History and Archeology

The Village of Webster was formed, in part, to provide water for its residents. On August 25, 1908, $300 was appropriated for a water system study. Just a few months later, $32,000 was appropriated to establish a water system. The Village of Webster original land purchase was the north section of the area in 1935 where the main building structures are located today. A plaque affixed to the main building at the water production facility, shows a dedication date of 1936. The land that comprises the southern section of the property was subdivided in 1926 as “Inspiration Point Park.” A 1941 plat map shows the southern portion laid out into parcels of about .17 acres (approximately 50’ frontage). Tradition has it that the land to the south was sold in raffles for camp ground areas in the 1920’s, thus their small and standard .17 acre lot sizes. At the time, the land was mapped with four “paper” streets: Irondequoit Drive, Seneca Drive, Sunset Boulevard, and Mohawk Drive. Between 1940 and 1970, the Village purchased many of these small parcels (an easy dividing line is the hypothetical “Irondequoit Dr:” land to the north was purchased earlier than land to the south).