Ward Park
Est. 2010
Named for Deacon Levi Ward whose family settled here in June 1807.
His son, Dr. Levi Ward, was the first supervisor and assemblyman of Murray, a portion of which was named Bergen in 1813. Dr. Ward was responsible for mail delivery, road, canal, and railroad development, and the construction of churches, stores, and schools as the community grew.
Martin C. Ward grandson of Deacon Ward, developed the village of Wardville, which was renamed Bergen in 1877.
Marker is at the intersection of Buffalo Road (New York Route 33) and Rochester Street, on the left when traveling north on Buffalo Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
