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On This Day In Buffalo

Monday, May 20

Treaty of Buffalo Creek signed, 1842

Expanded Buffalo Historical Society building dedicated, 1929

1 Museum Ct, Buffalo, NY 14216, USA

Mayor William G. Fargo born, 1818

Pompey, NY 13084, USA

Town of Eden established, 1812

Tuesday, May 21

Cornerstone placed for Asbury Delaware Methodist Church, 1874

Babeville, 341 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA

Slavery prohibited in what is now Ontario, Canada, 1793

Newsboys & Bootblacks' Home opens, 1885

Eastern State grain elevator imploded, 2000

1132 Military Rd, Buffalo, NY 14217, USA

Wednesday, May 22

First voyage of the Canadiana, 1910

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Orphan Home incorporated, 1874

Mineral Springs Road, Mineral Springs Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224, USA

Buffalo Free-Net incorporated, 1996

Hollister grain elevator destroyed by fire, 1858

Thursday, May 23

Village of Blasdell incorporated, 1898

National Civic Federation holds National Conference on Taxation, 1901

Buffalo Historical Society, Pan-American Exposition

Construction of Love Canal begins, 1894

Niagara Falls, NY, USA

Friday, May 24

Firefighter Fred Buscher expelled for using abusive language, 1858

Whitney Place

Buffalo Mardi Gras Parade & Festival incorporated, 2000

Victory Day at Pan American Expo, 1901

Cornerstone laid for first firemen's monument, 1869

Forest Lawn Cemetery, 1411 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209, United States

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