Arch Merrill was a newspaperman, working for decades for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, first as an editor, then as a writer, and even in retirement as a columnist until 1973. He wrote many local history books about Upstate New York, published from 1943 to 1969. He is buried in Brighton Cemetery in Rochester.
Arch Merrill is an author who never fails to entertain. He's been for forty-seven years but there is always something to learn from reading one of his books. This book was no different. I came away learning new facts about Western New York State.