Arch Merrill

Archie Hayes Merrill (August 5, 1894 – July 15, 1974) was an American journalist, writer, and poet sometimes called the "Poet Laureate of Upstate New York".

Biography Arch Merrill was born in Sandusky, New York, and in 1915 attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York, for one year, during which time he worked on the student newspaper, The Herald. the year Merrill became a copy reader with the Rochester, New York, newspaper the Democrat and Chronicle. Sometimes called the "Poet Laureate of Upstate New York", he authored a number of books, most of which are collections of his articles. His 1943 A River Ramble is an account of his walk of the entire length of the Genesee River, along with his notes on local history, folk tales, and people he met along the route.

Merrill died July 15, 1974, and is buried in the Brighton Cemetery at the end of Hoyt Place in the City of Rochester.