Person:Caroline Scovell (1)

Caroline's family spelled their last name "Scoville". On Caroline's headstone, it says "Scovel".

The town of Warsaw is nestled in a narrow valley, with steep hills to the east and west. It is quite lovely. According to the county historian, the valley has never been given a name. The east hill is the site of many bad accidents. The West hill is largely uninhabited and covered with forest. Roads, mostly unpaved and marked seasonally closed, go up the hill at wide intervals. We took one such road to the abandoned Sharp Cemetery and it would indeed be unnavigable in snow. It required great skill to get the car down the rutted lane on a dry summer day.

In 2001, the two lane highway US 19 runs through the middle of the valley and the middle of the town of Warsaw. The head of the valley begins somewhere around the town of LeRoy. From there, the hills rise on either side. The south end of the valley is not as well defined: it seemed (without checking a topographical map) that there is no southern egress. To continue on US19 to the town of Pike, one traveled steadily uphill.

Warsaw, though the county seat, is small, quiet and appears prosperous. The north end of town is more modern, with a MacDonalds and chain stores. Main Street looks Victorian. The County Courthouse dates from the mid to late 1800's, with a large modern building gracefully connected to it. There appear to be no early 1800 structures left in town.

One reference in the centennial materials on the town was to the incidences of plagues going through the valley. Diseases took their toll of Warsaw; a number of outbreaks of rabies also occurred.

Fargo Street is the first side street to the east of Main Street off Livingston. It encompasses the lot where Allen Fargo had his house.

According to the 125th Annual Celebration of Warsaw NY booklet, "Warsaw was named for the capitol of Poland at the time of its formation but no one knows why that name was chosen." Repeated mention is made of the musical abilities of the family; information gleaned from various records makes it obvious that music was an important part of social life in the new town of Warsaw.

1. ↑ Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints. Family History Library
   Film 1985565, 184258 page 377, and 184781.
2. ↑ Leilani Spring (leilani@@iinc.com). Warsaw Village Pioneer Cemetery. ((c) 1999).
3. ↑ Wyoming County, New York Historian's Office
   Paper written by Palmer C. Fargo.
4. ↑ 125th Annual Celebration - Warsaw, New York 1843-1968. (Pamphlet).