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Chautauqua County Represented at Battle of Gettysburg
2013 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863). To commemorate the anniversary of what many consider the most important battle to ever take place in the Western Hemisphere, we spent July 1 through July 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged 154th NY Volunteer Infantry, 1st Minnesota Infantry, 4th U.S. Artillery, 72nd NY Volunteer Infantry, 8th Florida Volunteer Infantry, 9th NY Cavalry, A Day in the Life, Adaline Bliss, Adolph von Steinwehr, Alfred Pleasonton, Alonzo Cushing, Alpheus Hodges, Amos Humiston, Andrew A. Humprhey, Ashville, Battle of Gettysburg, Benjamin J. Coffin, Byron A. Wiggins, Cadmus Wilcox, Charles Foss, Charles R. Coster, Civil War, Daniel B. Allen, Daniel E. Sickles, Daniel L. Bourke, Dennis Snyder, Dunkirk, Eliott Homer, Forestville, Frank C. Cave, Frederick Platte, Frederick Schreiner, Fredonia, George F. Hankin, Isaac C. Strain, James A. Cyrus, James W. Bird, Jamestown, Joel M. Bouton, John Buford, John F. Reynolds, John Gibbon, John Higler, John Leonard, John S. Austin, Jubal Early, Lewis Bishop, M. B. Cheney, Michael Gonnelly, Oliver Howard, Peter Kennish, Sickle's Excelsior Brigade, Sinclairville, Surendus A. Godfrey, T.C. Devin, Third Excelsior, Thomas Holland, Thomas Horan, W. A. Scranton, Westfield, William Bliss, William H. Lovell, William Harrow, William J. Colvill Jr., William R. Brewster, William Sackett, Willliam Moore, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Bicentennial Biographies No. 196 – 200
A collection of bicentennial biographies from Chautauqua County, N.Y. featuring Horace Greeley (Clymer), George W. Patterson (Westfield), Richard T. Ely (Ripley), Aaron Hall (Charlotte, Westfield and Jamestown) and Obed Edson (Sinclairville). Originally broadcast on local radio stations Oct. 10 – … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Hall, Fenton Historical Society, George W. Patterson, Hamilton Fish, Holland Land Company, Horace Greeley, Jamestown, Lt. Governor of New York State, Obed Edson, Patterson Library, Richard T. Ely, Ripley, Sinclairville, State Assembly, Town of Charlotte, Town of Clymer, Town of Ripley, Ulysses S Grant, Westfield
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Obed Edson – Bicentennial Biography No. 200
Obed Edson was born February 18, 1832 in Sinclairville. His father was the Hon. John M. Edson – a native of Madison county who came with the family of Samuel Sinclair to settle Sinclairville in 1810. Edson obtained a good … Continue reading
Bicentennial Biographies No. 171 – 175
A collection of bicentennial biographies from Chautauqua County, N.Y. featuring Rexford Tugwell (Sinclairville), Charlies Fosdick (Westfield), Jim McClusker (Jamestown), Van Miller (Dunkirk) and 10,000 Maniacs (Jamestown). Originally broadcast on local radio stations Sept. 5 – Sept. 9, 2011. No. 171 … Continue reading
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Tagged American Molasses Co., Buffalo Bills, Charles Fosdick, Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame, Civil War, Dunkirk, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, Grover Cleveland, Harry Castlemon, Jamestown, Jim McKusker, National Football League, Philadelphia Eagles, Puerto Rico, Randolph, Rexford Tugwell, Sinclairville, Ten Thousand Maniacs, University of Pittsburgh, Van Miller, WBEN Radio, WBEN-TV, Westfield, WFCB Radio, WIVB-TV
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Bicentennial Biographies No. 61 – 65
A collection of bicentennial biographies from Chautauqua County, N.Y. featuring Henry Rouse (Westfield), Francis Brewer (Westfield), Bainbridge Colby (Bemus Point), Oliver Smith (Jamestown) and Simeon Clinton (Arkwright). Originally airing on local radio stations April 4 – April 8, 2011. Continue reading
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Tagged Abram Dixon, Ann Ahlstrand, Arkwright, Ashville, Bainbridge Colby, Bemus Point, Francis Brewer, Harvey Smith, Henry Rouse, Jamestown, Jewett Smith, Mark Twain, Oliver Smith, Panama, Ransom Smith, Rouse Home, Samuel Seward, Simeon Clinton, Sinclairville, Theodore Roosevelt, Town of Ellery, Underground Railroad, Westfield, William Peacock, William Seward, Woodrow Wilson, World War
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Bicentennial Biographies No. 36 – 40
A collection of biographies from Chautauqua County, featuring Royal Keyes & William Breed (Jamestown), James McClurg (Westfield), Patrick Falconer (Falconer), William Broadhead (Jamestown), and Asahel Burnham (Arkwright)… Continue reading
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Tagged Abner Hazeltine, Adam Cobb, Almet Broadhead, Arkwright, Asahel Burnham, David Eason, Dexterville, Dunkirk Allegany Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad, Edward Work, Falconer, James McClurg, Jamestown, John Breed, Joseph Turner, Kennedy, Lucy Cobb, Martha Hallock, McClurg Mansion, Patrick Falconer, Robert Falconer, Royal Keyes, Sheldon Broadhead, Sinclairville, Town of Busti, War of 1812, Westfield, William Breed, William Broadhead, William Falconer, William Hall, Worksburg
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