1792Economy
It was purchased in December 1792, February 1793, and July 1793 from Robert Morris, a prominent Revolutionary banker, by the Holland Land Company, a consortium of Dutch bankers.
1795Economy
Its name comes from the Batavian Republic (1795–1806), a republican government of the Netherlands and home of the investors of the Holland Land Company.
1797History
One of the provisions of the sale was that Morris needed to settle the Indian title to the land, so he arranged for his son, Thomas Morris, to negotiate with the Iroquois at Gen...
1802Government
The village of Batavia was founded in 1802 by resident Land Agent Joseph Ellicott, under the authorization of Paul Busti of the Holland Land Company.
1823Government
Batavia was incorporated as a village in 1823.
1825Infrastructure
=== Erie Canal ===
The Erie Canal in 1825 bypassed Batavia, going well to the north at Albion and Medina, enabling Buffalo and Rochester to grow much faster.
1826History
=== Masonic Lodge scandal ===
A scandal erupted in Batavia in 1826, when William Morgan was offended by the local Masonic Lodge (Western Star Chapter R.
1846Economy
The company sold off the purchase until 1846, when the company was dissolved.
1847Government
Ltd, and became a subsidiary of that Canadian company, founded by Daniel Massey in 1847.
1864Military
Owens Jr., naval aviator
Dean Richmond, from 1864 to 1866, president of the New York Central
Julian Sidney Rumsey (1823–1886), served as the 22nd Mayor of Chicago during the Ame...
1868Economy
The largest manufacturer, Johnston Harvester Company came into being in 1868.
1910History
In 1910, the business was acquired by Massey-Harris Co.
1915Government
The City of Batavia was incorporated in 1915.
1926Civil Rights
In March 1926, over 1,000 people turned out to hear Helen Keller speak at what was then the high school.
1934Culture
Scott Fitzgerald references Batavia in his novel, Tender Is the Night (1934)
Popular authors Stephen King and Peter Straub mention or set parts of their novel, The Talisman (198...
1985Military
Anderson, journalist, held captive in Lebanon by Hezbollah partisans from 1985 to 1991
Thom Beers, TV producer
David Bellavia, Medal of Honor winning Iraq War veteran
Albert Bri...
1987History
Batavia was used as a filming location for the 1987 comedy road film, Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
1993Disaster
On September 3, 1993, a tornado tore through Batavia, killing two people.
1994History
On the night of August 3, 1994, Amtrak's westbound Lake Shore Limited derailed near Batavia, and fourteen of the train's eighteen cars went off the tracks.
1999History
Inmates at the detention center have included terrorism suspects, such as Nabil Ahmed Farag Soliman, who embarked on a hunger strike in 1999 after two and a half years in federa...
2000History
The city's racial demographic changed slightly from 2000 to 2010.
2001Government
Governor George Pataki made Batavia the New York State "Capital for A Day" on Wednesday, July 25, 2001.
2002History
Native Batavian Bill Kauffman, a political writer and columnist, has a book, Dispatches from the Muckdog Gazette (2002), about the city.
2006Government
In 2006, a national magazine, Site Selection, ranked Batavia third among the nation's micropolitans, based on economic development.
2008Sports
The Muckdogs, formerly, were an affiliate of the Miami Marlins; in 2008, they won the New York Penn League Championship.
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 15,465 people, 6,644 households, and 3,710 families residing in the city.
2012Economy
In August 2012, Muller Quaker Dairy broke ground on what was to be one of the largest yogurt manufacturing plants in the United States, and employed 170 people in December 2015.
2014History
Retrieved April 20, 2014.
2015Economy
On December 10, 2015, the closure of the yogurt plant was announced with the additional news that the facility would be sold to the Dairy Farmers of America cooperative.
2020History
In 2020, these facilities were responsible for 1,522,366 pounds of waste.