This Day in History – November
Nov. 1st 1891 Forty-eight Italians arrived in Little Falls from Buffalo to work on the Little Falls – Dolgeville railroad. 1893 “Big Frank,” the little 90 pound kangaroo, which was to have boxed at the Star Academy, died in that building from cramps. Nov. 2nd…
This Day in History – October
Oct. 1st 1875 The Merchants’ and Farmers Bank is doing business at the Banking House on Main Street in Little Falls. Banking hours included Saturday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. 1883 Large crowds lined up to purchase tickets for the first passenger train to…
This Day in History – September
Sept. 1st 1821 A company of Indian chiefs passed through the village on their way to New York City to take part in a conference with the whites. They stayed at the MacKinister Tavern and attracted a great deal of attention. 1872 Belle Boyd, the…
This Day in History – August
Aug. 1st 1836 Regular passenger train service on a single track of the Schenectady – Utica division of the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad was inaugurated in Little Falls and the Mohawk Valley. Construction and freight trains had been running for some time. The first Mohawk…
This Day in History – July
July 1st 1816 There were two taverns in Little Falls, one was the “American House” at the northwest corner of John and Ann streets, and the other “Cranes” on Main Street. 1842 Washington Hall was built at the northwest corner of Mill and Ann streets…
This Day in History – June
June 1st 1870 The employees at the Herkimer County National Bank are being granted vacations. Two weeks are being allotted to the cashier and one week to the clerks. 1878 The first person to have a telephone in Little Falls was Frank Bramer who resided…
This Day in History – May
May 1st 1846 S. F. Bennet, begs leave to inform the citizens of Little Falls and vicinity, that he is now receiving a very extensive stock of Books and Stationary, cheap Literature, Toys and Fancy Goods, Looking Glasses, Hard Ware, Woolen Ware, and every description…
This Day in History – April
April 1st 1813 Samuel Smith was appointed the third postmaster in Little Falls. 1913 The water in the Mohawk River is believed to have been the highest since the great flood of 1865. John Stark, official water gauger for the city, reports a depth of…
This Day in History – March
Mar. 1st 1814 At a meeting, residents of Little Falls gave their consent and professed a desire to erect a library in the village. 1839 Richard Ray Ward transferred land to Nicholas Devereaux for a Catholic cemetery in Little Falls. Note: The one-half acre of…
Little Falls Historical Society’s 2024 Annual Report
“Little Falls is a picturesque, historic city, the most beautifully situated of any town on the New York to Buffalo route.” Nelson Green from his 1924 OLD MOHAWK TURNPIKE BOOK By any measure, 2024 was a benchmark year for the Historical Society. Interesting first-time highlights…