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Morley, New York http://www.morley.ny.us/ In 1810, a band of settlers reached a section of rapids along the Grasse River, about six miles downstream from the village of Canton, where they began a small community called Long Rapids. Stillman Foote is credited with initiating the first developments at that site. Shortly after his arrival, he erected a dam and a sawmill. Two interested Vermonters, Pitts Bailey and Christopher Wilson, bought the Long Rapids territory a few years later. They took over the remaining construction and subsequent operation of the sawmill. In one corner of the mill, Thomas Fenton conducted wool carding, the process of turning wool into a yarn-like string. He also produced clothing, blankets or other woolen products at the mill. Eventually, a grist mill, blacksmith shop, four stores, a carpenter's shop, a tub factory, a hotel and a mechanic's shop were opened. The population of the settlement rose to about 300. Before Long Rapids' first bridge was built in 1820, the settlers crossed the river in a flat bottom boat, permanently left at the shore for use by the entire community. In 1839, the first post office was established at Long Rapids, by one of the community's early proprietors and first permanent settler, W. H. Harrison. Six weeks later, Harrison's request was granted to change the name for the post office and community to Morley, a surname in his family. Harrison also laid the plans for the first stone schoolhouse in the hamlet. On December 27th in 1808 a post office was opened in another community in the town. The Canton village post office was opened under the name "New Cairo". Photos from inside the church Completed in 1871, the Morley Trinity Episcopal Church was designed to be an exact replica of a 13th century English Gothic church frequented by Thomas Harison, a Morley farmer, before coming to America [sic]. The church walls are made of brick two feet thick with a native stone on the exterior. Local stone was also used to carve the altar and font. The pulpit and pews were carved in Morley by an early member of the congregation. Above the altar was installed a stained glass window imported from England in the 1870's. Much of the floor is comprised of stone flagging. The church's first recorded baptism occurred on November 14th in 1869. The Morley grist mill is one of the last vestiges of 19th century industry that was crucial to the survival of early St. Lawrence County residents. Built in 1840 by Thomas Harison, the mill was constructed of stone taken from Harison's quarry in Morley. Local families took the grist of wheat, oats, barley and shelled corn to the mill where four runs of millstones ground the grain into various flours. For several months of the year, the process continued day and night. Operations ceased in 1935. Also from Morley history, on August 4th in 1962 the Morley postal station opened as part of the Canton postal district. Trinity Episcopal Church 96
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