![Historical marker reading: Blossom - Religious society known as Ebenezers named this hamlet Upper Ebenezer in 1844. Name was changed to Blossom ca. 1866.](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Blossom_NY_historical_marker.jpg/220px-Blossom_NY_historical_marker.jpg)
Blossom is a hamlet in the town of Elma in Erie County, New York, United States.[1] It was originally founded by the Ebenezer Society as Upper Ebenezer in 1844.[2] The origin of the present name is not known, but it may have come from the profusion of apple blossoms in the area.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blossom, New York
- ^ a b "Hamlet of Blossom to receive historical marker". East Aurora Bee. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
42°51′22″N 78°41′35″W / 42.85611°N 78.69306°WExternal links
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