Jim Fisk was born in Pownal, Vermont. His father was a peddler. When Jim was eight years old his family moved to Brattleboro.
The biscuits are back. A Southern-themed comfort food bar and restaurant in Station Square has reopened after addressing pest ...
American railroading began in the Capital District. On December 28, 1825, Schenectady County native (Duanesburg) George Featherstonhaugh (pronounced fen-shaw) ran a newspaper notice announcing the ...
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Here’s some of the news that happened this week in Akron history, including Ohio canal legislation, a railroad plan and an ...
Abolitionist Rev. Jermain Loguen called Syracuse's Jerry Rescue of 1851 “earthquake voice through the land” against slavery.
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The first presidential visitor was Millard Fillmore, who rode the ceremonial first train to open the Erie Railroad. Corning was the first stop on the second day, after which the train went to Addison, ...
John Hunn was an abolitionist in the 1800s convicted for federal crimes after he helped enslaved people reach freedom.
Two closed restaurants on Chautauqua Lake were purchased for more than $1 million. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been ...
Formerly listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places, the east side of the village of Wellsville has been ...