HISTORY OF LAKE VIEW, NY
covering the years 1804 to 1924
Written in 1965 by Raymond V. Healy, BS, MS Ed 
(provided by William Smith, former resident of Lake View)

based in part on interviews with:
Allen Ames, Richard Fierle, Leland Hazard, Shirley Hansen, William Heil and Donald Spittler

Map of Lake View, NY in 1907 (view more maps)
(provided by Stephen Greene)

Table of Contents & Formative Years up until 1892 
(view info on Jacob Schoellkopf 1819-1899; 
read about Elliott Stewart's round barn in Round Barns of New York;
Elliott Stewart is also listed as a 1835 graduate of Cazenovia Seminary 
and his book "Feeding Animals" published in 1883 can still be purchased)
1880 Census Record for Austin Ames

The Bubble That Burst 1892-93 
(view more info on the Gatling Land Boom)
Lake View on Wheels 1895-1903
2 bicycles manufactured in Lake View in 1898 are listed here and 1 here;
View photo inside bicycle factory.

The Ties That Bind 1889-1924
(view more info on the Lake View Fire Association)

Read Interview with Donald Spittler conducted in 1987

LAKE VIEW COOKBOOK FROM 1950's       RETURN TO LAKE VIEW TIMES       PHOTOS OF LAKE VIEW