Cheese Press
Corner of Church and School Streets

The Elder John LeLand, first and foremost a preacher and later a national political figure, made and presented President Thomas Jefferson with a 1,450 pound cheese in 1801. A replica of the original cheese press now sits in Leland Park. The cheese was drawn by oxen to the Hudson River and shipped to Washington from there. It was presented to Jefferson as a "Token of Regard from the Citizens of Cheshire".