Early Days of the Tonawandas

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These book excerpts and articles shed light on the earliest days of the Tonawandas, as well as the nearby villages of Martinsville, Sawyer's Station, Gratwick and Ironton that would be incorporated into the city of North Tonawanda in 1897. See our Books for full-length works.

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Letter of William Williams describing Tonawandas prospects, transcribed (1835-04-21).jpeg

Letter of William Williams describing Tonawandas prospects (1835-04-21).jpeg

Tonawanda April 21, 1835
H. Huntington, Esq.

Respected and Dear Sir,

Your favor of 11th inst was this morning received, postmarked 13th…

Early sketch of Tonawanda (Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York, 1849).jpg

Briefly mentions slow start of the area due to flooding problems, and the importance of the state ditches of 1840. Also: exhaustion of local "fine…

Horatio Jones triumphs over witches in Tonawanda Creek (Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York, 1849).jpg

Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase, complete book (Orasmus Turner, 1849).pdf

Embracing Some Account of the Ancient Remains ... and a History of Pioneer Settlement Under the Auspices of the Holland Company; Including…

North Tonawanda pioneer residents, incorporation and village institutions, lumber, iron, brief sketches of Wheatfield residents, illustrations (excerpt from History of Niagara County, pp 376-381, 1878).jpg

North Tonawanda, description of (History of Niagara County, p376, 1878).jpg

Description of Village of Tonawanda, book excerpt (Commerce, Manufactures and Resources of Buffalo and Environs, 1880).jpg

General progress and development to date. Lumber feet by year. Accounts of Tonawanda Herald and Index, as well as many lumber concerns such as J. A.…

Excerpts from North Tonawanda and Tonawanda - The Lumber City, book, pp 9-21 (1891).jpg

Gratwick, descriptive sketch (excerpt from the book, North Tonawanda and Tonawanda - The Lumber City, 1891).jpg

Gratwick, descriptive sketch (1891) 2.jpg

Ironton addition, Payne bio, North Tonawanda Land Co., description (excerpt from the book, North Tonawanda and Tonawanda - The Lumber City, 1891).jpg

Ironton addition, description (1891).jpg

Martinsville and Sawyer's Creek, description (excerpt from the book, North Tonawanda and Tonawanda - The Lumber City, 1891).jpg

Martinsville and Sawyer Creek, description (1891).jpg

North Tonawanda was early scene of Indian life, settlers, Jacobs Tavern and the War of 1812, etyc, article (Lewis, Ton News, 1957-05 0672).jpg

Myths and Travel Tales, Niagara illustrations, excerpt (Chapter XII - History of the Niagara Frontier, Wilner, pp. 533-547, 1931).pdf

Chapter XII Myths and Tales, excerpt , from a History of the Niagara Frontier.pdf

(Click 1st image to view PDF). Repeats false Sacrifice to the Falls ("Maid of the Mist") story, The Place of Peace, Fate of the Peace Queen, Flight of…