So, Where Is Sodus Point, New York?-- Part 1

I have to admit, I'd never heard of this place before coming across it preparing for this blog.

It is about 1/3 of the way in eastern New York's Lake Ontario.  Looking at a map you will see a fairly big indentation of a body of water which is Sodus Bay from whence the village takes its name.  It is in the northeastern part of the Town of Sodus.

During the War of 1812, it was burned (except for one building) by a British raiding party (which I have been writing a real lot about lately).

In the 19th century, the area became an important port on Lake Ontario, but the locating of the Erie Canal to the south shifted transportation patterns.  By the late 19th century it became a popular vacation resort.

Population in the 2010 census was 900.

--Brock-Perry