City of Ararat on Grand Island, illustration (Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, 1825).jpg

City of Ararat on Grand Island, illustration (Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, 1825).jpg

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Title

City of Ararat on Grand Island, illustration (Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, 1825).jpg

Description

Caption reads: "When Major Mordecai Manuel Noah came to Western New York in 1825, he saw in Grand Island the makings of a great city. He paid $4.38 an acre for his proposed city of refuge for the Jews of all nations."

The Vol 1 of the Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society (available through Google Books) has a chapter on the chapter.

Date

1825

Citation

“City of Ararat on Grand Island, illustration (Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, 1825).jpg,” North Tonawanda History, accessed April 24, 2024, https://nthistory.com/items/show/2352.