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Brocton: In the Heart of the Grape Belt

Find out how the work of energetic entrepreneurs caused a Chautauqua County hamlet to become known as “The Buckle of the Grape Belt.”
Old Photo Album: Some Industrial Archaeology: A Study of the Brocton Wine Cellars

A unique look at a single Chautauqua County location through time.
"Queen of the Clouds:" Olean's "Adopted in Death" Balloon-Jumping Daughter

A tragic accident leads to an outpouring of kindness for a stranger in a Southern Tier city.
The Chautauqua Connections of Horace Greeley

One of the most influential newspaper men in 19th Century America had connections right here in Western New York.
Death by Fire and Water: The Steamship Erie Disaster

The Erie Canal opened the West-- but getting there could be a deadly gamble, as this 1841 tragedy demonstrated.
Land Riot! Chautauqua County Settlers Revolt in 1836

Early in his career, future governor William H. Seward had to institute a regime of palliative measures in order to quell the axe-wielding settlers' riot against the Holland Land Company when their farms were threatened with imminent foreclosure.
The Svengali and the Rolling Stone - A Brocton Tale

A religious zealot established a bizarre community in Chautauqua County, which included an eccentric and accomplished British politician and writer.
The Battle of Hobo Run: The March to Washington that Ended in Cheektowaga

The Panic of 1893 moved a number of "industrial armies" to act on their economic troubles by marching on Washington.  One of these groups only got as far as Cheektowaga, however.
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North Park Theatre

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