Redfield Historian

The Redfield Historian looks after the story of Redfield, a large, rural town in Oswego County. The town was formed on March 14, 1800, though the area was surveyed and settled before 1795, and by acreage it is the largest township in the county, which is a lot of ground for one historian to cover.

Redfield sat roughly midway along the Military Road, built after the War of 1812 to link Sackets Harbor and Rome, and settlers streamed through in the peaceful years that followed. For a stretch in the 1840s the northern part stood on its own as Greenborough. Visits are by appointment only, and the office does not open on Sundays.

What to Know

• Visits are by appointment only, and the office does not open on Sundays.
• Redfield is the largest township in Oswego County by acreage.
• The town sat midway along the Military Road between Sackets Harbor and Rome.
• From 1843 to 1848, the northern part of the area was its own town, Greenborough.