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On This Day In Buffalo

Tuesday, March 26

Louis LeCouteulx appointed first clerk of Niagara County, 1808

Now Erie County

St. Stephens Hall torn down, 1935

Lockport incorporated as a village, 1829

Lockport, NY 14094, USA

Former President Harry S. Truman is given Honorary LL.D. Degree, 1962

Canisius College, 2001 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA

Wednesday, March 27

Town of Newstead established, 1823

Masten Park High School destroyed by fire, 1912

Firemen's Benevolent Association incorporated, 1837

Buffalo & Niagara Falls Electric Railway incorporated, 1893

Thursday, March 28

First Presbyterian Church dedicated, 1827

WGR-AM radio begins broadcasting, 1922

Directors decide to postpone Pan American Exposition until 1901 due to Spanish-American War, 1898

Friday, March 29

Ice jam causes Niagara Falls to stop flowing, 1848

Harbor Inn demolished, 2003

50 Chicago St.

Groundbreaking for Explore & More Children's Museum, 2017

Town of Lancaster is Established, 1833

Lancaster, NY, USA

Saturday, March 30

WNED-TV begins broadcasting, 1959

Hotel Henry ribbon cutting, 2017

Richardson-Olmsted Complex

Tolls end for telephone calls within Buffalo & Erie County, 1963

Author David Sedaris give a reading, 2001

Rockwell Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA

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