Chocolates and pill boxes from early pharmacists.

"...the wilderness was transformed into neighborhoods. Concurrently, businessmen, tradesmen, and professionals were attracted to the area to serve the needs of the growing community... Stores, shops, and professional offices lined the streets on both sides of the Erie Canal..." p. 89

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Historical Society of the Tonawandas has

Vertical document files
Archival photographs
Original historical items

Tonawanda
North Tonawanda
The Erie Canal
Buffalo
Western New York State

Easily accessible to museum Research Assistants, ready to help you, through an indexed computer database. (This is not currently on the Web.)

Banks

Hotels

Houses

Lumbering

Manufacturers

Merchants

Resorts

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