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On This Day In Buffalo

Monday, September 16

Kinzua Dam dedicated, 1966

Ground broken for Buffalo City Hall, 1929

Niagara Square

Buffalo City Watch Founded, 1834

McKinley Funeral Train Arrives in Washington, DC, 1901

Tuesday, September 17

Great Gorge Route closes due to major landslide, 1935

Niagara Falls, NY, USA

Frederick Douglass gives speech at National Liberty Party Convention, 1851

Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY, USA

McKinley Funeral Services Held in Capitol Rotunda, 1901

Socialistic Labor Party holds national convention, 1887

Buffalo, NY, USA

Wednesday, September 18

St. Adalbert's Basilica celebrates final mass, 2011

St. Adalberts Basilica

Third International Congress of Nurses opens, 1901

Pan-American Exposition

Buffalo State Asylum cornerstone laid, 1872

Forest Avenue

McKinley’s Remains Arrive in Canton, OH, 1901

Thursday, September 19

Evans grain elevator destroyed by fire, 1862

Ground broken for Delaware Park, 1870

Buffalo Courier-Express publishes final issue, 1982

Death of Mary Jemison, 1833

Buffalo Creek Reservation

Friday, September 20

Dr. Frances E. Fronczak born, 1874

Lancaster Opera House reopens after restoration program, 1981

Lancaster, NY

Buffalo Jewish Veterans Club incorporated, 1945

Holland Land Company deeds over land for Franklin Square Cemetery, 1821

Now the site of Erie County Hall on Franklin St.

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