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Portals to Our Past stop 13: American Can Company

History stop on North Main Street near Parce Avenue, at the former American Can Company site.

Village of Fairport

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)

  • P. Cox Shoe Company built its factory in the early 1880s using a rail spur. (source)