Tonawanda industries, growth of second-largest lumber port, article (Buffalo Courier, 1887-10-07).pdf
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Tonawanda industries, growth of second-largest lumber port, article (Buffalo Courier, 1887-10-07).pdf
Description
Good general, early description. Earliest settlers seem to only account for south-siders
- Lock built for Niagara-Creek access.
- Cleveland Commercial enterprise draws attention. McGraw opens up lumber business, which starts growing around 1870.
- To avoid high shipping costs, William H. Gratwick towed a massive raft full of lumber (3 million feet, or 20 canal boats' worth) from Bay City, Michigan to (North) Tonawanda over two weeks. People in the village marveled to see it. Gratwick paid the men well to see the lumber unloaded, and the incident drew attention to the Tonawandas' natural advantages as a lumber port.
- Other lumber firms described
- Box factory on Tonawanda Island
Date
1887-10-07
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Citation
“Tonawanda industries, growth of second-largest lumber port, article (Buffalo Courier, 1887-10-07).pdf,” North Tonawanda History, accessed April 25, 2024, https://nthistory.com/items/show/3495.