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type: Place
title: 'Portals to Our Past stop 13: American Can Company'
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jurisdiction_basis: >-
  Village of Fairport government body/service; jurisdiction is the village by
  definition
checked_on: '2026-10-03'
subcategory: history stop
description: >-
  History stop on North Main Street near Parce Avenue, at the former American
  Can Company site.
tags:
  - history
  - walk
  - self-guided
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  - resource: >-
      https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d08414b0d918100019e10c0/11a3c00e-9ff0-47ab-9e13-5ca0aa1656d8/HIS%2Bcard%2Bback.jpg
    title: >-
      Fairport Perinton Partnership (program organizer): Portals to Our Past
      brochure map (image)
  - resource: 'https://www.fairportpartnership.org/portals-to-our-past'
    title: >-
      Fairport Perinton Partnership (program organizer): Portals to Our Past:
      Village Tour
  - resource: 'https://www.village.fairport.ny.us/community/about_fairport/index.php'
    title: 'Village of Fairport: corroborating history page'
  - resource: >-
      https://perinton.gov/departments/historian/historic-areas-in-fairport-perinton/a-brief-history-of-the-village-of-fairport/
    title: 'Town of Perinton: corroborating history page'
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  at: '2026-10-04T18:49:45.198Z'
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---
# Portals to Our Past stop 13: American Can Company

Stop 13 on the brochure map is on North Main Street near Parce Avenue. The village says the P. Cox Shoe Company factory site became the American Can Company in 1909, Fairport's largest business until 1993; the area is now known as the Cannery.

## Good to know

Part of the 13-stop self-guided Portals to Our Past sign tour.

## History

- Site evolved from the P. Cox Shoe Co. to the American Can Company in 1909, closing in 1993. ([source](https://www.village.fairport.ny.us/community/about_fairport/index.php))
- P. Cox Shoe Company built its factory in the early 1880s using a rail spur. ([source](https://perinton.gov/departments/historian/historic-areas-in-fairport-perinton/a-brief-history-of-the-village-of-fairport/))

# Related

- [in area](../areas/village-of-fairport.md)