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Gazeteer of the State of New York
J. H. French, 1860

                             ERIE COUNTY

  [-289-]

        COLLINS - was formed from Concord, March 16, 1821. A part of Brandt
     was taken off in 1839, and North Collins in 1852. It lies on the S.
     border of the co., W. of the center. The surface is a rolling upland,
     sloping gradually to the W. and descending abruptly to Cattaraugus
     Creek upon the S. The summits of the ridges are 150 to 300 ft. above
     the valleys. Cattaraugus Creek forms the S. boundary of the town; and
     the other streams are Clear Creek and its tributaries. The channels of
     these streams are narrow and deep. The soil is a clayey loam on the
     uplands and a gravelly loam along the streams. COLLINS CENTER (p.v.)
     contains 1 church and 36 houses. TAYLORS HOLLOW is a p.o. near the
     N.W. corner of the town. GOWANDA lies partly in this town. The first
     settlement was made in 1806, by Jacob Taylor.(7) There are 5 churches
     in town.(3)

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        (7) Joshua Palmerton, Stephen Peters, Turner Aldrich, and Stephen
           Lapham settled in the town in 1810, and Stephen Wilbur and
           Sylvanus Bates in 1811. The first birth was that of a son of
           Aaron Lindsley, in 1810; the first marriage, that of Stephen
           Peterson and Sarah Palmerton, in 1811; and the first death, that
           of --- Straight, in 1812. Jacob Taylor built the first mill, in
           1812; John Hanford kept the first store, in 1813, and Nathan
           King the first inn, in 1816. The first school was taught by John
           King, in 1815.

        (8) Christians, Friends, F.W. Bap., Presb., and Union.

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