Town of Mentz celebrates 200 years

PORT BYRON - The firehouse alarm sounded Friday and large fire engines blasted their horns through the streets of Port Byron, sounding off the beginning of a weekend designed to celebrate that rich history and the town of Mentz celebrates its 200th anniversary with Heritage Days.

The town was originally established in 1802 from the town of Aurelius and was then known as the town of Jefferson, it was in 1808 that Mentz assumed its new current name and by 1810, the area had begun to be settled on a permanent basis.

Through these 200 years the town has seen some important people and events pass through.