When shipbuilder Zattu Cushing passed through western New York State at the beginning of the 19th century, he saw a beautiful area that had great potential for settlement.
Soon the village of Fr.
Pomfret quickly grew, attracting people of great talent to the small settlement situated on Canadaway Creek near Lake Erie.
In 1805, Cushing came back and became the first permanent settler in what was to become the town of Pomfret.
He vowed to come back and settle with his family as soon as possible.
When shipbuilder Zattu Cushing passed through western New York State at the beginning of the 19th century, he saw a beautiful area that had great potential for settlement