These mills have been the center of Clintons economic and cultural life for two centuries. Later. mill owners John Taylor and John Bray championed renaming the town after DeWitt Clinton. the builder of the Erie Canal and Governor of New York. A limestone quarry. located immediately behind the Red Mill. brought another wave of settlers. including Irish immigrants crossing the ocean to establish a better life for themselves and their families in the new world. The present municipal building. a handsome Victorian structure. was the residence of John Leigh. a brick maker and farmer who served as the towns second mayor. The Lehigh Valley Railroad provided passenger and freight access. contributing greatly to the growth and wealth of the town in the 19th century.
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