Dixon Hollow was a small hamlet located along the Canadice Outlet, which connects Hemlock and Canadice Lakes. Settlers moved into this area in the early  part of the 19th century and set up residences and mills. By the 1870's there were three mills established along the outlet, including a grist mill and a wool factory.  In the mid 1870's the City of Rochester began diverting water from the lakes to supply the city with drinking water. After 1900 the city began buying up properties around the lakes and outlet in order to preserve the water shed. By 1920, the last resident left Dixon Hollow.