2 . ▁ ▁The ▁valley ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁sett ler , ▁John ▁H acker ▁( 1 7 4 3 - 1 8 2 4 ), ▁who ▁reported ly ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁a ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁nearby ▁by ▁" tom ah awk ▁mark " ▁around ▁ 1 7 7 2 . ▁H acker ▁Valley ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁Hol ly ▁River ▁State ▁Park ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain ▁Park way ▁By way ▁scen ic ▁by way . ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁also ▁contains ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁George ▁L ough ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 1 7 ), ▁which ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁oldest ▁marked ▁grave ▁in ▁northern ▁Web ster ▁County . ▁ ▁H acker ▁Valley ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁story ▁by ▁No ah ▁Adams ▁of ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio ▁on ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁" s us p ension " ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁post ▁office ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Post ▁Office ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁susp ension ▁has ▁effectively ▁closed ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁public . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁de emed ▁to ▁be ▁il leg ally ▁closed , ▁and ▁thus ▁was ▁re - open ed ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁H acker ▁Valley ▁School ▁g ym ▁▁ ▁The ▁Mol lo han ▁Mill ▁is ▁located ▁nearby ▁and ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁School