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

                             ERIE COUNTY

  [-293-]

        TONAWANDA - was formed from Buffalo, April 16, 1836; and Grand
     Island was taken off in 1852. It lies in the N.W. part of the co., at
     the angle formed by the junction of Tonawanda Creek and Niagara River.
     Its surface is generally level. Eleven Mile Creek crosses the N. part
     of the town. The soil along Niagara River is clayey; in the interior
     it is sandy. TONAWANDA, (p.v.,) incorp. Dec. 3, 1853, is situated on
     the Erie Canal, at the confluence of Niagara River and Tonawanda
     Creek. It has a good harbor,(1) and is an important station on the B.
     & N. F. R. R. It is the western terminus of the C. & N. F. branch of
     the N. Y. C. R. R. It contains 5 churches, a newspaper office, a bank,
     an elevator,(2) and several manufacturing establishments.(3) Pop.
     1,257.(4) The first settlement was made in 1805.(5) There are 8
     churches in town.(6)

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        (1) Large quantities of lumber are received at this port from
            Canada and the Western States. The quantity re-shipped by canal
            in 1857 was, of timber, 841,011 cubic feet; of sawed stuff,
            4,815,441 ft.; and of wood, 16,007 cords.

        (2) This elevator has a storage capacity of 250,000 bush., and
            facilities for elevating 2000 bush. per hour.

        (3) 3 sawmills, 3 shingle mills, a planing mill, and a furnace and
            machine shop.

        (4) This is the pop. of that part of the village in Erie co. A part
            of the village is across the creek, in Niagara co.; and the
            pop. of this is not known.

        (5) Alex. Logan, John King, and John Hersey settled in the town in
            1805; Emanuel Winter, Jos. Haywood, Oliver Standard, John
            Cunningham, Josiah Guthrie, Ebenezer Coon, Thos. Honnan, and
            Joseph Hersey, in 1806; Henry Anguish, in 1808; and Frederick
            Buck, in 1809. Henry Anguish kept the first inn, in 1811, and
            Judge Wilkinson the first store, in 1823. The first mill was
            built by ____ Osborne, in 1819.

        (6) Disciples, Evang. Luth., M.E., R.C., and Wes. Meth. at
            Tonawanda Village, and Evang. Luth., M. E., and R. C. in other
            parts of the town.

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