On Saturday, May 19th from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm the Boy Scout Venture Crew 614 will present a War of 1812 Living History Encampment. This event will be held at the historic Asa Warren House and will feature LIVE demonstrations at 12:00 pm: Artillery, 1:00 pm: Infantry, and 2:00 pm: Militia
Come out and help support Venture Crew 614 and celebrate Eden’s 200th birthday! Food and drinks will be available. Asa Warren House, South Main Street, Eden, NY
Join the Heritage Garden Walkway
There is still time to create a lasting tribute to your family or organization by purchasing a brick that will be a permanent part of Eden’s Heritage Garden Walkway. Click here for details.
A bit of History…
Eden will be sharing their 200th birthday with two other towns, Hamburg and Concord, who were also formed in 1812. The three towns were originally part of a one large township named Willink, which included all of Erie County south of the center of the Buffalo Creek Reservation. It was named for the four Dutch brothers who owned large shares of stock in the Holland Land Purchase.
On March 20 and March 21, 1812, Willink was divided into four towns: Eden, Hamburg, Willink and Concord. Willink no longer exists. At the time, Eden included the areas of the current towns of Brant, Evans and part of Boston.
Within months of becoming a new town, residents prepared for war as in June, the U.S. declared war against England (War of 1812) and there was the possible threat of invasion. According to history, a British vessel, the Queen Charlotte, cruised along the lake shore and sometimes sent a crew ashore to plunder the inhabitants of Hamburg and Eden (now Evans). As time went on the Town of Eden continued to have sections split off and other municipalities were formed.
A Special Thank you to our Sponsors Already On Board!
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Annette K. Winder Agency
Brockman Brothers, Inc
Campbell & Shelton LLP
Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
Connies Laundry
DFT Security
Eden Athletic Association
Eden Chamber of Commerce
Eden Collision
Eden Corn Festival, Inc.
Eden Emergency & Reserve Squad
Eden Fire Department No. 1
Eden Pennysaver
Eden Shurfine
Eden Teachers
Eden Tractor and Equipment, Inc.
Eden VFW Post # 8265
Evans Bank & Evans Agency Insurance
Evenhouse Printing
First Baptist Church of Eden
Franklin H. Meyer, D.D.S.
Hamburg Glass & Window Film
HSBC Bank
Karstedt’s Auto Parts
Laing Funeral Home
Laing-Gro Fertilizers, Inc
Lake Shore Savings Bank
M&T Bank
Marienthal Country Inn
Newell Faulkner Post 880 American Legion
Nussbaumer & Clarke, Inc.
Phil & Martha Muck
Pietrocarlo’s Eden Wine & Liquor Store
Randall Agency
Richard & Susan Minekime
Ron & Ruth Bucki
S. Bishop Disposal
Skora Automotive
Town of Eden Reserve Police
West Herr Ford
