History

In 1856 the Genesee Valley Railroad was incorporated to build a railroad 15 miles from a connection with the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad in Avon to Mount Morris.  In December 1859 the company was sold at foreclosure and in February 1860 it was reorganized as the Avon, Geneseo and Mt. Morris Railroad. The company was leased to the Erie Railroad in 1872.

The "History of the Railroads and Canals Railroads of the United States" contains a one-page section on the Avon, Geneseo and Mount Morris Railroad.  This included information about the history, financial condition, and management of the railroad.  The history of the railroad from page 233 of this book is described below.

"The Avon, Geneseo and Mount Morris Railroad Company is the successor to the Genesee Valley Railroad Company, and was organized under the General Railroad Law of the State on the 17th February, 1860.  The original company was organized on the 2d May, 1857, and its road opened in June, 1859, since which time it has been operated, under a lease, by the Buffalo, New York and Erie Company.  On the 10th February, 1860, the road was sold under foreclosure, and was bought by the bondholders, who have organized themselves into the company."

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