Early Days of the Tonawandas
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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 (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

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

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

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

Tonawanda News, full paper (1896-06-01).pdf

After this date, the microfilm record of the paper is silent until November 1st, and the (remote) lighting of the "New Niagara Furnace" at the…
Anniversary, Former News editor George S. Hobbie reflects on Tonawanda of 1880, article (1900-04-03).jpg

Wheatfield section is a coming residential location, Payne, article (Tonawanda News, 1924-10-14).jpg

NT was one of last cities of Niagara County, article p1 (Williams, WPA, 1936-09-19, 2408).jpg

Recounts early history of Goundry, Sweeney; Settlers Burges, Pettit, Carney and more; incorporation etc.
History of the Twin Cities by Mrs. Elias Root.htm
Mrs. Elias Root published her "complete" and "authentic" history in the Tonawanda News in a series of articles in 1947. - - - - La Salle and…
First land sold in Tonas brough 25c acre, article, Local History Chapter 15, Mrs Elias Root (Ton news, 1947-05-15)

First land sold in Tonas. brought 25c acre, article, Local History Chapter 15, Mrs Elias Root (Ton news, 1947-05-15).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

Early history of Twin Cities, La Salle, Fort Niagara, War of 1812, settlers, article (Ton News, 1959-06-12).jpg

NT owes start to canal, Indians and French, settlers, Jacobs 1817, article (Lockport Union-Sun Journal, 1965-03-10).jpg

Tonawandans have fought loyally, War of 1812 and first settlers, military history, article (Ton News, 1965-06-26).jpg
