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43-465: Wellsville began minor league play in 1890, when the "Wellsville" team played briefly as a member of the Western New York League , an Independent level minor league. The league began play on September 9, 1890. When the season ended on September 27, 1890, Wellsville finished in second place, The Canisteo team was in first place with a 6–0 record, followed by Wellsville (3–3), Hornell (2–4) and

86-681: A Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing Center (SAMC) opened in 2016. The David A. Howe Library, a member of the Southern Tier Library System, is the largest public library in Allegany County and the cultural center of Wellsville. Built in 1910 in the Georgian style, the brick building enjoys much natural light because of the large Palladian windows and still retains much of its original custom furnishings such as cork flooring, original carved oak wood ornamentation, and child-sized furniture in

129-506: A branch campus in the town, with the main campus in Alfred 7 miles (11 km) east. Originally an encampment for native peoples, Wellsville's settlement was driven, first, by the tanning and lumber industries and, later, the discovery of oil and natural gas. Wellsville was the location of encampments for thousands of years, including the Lamoka and Brewerton cultures. The latest native people,

172-483: A failed love affair and whose tragic demise was the inspiration for Hanford Lennox Gordon's famous poem "Pauline." The Pink House enjoys another literary association, as the setting for the 1987 Emmy-Award-winning film The Birthmark , based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story of the same name. Exterior and interior scenes were filmed at the Pink House. The Pink House is a private residence still owned by descendants of

215-577: A general contractor that specializes in bridge production. Operates primarily in New York State and Pennsylvania with another division located in Atlanta, GA. The LC Whitford Company , founded in 1916, designs and manufactures electronic transformers, inductors and serves the automotive, aerospace, medical, data storage, lighting, power supply industries. Northern Lights Candle Co. , a manufacturer, retailer and wholesale distributor of candles and novelties,

258-538: Is a town and largest community in Allegany County, New York , United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 7,099. Wellsville is centrally located in the south half of the county, 8 miles (13 km) north of the Pennsylvania border. Wellsville is also the name of the main village within this town. The village and the town have two separate, paid governments. Alfred State College maintains

301-583: Is a historic train station located at Wellsville in Allegany County, New York . It was constructed in 1911, for the Erie Railroad . It is a one-story, 132-foot (40 m) by 33-foot (10 m) structure displaying elements of the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styles popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. It is located across the street from the US Post Office-Wellsville . It was listed on

344-400: Is an Italianate-Revival mansion built in 1869 and located on the corner of West State Street and South Brooklyn Avenue. It is renowned for its architecture as well as for the ghost story attached to it. Many stories purport that the house is haunted by the ghost of a girl who drowned in the front fountain as well as her aunt, Mary Francis Farnum, who committed suicide in a nearby mill race after

387-720: Is headquartered in Wellsville. Otis Eastern Services , founded in 1936, serves the oil and gas industries, constructing, upgrading and maintaining oil and gas distribution systems such as pipelines in West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Release Coatings of NY , headquartered in Wellsville, is world leader in the development and production of state-of-the-art, water-based release agents including flex and rigid mandrel and mold releases agents and hose, tube, or pan cure release agents. Wellsville Central School District serves pre-K-12 on two campuses. In 2004,

430-453: Is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km ), or 0.10%, is water. The Genesee River flows northward through the town. New York State Route 417 intersects New York State Route 19 at Wellsville village, and NY 19 intersects New York State Route 248 by the south town line in Stannards. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,678 people, 3,192 households, and 1,924 families residing in

473-484: Is now Wellsville was part of Scio through the first half of the 19th century. It was incorporated as Wellsville and set apart from Scio in 1857. For a brief time during the early 1870s, Wellsville changed its name to "Genesee". On April 4, 1871, the New York State Legislature officially changed Wellsville's name to Genesee. After much political wrangling, by a special act of the legislature, the name Wellsville

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516-525: The Genesee River . Island Park is still in use today as a public park. Wellsville Rainmakers players Western New York League The Western New York League was a minor league baseball league that played briefly in the 1890 season. The four–team Independent level Western New York League consisted of franchises based exclusively in New York . The Western New York League permanently folded after

559-579: The Seneca , named Wellsville Gistaguat , according to a map produced in 1771 by Guy Johnson , as the official map of New York state at the time, for then-Governor William Tryon . The Seneca referred to the Wellsville area as "the Pigeon Woods" and held annual festivals and encampments there to take advantage of the passenger pigeon (see memoirs of Captain Horatio Jones ). At the time, passenger pigeons filled

602-545: The University of Rochester has resulted in a high concentration of highly skilled and specialized engineers. Ljungstrom , a division of The Arvos Group, (formerly Alstom Power Air Preheater) designs and manufactures in Wellsville products for the thermal power plant market, namely air preheaters and gas-gas heaters for thermal power generation facilities. As such, they are an innovator in the development of "clean coal technology." Current Controls , founded in 1982, operates as

