Houghton, NY

Houghton is an Allegany County hamlet on the west bank of the Genesee River, with New York Route 19 passing by the valley. Houghton University occupies a 1,300-acre campus here, and its grounds, trails, and river access make the college a major part of the local map. The hamlet is part of Caneadea and the Genesee Valley Trail Towns, linking a small western New York place to the river corridor around it. Houghton is a New York college-and-river community where campus, highway, and valley meet.