underwent an extensive renovation and when complete, was furnished with actual artifacts from the early twentieth century, some of which were original to the building when it first served as a school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Address<\/strong> – TJ Connor Elementary School, 13 Beckwith Ave Scottsville, NY 14546<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Town of Wheatland is a small jewel\u00a0located in southwestern\u00a0Monroe County, in the western portion of New York State. Wheatland has a distinctive blend of historic character\u00a0and modern day life that makes it a great place\u00a0to live, work, and play.\u00a0Wheatland\u00a0offers a wonderful combination of rural and village life for residents and visitors alike. 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\nPublic Parks<\/h3>\n
Freeman Park<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
\nPhone<\/strong> – (585) 889-1553
\nEmail<\/strong> – townclerk@townofwheatland.org<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nOatka Creek Park<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nPhone<\/strong>\u00a0– (585) 753-7275<\/p>\n
\nCanawaugus Park<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nPhone<\/strong>\u00a0– (585) 889-6050
\nEmail<\/strong> – scottsville@scottsvilleny.org<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u00a0Johnson Park<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nPhone<\/strong>\u00a0– (585) 889-6050
\nEmail<\/strong> – scottsville@scottsvilleny.org<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nThings to Do<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Genesee Country Village & Museum<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nPhone <\/strong>– (585) 538-6822
\nEmail<\/strong> – info@gvc.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\nGenesee Valley Greenway<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nPhone\u00a0<\/strong>– (585) 493-3600<\/p>\n
\nOatka Creek<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nPlaces to See<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
First Presbyterian Church of Mumford <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nPhone<\/strong> – (585) 538-4380<\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSage-Marlowe House<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
\nNo 4 one room school house<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n