{"id":1117,"date":"2023-05-14T04:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T09:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2023-06-02T05:49:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T10:49:53","slug":"a-bit-of-webster-history-whats-in-a-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/a-bit-of-webster-history-whats-in-a-name\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of Webster HIstory: What\u2019s in a name?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fivemile-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fivemile-1-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fivemile-1-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fivemile-1-600x440.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fivemile-1-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fivemile-1-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fivemile-1-500x366.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fivemile-1-800x586.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fivemile-1.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The names are all very familiar to us: Plank Rd., Salt Rd., Basket Rd., Five Mile Line Rd., Shoecraft Rd., Whiting Rd. But what might not be so familiar is exactly how these well-known roadways got their names.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plank Rd. is pretty self-explanatory; it was originally constructed with planks. But how about the others? Their stories, recounted in <em>Webster Through the Years<\/em> by Esther Dunn, offer a glimpse into Webster\u2019s history:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Salt Rd. was named after salt springs located nearby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basket Rd. was originally known as Basket Street because many of the early settlers in the area made baskets out of branches from the willow trees that grew nearby.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Five Mile Line Rd. referred to the distance from Penfield Village to Ridge Rd.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shoecraft Rd. bears the name of John Shoecraft, an early settler of Penfield who served in both the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whiting Rd. was named for John Whiting, a pioneer who settled on the lakeshore near the junction of Lake and Holt roads. You can still see the grand home he built near that intersection, in Webster Park, which we now know as the White House Lodge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webster history is all around us, even hidden in the streets on which we drive. Uncover more historical surprises at the Webster Museum, 18 Lapham Park in the Village of Webster. It\u2019s open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 to 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missy Rosenberry<br>Webster Community Blogger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See my blog at: <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/websterontheweb.com\" target=\"_blank\">websterontheweb.com<\/a>.<\/em><br>Check out my <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Webster-on-the-Web-106010792799085\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;page and&nbsp;follow me on&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Missyblog\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/missyblog\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The names are all very familiar to us: Plank Rd., Salt Rd., Basket Rd., Five Mile Line Rd., Shoecraft Rd., Whiting Rd. But what might not be so familiar is exactly how these well-known roadways got their names.&nbsp; Plank Rd. is pretty self-explanatory; it was originally constructed with planks. But how about the others? Their stories, recounted in Webster Through the Years by Esther Dunn, offer a glimpse into Webster\u2019s history: Webster history is all around us, even hidden in the streets on which we drive. Uncover more historical surprises at the Webster Museum, 18 Lapham Park in the Village of Webster. It\u2019s open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Missy RosenberryWebster Community Blogger See my blog at: websterontheweb.com.Check out my Facebook&nbsp;page and&nbsp;follow me on&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;and Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-webster-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1117"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1123,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions\/1123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstermuseum.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}