▁subsequently ▁becoming ▁a ▁second ▁Mexico , ▁hence ▁the ▁Village ▁of ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁George ▁S cri ba ▁also ▁later ▁opened ▁roads ▁travel ing ▁from ▁Mexico ▁Bay ▁and ▁Mexico ▁Point ▁from ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Mexico ▁Point ▁State ▁Park ▁to ▁present - day ▁Constant ia , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁highway ▁to ▁present - day ▁O sw ego . ▁ ▁S ett lers ▁grew ▁quickly ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Town ▁and ▁Village ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁roads , ▁log ▁cab ins , ▁frame ▁houses , ▁and ▁business es ▁encourag ed ▁growth . ▁Mexico ' s ▁early ▁business es ▁included ▁saw ▁mill s , ▁oil - m ills , ▁gr ist m ills , ▁as her ies , ▁t ann eries , ▁black sm ith s , ▁t ins m ith s , ▁co op ers , ▁che ese ▁plants , ▁cloth - d ress ings , ▁dist iller ies , ▁sh oe - sh ops , ▁hot els , ▁general ▁mer ch and ise , ▁and ▁j ew el ers . ▁ ▁Lewis ▁Miller ▁invent ed ▁the ▁spring ▁w agon ▁and ▁the ▁high ▁quality ▁of ▁these ▁w ag ons ▁made ▁them ▁famous ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁L ulu ▁Brown ▁began ▁making ▁p ans ▁of ▁b aked ▁be ans ▁to ▁sell ▁in ▁gro c ery ▁stores ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁They ▁sold ▁so ▁well ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁Earl ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Brown ▁decided ▁to ▁sell ▁them ▁in ▁O sw ego . ▁The