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A Firm Commitment: Hodgson Russ' Two Centuries of Leadership in Buffalo

From the Erie Canal to the restoration of the Guaranty Building, Hodgson Russ has been an integral part of Buffalo since the firm was first founded. This year it celebrates 200 years of business in Buffalo.

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The Famous Central Wharf of the Buffalo Waterfront: Part III

Situated between New York and the western states, Buffalo was an important transportation center in the days of the Erie Canal. Learn about the habits, sights and sounds of the Central Wharf – and about it's sudden destruction.

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The Famous Central Wharf of the Buffalo Waterfront: Part II

Situated between New York and the western states, Buffalo was an important transportation center in the days of the Erie Canal. Learn about the habits, sights and sounds of the Central Wharf – and about it's sudden destruction.

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The Famous Central Wharf of the Buffalo Waterfront: Part I

Situated between New York and the western states, Buffalo was an important transportation center in the days of the Erie Canal. Learn about the habits, sights and sounds of the Central Wharf – and about it's sudden destruction.

Another Look: Timeless Teaching Tug

The 113-year-old vessel worked the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes for nearly a century. Today, it operates as a teaching tug, but the years of wear and tear require extensive repairs.

Old Photo Album: The Black Rock Lock

This year marks the centennial of this important engineering project and aid to navigation. Our photo essay chronicles its construction in the early 20^th century.

To Serve the Lord in the Old Familiar Way: The 1843 Prussian Migration to Niagara County

When the unification of the state church in Prussia created dissent among many Lutherans, large numbers of them emigrated to Western New York.

Tonawanda Harbor: The Lumber Capital of the World

In the late 1800s, piles of lumber stretched for miles as the Twin Cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda developed around the harbor and the surging lumber industry.

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