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This Week in History – Week of Feb. 14th
Feb. 14th 1788 The first house and store in Little Falls, was the home of Mr. John Porteous, commonly known as the “Yellow House” situated on lots 12 and 13 of the Burnetsfield Patent. It also became the first hotel in Little Falls. Past its…
This Week in History – Week of Feb. 7th
Feb. 7th 1888 A letter from California tells of green peas, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, etc., all growing in the open air, with beautiful blossoms. Here in Little Falls, the open air products just now are pneumonias, catarrhs, neuralgias, rheumatism, and pleurisies, and the only nosegays…
This Week in History – Week of Jan. 31st
Jan. 31st 1893 The West Shore Railroad will have an excursion to Washington, D.C. at a cost only for the $10 round trip. The train will leave Little Falls at 12:19 pm. 1901 A half mile horse racing track was laid out on the ice…
This Week in History – Week of Jan. 24th
Jan. 24th 1833 There are from ten to fifteen Stage Coaches running through the village every day, and from twenty to sixty Boats passing daily on the Canal in the season of navigation. 1896 West Main Street has been set apart by the mayor to…
This Week in History – Week of Jan.17th
Jan. 17th 1913 Mrs. Cornelia Moore, one of the best known African-American residents of Little Falls for over 60 years, has passed away. She was honored and esteemed by all who knew her. Active in the affairs of the A.M.E. Zion church, she was one…
This Week in History – Week of Jan. 10th
Jan. 10th 1908 The John Pierce Company, at its quarry on the “burnt rocks”, features two 105 foot towers which support a great cable and bucket that transports rocks to the gigantic crushers whence it goes into bins that load the finished product rapidly…
This Week in History – Week of Jan. 3rd
Jan. 3rd 1913 The three month-long strike in the Little Falls textile mills is over. The workers will receive 60 hours of pay for a 54 hour week, and increases in the rate for piecework ranging from 8 to about 15 percent. All employees will…
This Day in History – Week of Dec. 27th
Dec. 27th 1911 St. Mary’s new School Hall opened with a dance and a party. Dec. 28th 1885 Rebecca Batteson, the old African-American woman, died at the Johnson house on Second Street. Her son-in-law, Robert Johnson, stated that Becky was 117 years old and that…
This Week in History – Week of Dec. 20th
Dec. 20th 1855 General Z.C. Priest received $166.66 per month as Assistant Superintendent of the railroad. 1910 Some weeks ago, the Presbyterian church society purchased a large lot on Jackson Street upon which a parish house was to be erected. An announcement was made today,…
This Week in History – Week of Dec. 13th
Dec. 13th 1939 Born in Little Falls in 1886, and brought up here, internationally renowned architect Dwight James Baum has died. He designed many homes, hospitals, college buildings, and pavilions for the 1939 World’s Fair, but his most famous work was the Ca d’Zan in…
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