645-461: The 1890 season. The Western New York League began play as an Independent level minor league in 1890. The Bath Bathers , Canisteo, New York , Hornell, New York and Wellsville, New York teams were the four charter franchises. The Western New York League began play on September 9, 1890. When the season ended on September 27, 1890, the Canisteo team was in first place with a 6–0 record. Canisteo

688-458: The Bath Bathers (1–5) in the final standings. Baseball Hall of Fame member John McGraw played the 1890 shortened season as a member of the Wellsville team. Aviator Alfred Lawson was a teammate of MCGraw on the Wellsville team. The Western New York League permanently folded after the 1890 season. In 1904 Wellsville next hosted minor league baseball, when the Wellsville "Oil Drillers" played

731-508: The Class D level Interstate League season in fifth place in the six–team league. With a record of 41–60, Wellsville was managed by William Clarke and Elmer Bliss . Bliss was hired on June 25. Bliss had been expected to manage the Hornell team to begin the season but was arrested and fined $ 100.00 for promoting gambling in his Idle Hour Pool Parlor in Hornell just before the season. In the final standings,

774-560: The National Register of Historic Places in 1987. In March 2006, a referendum to dissolve the village was defeated by the residents. At present, local officials are attempting to obtain a charter for the community to reorganize both municipalities into one entity, a city. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 36.7 square miles (95.0 km ), of which 36.6 square miles (94.9 km )

817-539: The Rainmakers finished 19.0 games behind the first place Jamestown Giants. Wellsville did not qualify for the playoff, won by Jamestown over Bradford. In 1915, the Rainmakers won a contested Interstate League championship. Wellsville ended their 1915 season with a record of 54–32, playing the season under manager Joe Lohr. Lohr had managed the Jamestown Giants to the league title the previous season. The Rainmakers ended

860-420: The age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under

903-460: The age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 30,098, and the median income for a family was $ 39,705. Males had a median income of $ 36,302 versus $ 23,387 for females. The per capita income for

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946-406: The beginning of the 20th century, not closing down until 1957 after two major fires and falling oil prices. Since World War II, Wellsville's economy has been dominated by skilled engineering and manufacturing with a cluster of multinational companies in the energy sector. It also has a cluster of ceramic artists and artisans fed by its proximity to Alfred University's ceramics school. The area that

989-639: The children's wing. In addition to several large reading rooms, the facility includes a large exhibition room, two terraces, local history room, meeting rooms, kitchen, and the 301-person Nancy Howe Auditorium which is often used for concerts, plays, movies, and meetings. In 2017 the library was awarded the EBSCO Excellence in Rural Library Service Award by the Public Library Association and EBSCO Information Services. The Pink House

1032-445: The district completed a multimillion-dollar building project creating a new middle school, additions to the high and elementary schools, and a new swimming pool. In 2010, the district upgraded the elementary school and athletic fields, complete with a multi-purpose, all-weather stadium. The Wellsville High School's newspaper, The Owl , was founded in 1907 and is one of the longest-running student newspapers in New York State. Wellsville

1075-597: The downtown provides classes in ceramics and cooking. The center also includes the Coffee House where live music shows are staged almost every weekend. The Great Wellsville Trout Derby is hosted by the Wellsville Lions Club during the last full weekend in April. The Nickelodeon television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete , which ran from 1993 to 1996, is set in a fictionalized version of Wellsville. Though

1118-406: The event showcases fall foliage and highlights the area's oil industry. The 2008 event included a 5K and 10K trail run and a more challenging 14-mile trail run. Participants could also choose to enter one of the walking races of 2, 6, 9 or 14 miles. The Wellsville Creative Arts Center opened on September 9, 2006, in the old Carter Hardware building downtown. Entrepreneur Andy Glanzman's addition to

1161-477: The first place Ridgway team. The Interstate League did not return to play in 1917. Wellsville next hosted minor league baseball with the 1942 Wellsville Yankees , who began play as members of the Class D level Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League , as an affiliate of the New York Yankees . The Wellsville Rainmakers hosted home minor league games at Island Park. The ballpark was located at State Road 19 &

1204-470: The founding of the town and village when oil was discovered in Wellsville in 1879 by O.P. Taylor in his famous "Triangle No. 1" well in Petrolia , west of Wellsville. A second boom occurred with the discovery of "Secondary Recovery", led by Bradley Producing, based in Wellsville. The method uses water, so abundant in Wellsville, to force the oil from the "oil sands". The Sinclair Refinery was built in Wellsville at

1247-564: The latter part of the 19th century but the cleared ground quickly produced excellent grazing for a tremendous dairy industry which followed. Wellsville was named after a man named Gardiner Wells, who was, according to local history, the one person who didn't show up for the meeting when the residents were naming the town. Wells was the major landowner of the real estate pieces, now the downtown Main Street section of Wellsville. The first oil boom came later in Wellsville's history, several decades after

