▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁A ▁similar ▁fate ▁bef ell ▁Water lo o , ▁when ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Sen eca ▁County ▁was ▁lost , ▁leaving ▁the ▁village ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁county ▁line . ▁The ▁outcome ▁was ▁that ▁both ▁villages ▁were ▁made ▁joint ▁county ▁seats , ▁even ▁though ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁lost ▁towns ▁were ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁county . ▁Sen eca ▁County ▁remains ▁a ▁two - shire ▁county , ▁although ▁nearly ▁all ▁government ▁activity ▁now ▁occurs ▁in ▁Water lo o . ▁In ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁two - shire ▁history , ▁the ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors ▁will ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁a ▁year ▁hold ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁ ▁O vid ▁at ▁the ▁buildings ▁locally ▁called ▁the ▁" Three ▁B ears ". ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁for ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Rights ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁in ▁Sen eca ▁F alls ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Water lo o . ▁ ▁The ▁Village ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁it ▁celebrated ▁the ▁first ▁Memorial ▁Day . ▁Water lo o ▁was ▁officially ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁by ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁B . ▁Johnson . ▁The ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁Museum ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Bell ware ▁and ▁Gard iner ▁challeng ed ▁this ▁design ation ▁in ▁The ▁Gen esis ▁of ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁Hol