A ldenia, north of Evansburg, was laid out in the spring of 1828, by Rev. Timothy Alden, 
on part of a 200-acre tract purchased by him from Henry Reier, in 1818.  The original plat 
contained ninety-five lots, a hollow square and a public common, and was acknowledged 
October 17, 1828.  Winthrop, Thomas and Bentley Streets extended north and south; Clinton, 
Hosack, North Lake, South Lake and Line Streets, east and west.  Isaiah Alden, brother 
of the founder, settled on the site of the prospective village, but it did not prosper, 
and in a few years was forgotten.