Silver Lake, New York: A Brief History

Silver Lake, New York: A Brief History
By Dan Miller
Dog Ear Publishing
Retail Price: $15.00
Amazon Price: $15.00

Book Description: Dog Ear Publishing presents a new book that includes the dramatic rise of a small community through the rise and fall of a railroad, tourism, religiosity, cultural activity and pioneer way of life in Silver Lake, New York. This book emanates out of the purchase of land and putting up a home on silver Lake and having the old railroad bed running in the backyard.

The author traces the evolution of the area through the Seneca Nation to early white settlers who originally called it Little Lake, a sea serpent hoax, a burgeoning tourism trade with the advent of the railroad and ice houses, to religious fervor gripping the area in contrast to a museum exuding the pioneer way of life to a present-day resort area. Through it all, religious fervor gave way to camping, the arts and education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Both Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt spoke tehre in the summer months to upwards of 20,000 people who attended daily.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Reading Room Review

Being that I live about forty minutes from Silver Lake and had spent many a summer day there in both at camp and staying at cottages of friends, I found this book of great interest. I never realized that Silver Lake had such a extensive history! The small book written by Dan Miller, was packed full of interesting information about the area that allowed me to see what it must have been like during its heyday. There were also a section that included pictures that helped give the reader a visual as well as written history of this part of Western New York.

If you are from Western New York, or if you just would like to experience a slice of small-town Americana, then pick up a copy of this book. You won't be disappointed!