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Gazetteer and business directory of Niagara County for 1869 (Wheatfield excerpts) (1869).doc
From a collection accessed through FamilySearch.org
White Star Hotel, seen from Tonawanda Power Co construction (HST, Archive P-2471, 1928-08-02)
From the collection of the Historical Society of the Tonawandas
Niagara Hudson News - Tonawanda, feature article (1947-05).jpg
Power company magazine features Tonawanda's (electricity-boosted) industrial reinvention and wartime conversion, with photos of Richardson boat…
First North Tonawanda settler arrived in 1909, article (Niagara Falls Gazette, Clarence O. Lewis, 1965-03-10).pdf
Sheriff Tyler warns Tonawanda officials to purge Goose Island at once or county will take hand, article and photos, transcribed (Buffalo Courier, 1925-06-11).pdf
Features photos of "disroderly" houses, and an aged Philip Perew.
AI Transcription:
**General view of Goose Island, Tonawanda.**
Sheriff…
Beechwater, "The Haunted Camp," with 65th regiment, photo article detail (Buffalo Morning Express, 1893-06-25).jpg
Tonawanda Island settled in 1819, Mile Reserve lots, Daniel Webster - article and transcription (Clarence O. Lewis, Niagara Gazette, 1965-03-17).jpg
AI Transcription:
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**Niagara County History:**
**Tonawanda Island Settled in 1819**
**- IN THIS COLUMN last week we started a series of…
History of Tonawanda Island - Douglas P. Taylor.doc
(Radio Show Script Third Draft) BY DOUGLAS P. TAYLOR The Beginnings: Tonawanda Island is an 85-acre island located in the East Branch of the…
Buffalo Bolt and environs, aerial photo (From War Effort magazine, c.1945).jpg
Also shows East Ave, Buffalo Pumps, a few gardens, Oliver Street, Oliver Street Hotel. In the distance: Tonawanda Iron Works and slips that are now…
North Tonawanda, description (Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York, 1892 (pp.108-110).jpg
Tonawanda Island description, N. P. Willis (Ephemera, Complete Works of N. P. Willis, c. 1850), transcription.jpg
Apropos—I observe a spot advertised for sale that I have always looked upon as the most beautiful and aristocratic property in this country—an island…
Under martial law - The state of affairs in the Tonawandas, article with photos, transcription (Buffalo Morning Express, 1893-06-25)
The dispute between unionizing lumber shovers and lumber men has boiled over. Peacekeepers are billeted at the former Stephen White mansion on…
Tonawanda Island, article and transcription (Buffalo Courier, 1887-10-09).jpg
TONAWANDA ISLAND.
Its Origin and Early Occupants, Both Red and White.
The Famous Murder of One of Its Owners. His Successor's Elegant Mansion,…
No longer roam house - White mansion torn down, article, transcription (Tonawanda News, 1907-04-08).jpg
NO LONGER ROAM HOUSE
Ghosts of the Haunted White Mansion Are Now Without a Home.
BUILDING IS TORN DOWN
Historic Landmark Where Daniel Webster…
Vandervoorts of Sweeney Street, three articles by Jane R. Penvose, transcriptions (Tonawanda News, 1982-05-28).jpg
Vandervoorts of Sweeney StreetMiss Sarah Vandervoort, age 75, was more than annoyed that September of 1882. A half-sunken canal boat lay in Tonawanda…
White, Stephen J. (?-?).per
Stephen J. White seems to have some suspicion around him regarding the salacious murder of his slave-trading uncle, Captain Joseph White (others…
Wurlitzer salespeople, Watch Wurlitzer extend its leadership, photo (Salt Lake City Tribune, 1946-01-07).jpg
Tonawanda, excerpt (pp8-9, Burke's Illustrated Guide to Niagara Falls, 1855).jpg
A sufficiently waggish description of the young village of some 2,000 souls, with mention of Cleveland financiers but not the Bostonians.
Mansion house and Indian Mound on Tonawanda Island, map detail (1837).jpg
Stephen White's Beechwater.
Burke's Illustrated Guide to Niagara Falls, book (1855).jpg
Wry sketches of locales on the tourist's path through the forests of Buffalo-Niagara.
Buffalo Sled Company correspondence on axle replacement for Auto Wheel Coaster (1920).jpg
In response to Frank B. Diehl's complaint about a flawed axle for a Number 33 Auto Wheel Coaster, the Buffalo Sled Company sent a replacement axle and…
More houses in the manufacturing district, Ironton Land Co., article (Buffalo Courier, 1895-06-12).jpg
Oliver, Francis J. (1777 - 1858).per
(AI summary from sources below)Early Life and Education Born: October 10, 1777, in Boston. Education: Graduated from Harvard College in 1795 at…
Going to Ironton, 18 acres of Carr farm purchased by Plumb, Burdick and Barnard nut and bolt works, article (Buffalo Courier, 1891-08-08).jpg
Dom Polski-sponsored tax gathering to be interpreted in Polish, article (Tonawanda News, 1935-05-31).jpg
Whiskey still boils over and firemen are summoned, Ironton, article (Tonawanda News, 1921-09-09).jpg
Former Hungarian Church, 1st and Oliver, photos (Dennis Reed Jr, 2008).jpg
Some night photos of the 1910 former church.
A History of the Riviera Theatre (by Bob Sieben) (c.1989)
A history prepared by Bob Sieben
Billed as the "Showplace of the Tonawandas", the Riviera Theatre was built during the year 1926, by the Yellen…
Leading business men of twin cities urge voters to ratify consolidation, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-14).jpeg
### LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF TWIN CITIES URGE VOTERS TO RATIFY CONSOLIDATION
**Henry B. Koenig, Hardware Merchant, and Henry P. Smith, Banker, Take…
Laying the ghost, article and transcription (Niagara Gazette, 1920-04-07).jpg
W. N. Y. News
Laying the Ghost.
Tonawanda, April 7. – Anthony Ross was brought into the police court yesterday to show cause why he should not…
Buffalo Express pictorial, 1891, article and partial transcription.pdf
### Summary of Topics in the Document
1. **Tonawanda Island Lumber District**:
- Described as a premier location for lumber storage and…
Invitation to Hunt a Ghost, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-14).jpg
**INVITATION TO HUNT A GHOST**
**August Kumm Urges People to Visit Alleged Haunted House.**
**KEY AT POLICE STATION**
Bed Set up in Dwelling…
Ghostbreaker is eager to tackle Tonawandas' jobs, article and transcription (Buffalo Express, 1920-04-12).jpg
**GHOSTBREAKER IS EAGER TO TACKLE TONAWANDAS' JOBS**
No amateur, he explains to the police—Boasts Buffalo as his home.
**LANDLORD IS…
Ghost hunting is all the rage, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-12).jpg
**GHOST HUNTING IS ALL THE RAGE**
**Cold Not Spirits Drive Buffalo Trio Out of "Haunted House."**
**VIGIL ON A TOMBSTONE**
Vessel Pilot Lays…
Graveyards are giving up their dead, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-12).jpg
**GRAVEYARDS ARE GIVING UP DEAD**
Ghosts Seen Last Night in Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.
**IS RESURRECTION ON?**
Unmistakable Apparitions…
Prominent men went gunning for those ghosts, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-16).jpg
**Prominent Men Went Gunning For Those Ghosts**
Never again will any resident of the Tonawandas believe ghost stories. They are all cured after…
Ghost caught, learn identity, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-14 201206).jpg
**GHOST CAUGHT, LEARN IDENTITY**
**Spirit of Tonawanda Going to Join That of North Tonawanda.**
**BOTH VANISH FOREVER**
Words of Advice on…