Webster, Village of

A visit to Webster New York is a treat for those who love history, architecture, quaint village neighborhoods, open space and a lakeside view. The Webster Museum, located in the heart of the village of Webster, is a great place to start your tour of this growing town, which started out as an agricultural community in the late 1800’s. The ever-changing collections in this museum feature treasured items from Webster’s early settlers, as well as photographs, costumes and memorabilia from school, community and church groups that reflect the town’s heritage. Individual rooms furnished in the decor of the early 1900’s, as well as an old-fashioned drugstore, lawyer’s office and general store are set up on the main floor of this interesting museum to give visitors an idea of what daily life was like back when Webster was a shipping center for the area’s dried apple industry. It also had the world’s largest basket factory and was the center of the canning industry in the Rochester area.