East Gaines, New York

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} '''East Gaines''' is a hamlet in the town of Gaines in Orleans County, New York, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:949077,East%20Gaines|title=East Gaines, New York|website=U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System|access-date=May 16, 2018}}</ref> In 1826, Peter Runion constructed the East Gaines Hotel, later known as the Perry House, which became an important location for settlers traveling by way of Ridge Road.<ref name="Signor 1894">{{Cite book|title=Landmarks of Orleans County, New York|last=Signor|first=Isaac S.|publisher=D. Mason & Company|year=1894|location=Syracuse, NY|pages=456}}</ref> The hamlet contained a post office, store, blacksmith shop, a Baptist church, and twelve to fifteen houses in 1894.<ref name="Signor 1894" />

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Category:Hamlets in Orleans County, New York Category:Rochester metropolitan area, New York