Richford is John D. Rockefeller ’ s birth town .
John D. Rockefeller was born in the New York state area known as the Burned-over district amidst the Second Great Awakening ; an evangelical revival which drew masses to various Protestant churches—especially Baptist ones—urging believers to follow such ideals as hard work , prayer and good deeds to build `` the Kingdom of God on Earth '' .
John D. Rockefeller