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A brick sidewalk, entitled the Jell-O Brick Road, was installed in 1996 leading from the Le Roy House to the Jell-O Gallery. Many of the bricks are engraved with the names of prominent historical Le Royans, Jell-O employees, and Le Roy residents There is also a Little League field on the property,
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