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Niagara County

New 624 Area Code Takes Effect For Western New York

September 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1940 telephone switchboard operatorsBeginning September 11, 2023, customers in the 716-area code region in Western New York requesting new mobile or landline telephone service, an additional line, or a move in the location of their service, may be assigned a number in the new 624 area code. The creation of the new area code is expected to provide additional needed phone numbers for residents and businesses in the existing 716-area code region for years to come. [Read more…] about New 624 Area Code Takes Effect For Western New York

Filed Under: Western NY Tagged With: Allegany County, Buffalo, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, Cheektowaga, Department of Public Service, Erie County, Jamestown, Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda, West Seneca

Annie Edson Taylor: Over Niagara Falls & Into The Poor House

July 26, 2023 by Jack Kelly Leave a Comment

Niagara Falls, 1859 (photo William England)Advancing into the later stages of life, some turn their thoughts to immortality, whether through achievement, offspring, or religion. Many more focus on simply having enough dough to sustain themselves with dignity to the end. Annie Edson Taylor took aim at both goals.

In 1901, she was approaching her sixty-third birthday. She had long fended for herself, an adventurous entrepreneur in an age when most women were still locked into dependency. But life offered scant opportunity for an aging free spirit. [Read more…] about Annie Edson Taylor: Over Niagara Falls & Into The Poor House

Filed Under: History, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Auburn, Cayuga County, Circus, Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Niagara River, paddling, Pan-American Exposition, poverty, waterfalls, womens history

Great Lakes Action Agenda Updated

July 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

great lakes basin courtey DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released an updated Great Lakes Action Agenda (GLAA) 2023, a strategic, ecosystem-based action plan to guide restoration and conservation and foster sustainable, resilient communities in New York’s Great Lakes region. [Read more…] about Great Lakes Action Agenda Updated

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, Erie County, Fisheries, Great Lakes, Jefferson County, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Monroe County, Niagara County, Niagara River, Orleans County, Oswego County, St Lawrence County, St. Lawrence River, water quality, Wayne County

Sam Patch: Early American Daredevil

April 23, 2023 by Jack Kelly Leave a Comment

High Falls of the Genesee RiverOn a chilly November day in 1829, a man dressed completely in white stood before a crowd on the precipice of the High Falls of the Genesee River in the middle of Rochester, New York. Many watching had traveled for days to view the spectacle. All eyes were riveted on one of the most famous men in America. [Read more…] about Sam Patch: Early American Daredevil

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Circus, Cultural History, Genesee River, Labor History, Madison County, New Jersey, Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Niagara River, Rochester, waterfalls

1873 Schooner Barge Ironton Wreck Discovered in Lake Huron

March 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Ironton resting on the bottom of Lake Huron with its masts standing, rigging attached to the spars, and anchor still attached (courtesy NOAA- Undersea Vehicles Program UNCW)Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the state of Michigan, and Ocean Exploration Trust have discovered an intact wreck of the Ironton resting hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Huron. [Read more…] about 1873 Schooner Barge Ironton Wreck Discovered in Lake Huron

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Archaeology, Buffalo, Diving, Great Lakes, Iron Industry, Lake Huron, Maritime History, Niagara County, Niagara River, NOAA, Ogdensburg, Shipwrecks, St Lawrence County, Steamboating, Transportation History

The Struggle to Integrate Lockport’s Schools

March 2, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastOn this episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts discuss the Mossell family in Western New York, and their efforts to successfully integrate the Niagara County city of Lockport’s public schools in the late 19th century — nearly 80 years before legal segregation ended nationwide. [Read more…] about The Struggle to Integrate Lockport’s Schools

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Civil Rights, Education, Lockport, Niagara County, Podcasts

Bodies Recovered After Fall Into Niagara Falls Gorge, Snowmobile Accident

February 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Niagara Falls State Park (State Parks Photo)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers recovered two bodies in separate incidents in Upstate New York on Monday, February 13th.  In the first, a woman’s body was recovered from Niagara Falls Gorge.

Several hours later Rangers recovered the body of a snowmobilier killed when his sled hit a tree in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Bodies Recovered After Fall Into Niagara Falls Gorge, Snowmobile Accident

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Hamilton County, Long Lake, Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara River, Raquette Lake, Search and Rescue, snowmobiling, State Police

Seeps Keep Erie Canal, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Levels Lower

February 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Erie Canal Lock E12The New York State Canal Corporation has announced that water levels this navigation season in the Erie Canal between Lock E-30 (Macedon) and Locks E-34/35 (Lockport) will be consistent with levels maintained throughout 2022 – approximately one foot lower than historic levels. [Read more…] about Seeps Keep Erie Canal, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Levels Lower

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: boating, Engineering History, Erie Canal, Genesee County, Glens Falls, Glens Falls Feeder Canal, Lockport, Lockport Locks District, Macedon, Monroe County, Niagara County, NYS Canal Corporation, Orleans County, paddling, Pittsford, Rochester, Transportation, Warren County, Wayne County

11 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places

December 16, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Avalon Knitting Company MillThe New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding 11 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

The nominations include a twentieth-century piano player factory in Syracuse, a rare nineteenth-century stone general store in Millville, a historic cemetery in the Town of East Hampton and a historic district in Lansingburgh. [Read more…] about 11 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Architecture, Columbia County, DeVeaux Woods State Park, East Hampton, Historic Preservation, Landmarks, Lansingburgh, Long Island, Monroe County, National Register of Historic Places, New York State Register of Historic Places, Niagara County, Oneida County, Onondaga County, OPRHP, Orleans County, Rensselaer County, Suffolk County, Syracuse, Utica

Western New York To Get New 624 Area Code

October 24, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1940 telephone switchboard operatorsThe New York State Public Service Commission has announced that residential, business and wireless customers within the existing 716 area code region should begin to prepare for the introduction of the new 624 area code, as early as the second quarter of 2024. [Read more…] about Western New York To Get New 624 Area Code

Filed Under: Western NY Tagged With: Allegheny County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, Erie County, Niagara County, Public Service Commission, telephones

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