State Reservation at Niagara (N.Y.)

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Lots 42 and 43 were sold to Judge Augustus Porter and Benjamin Barton on 1814 June 20. This was Prospect Park (later sold back to the State to become part of The State Reservation at Niagara).

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2 photographs of Thomas V. Welch at The State Reservation at Niagara. "Rapids above the bridge to Goat Island. Less water caused by Ice Blocade. March 22, 1903."

Scope and Contents 18" x 13" x6" scrapbook with several loose pages. Binding is coming loose.Topics include: -Buffalo Pan Am (invitations, articles, etc.)-McKinley (photographs, articles, memorial service program)-Steel arch bridge-State Reservation and Thomas V. Welch (including a warning to tourists about panhandlers and people who would cheat tourists)-Steel Arch Bridge-Daredevils-oat Island Bridge...

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Pamphlets, brochures, invitations, articles related to fraternal organizations, Niagara Falls history, landmarks, and events.

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Correspondence and receipts related to Niagara Falls Fire department including the Exempt Firemen's Association

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Correspondence related to the elimination of the existing highway-railroad crossings, engineering consultant work related to purchasing pumping station equipment, and meeting minutes of the Advisory Board of Grade Crossing Commissioners.

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Box contains photographs, programs, invitations, and guidebooks related to Niagara Falls and the Haynes-Hough families. Includes donor information.

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18 Books: Autographs books, books about Niagara Falls, Hallowed out book, other miscellaneous books (6 folder listed under Folder Level Inventory) (HAI 2020)

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Newspapers and correspondence related to the State Reservation