In 1826, two additional towns were annexed from Steuben County, and the compact modern boundaries were established. The County now has nine towns and four incorporated villages. The latter are Penn Yan, Dundee, Dresden and Rushville. The Crooked Lake Canal, active between 1833 and 1877, linked the basin of Keuka Lake with the outside world via Seneca Lake and the Erie Canal system. At one time, three railroads rushed the County's fresh fruit to distant markets.
Agriculture is still our largest business, concentrated on dairies and vineyards.
Good farmland attracted our earliest settlers more than two centuries ago, and it continues to attract people today.