Albion (village), New York

==History==
The Albion area was first settled by European Americans in 1812. This area attracted few residents before the announcement, near the end of the decade, that the [[Erie Canal]] would be constructed through here. In 1822, an entrepreneur named Nehemiah Ingersoll bought much of the land near the planned intersection of the canal and Oak Orchard Road, the main north–south route through the area at the time. The property was soon [[Subdivision (land)|subdivided]], and the village, then known as Newport, began to grow.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aMsTnCyh4qMC&dq=Nehemiah+Ingersoll+Albion,+New+York&pg=PA115-IA1 |title=Historical Album of Orleans County, N.Y. |date=1879 |publisher=Sanford |language=en}}</ref>

Orleans County was created two years later. State officials considered both Gaines (then more populous) and Newport as the county seat due to their central locations within the new county. They chose Newport in 1826 due to its location on the canal and the West Branch of Sandy Creek, where a mill had already been established. The next year the village changed its name to Albion to avoid postal confusion with New York's other [[Newport, New York|Newport]], in [[Oneida County, New York|Oneida County]]. In 1828 it was incorporated as a village.

The [[William V. N. Barlow House]], [[North Main–Bank Streets Historic District]], [[Orleans County Courthouse Historic District]], [[Tousley-Church House]], and [[United States Post Office (Albion, New York)|United States Post Office]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>