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Formed around 10,000 years ago when a mile-high glacier scraped and gouged as it retreated north, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge is a critical habitat in the New York Fingers Lakes region. One of the first prominent settlers in the area, Dr. Peter Clark, built a home on a hill and named it Montezuma as a nod to the Aztec emperor, Montezuma. Eventually, the surrounding marsh, village, and later, the refuge all adopted the name. In the early 1900s, the state of New York recognized a need to protect the wildlife habitats for future generations and began purchasing land. Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge was officially established in 1938.