1290-454: The league. The Interstate League continued play in 1916, as the league expanded to eight teams to begin the season. The league ended the season with five teams, as Wellsville had a record of 27–48 under returning manager Joe Lohr. Wellsville placed fourth after the Erie Sailors, Olean White Sox and Warren Bingoes teams folded during the season. The Rainmakers ended the season 26.5 games behind

1333-597: The official memorial placed there by the Catherine Schuyler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution . Wellsville's first industry was tanning, utilizing the bark of the hemlock tree for its tannins. Three large tanneries operated in Wellsville during the early 19th century. Next came the lumbermen and the railroad. The New York and Erie Railroad came through what would become Wellsville (then

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1376-632: The original owners. The Great Wellsville Balloon Rally is the largest annual event in the Wellsville area, attracting hot air balloonists and tourists from many parts of the country who participate in the event on the third full weekend of every July. The rally was started by Ray Stevens in 1975. The event has received coverage by the national media, including the Today show and is beloved by balloonists and spectators alike. The Ridgewalk & Run trail race event has been staged every year since 1993. Held in October,

1419-441: The outskirts of Scio ) in 1851 as the quickest way west from New York City , crossing New York state. This proved that Nathaniel Dyke's choice of location was the quickest, easiest and most practical way across Allegany County. The trains gave the lumbermen a new and more efficient means to get their product to market. Prior to this, the logs had been floated on the rivers and canals. Logging moved on to more densely forested areas in

1462-420: The season as members of the independent Southern Tier League . Resuming minor league play in 1914, the Wellsville "Rainmakers" joined the six team, Class D level Interstate League , which reformed after folding in 1908. The Bradford Drillers, Hornell Green Sox , Jamestown Giants, Olean Refiners and Warren Bingoes teams joined Wellsville in beginning league play on May 22, 1914. The 1914 Rainmakers ended

1505-457: The season in a virtual tie with the Olean White Sox, who finished 52–30. Wellsville had captured the second half title of the split season schedule and Olean had captured the first half title. Olean refused to meet in the playoff final and Wellsville was declared league champion, Pitcher Everett Keener of Wellsville led the league with 14 wins. Teammate John Steinfeldt had 101 total hits to lead

1548-478: The skies by the millions, and the tribes and bands came to the Wellsville area from all over western New York and northern Pennsylvania to Gistaquat to harvest the pigeons by the thousands. European settlers moved into the area before 1800. Nathaniel Dyke, a native of Connecticut, and a captain in the Revolutionary War , serving under both General George Washington and General Warren of Bunker Hill fame,

1591-444: The town was $ 18,744. 16.0% of the population and 10.6% of families were below the poverty line . 17.9% of those under the age of 18 and 9.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Wellsville's economy is dominated by skilled engineering and manufacturing with a cluster of companies in the energy sector. Its close proximity to prominent engineering schools at Alfred University , Rochester Institute of Technology and

1634-518: The town. The population density was 209.4 inhabitants per square mile (80.8/km ). There were 3,606 housing units at an average density of 98.4 per square mile (38.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.65% White , 0.53% Black or African American , 0.26% Native American , 1.24% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.21% from other races , and 1.11% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,192 households, out of which 26.9% had children under

1677-660: The village. The extent of the damaged area continued downstream through Scio and Amity until the valley widened to accept the large flow of water in the lesser populated area. Erosion of topsoil during this flood eliminated many small farms. The US Post Office-Wellsville , built by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression in the art deco style, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The Wellsville Erie Depot

1720-467: Was again designated as the official name of the town, June 8, 1873. The village of Wellsville was first incorporated in 1857 and then again in 1873. Wellsville is the junction of many foothill streams including Dyke Creek feeding the Genesee River from the east. The water from Hurricane Agnes in 1972 exceeded the capacity and banks of Dyke Creek, producing a rapid and huge pool of water at the center of

1763-683: Was also home to the Immaculate Conception School (ICS) of Allegany County, a Diocesan regional school, which was ranked No. 5 of 194 middle schools in Western New York by the Buffalo-based Business First. The school has since closed due to low enrollment. Wellsville is home to Alfred State College's School of Applied Technology which includes the Culinary Arts School, automotive department, building trades, and

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1806-506: Was followed by Wellsville (3–3), Hornell (2–4) and the Bath Bathers (1–5) in the final standings. Baseball Hall of Fame member John McGraw played the 1890 shortened season as a member of the Wellsville team. Aviator Alfred Lawson was a teammate of McGraw on the Wellsville team. The Western New York League permanently folded after the 1890 season. Western New York League - Baseball Reference Western New York League - Stats Crew Wellsville, New York Wellsville

1849-575: Was the first of these in Allegany County. He married a Native American woman (Esther) and moved his family to the Wellsville area by 1795, while it was still owned by the Seneca Nation (two years before the Big Tree Treaty of 1797). He began running a gristmill , a sawmill , and a tannery on a stream now known as Dykes Creek, by 1803. Dyke is buried in Elm Valley, just east of town. His tombstone has

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