History and Heritage in Holley, NY

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Lecturer and suffragist, organized black women's club movement and helped found the NAACP in 1912.

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Branch of Grand Central Trail extending from Batavia to Lake Ontario Known by pioneers as the Oak Orchard Trail

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Centralized 1927, first central school district in county, 34th in state, formed Aug. 17, 1927 from 19 area school di...

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A pioneer reaper industry was developed on the Erie Canal banks by William H. Seymore and Dayton S. Morgan. This 1854...

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Author of 40+ novels which sold in the millions lived here at her "Little Brown Cottage".

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National Historic District Laid out as Wardville 1840s Railroad forwarding station destroyed by fire 1866 & 1880 inco...

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Home of the oldest cobblestone church in North America (1834). The Cobblestone Museum showcases this unique...

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Site of the first Sweden Town Meeting April 5, 1814. Dedicated this 10th day of July 1977.

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McCormick reapers made here in 1846. Seymour and Morgan by building 100 reapers for Cyrus McCormick began quantity pr...

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Visitors are invited to spend a day in this 19th-century country village and discover how a log cabin set...

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Before the territory could be opened up for settlement, it was necessary to obtain land rights from the S...

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Gravesite of Rev. Marvin V. Frey (1918-1992), composer of Kum Ba Yah; He is Lord; Peace Like a River; Isn't He Wonder...

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Here in 1867, the old tavern, stage stop and post office on historic Buffalo Road became the location of Chili Semina...

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Orator F. Woodward, owner of the Genesee Pure Food Company bought the rights to Jell-O from P.B. Wait in 1899 for $45...

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1855 - 1944