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Pioneer Association As Niagara County celebrates its Bicentennial in 2008, it’s fitting to take a look at some of the earliest efforts to preserve Niagara County’s past. That distinction probably lies at the doorstep of the original Niagara County Pioneer Association, organized in 1877. Historians credit the formation of the Pioneer Association to the early Continue Reading

Billy Sherman, The Confederate Horse From Wilson The Civil War had a major impact on the lives of citizens of Niagara County. In November 1861, a local regiment was raised in Lockport. Battery M was part of the 1st Regiment New York Light Artillery and was mustered out of Rochester and sent to Washington to Continue Reading

Niagara Steamships When we think of paddle-wheel steamships, our thoughts usually turn to the smoke-belching vessels on the Mississippi or the Hudson. Many do not realize that Niagara County was also the home port for several very successful steamships that plied the Niagara River and the Great Lakes. The Niagara Navigation Company began business in Continue Reading

The Niagara River gorge has been a popular scene for sightseers since Niagara welcomed its first wide-eyed “tourists” hundreds of years ago. Some folks may recall, but most probably do not, that the river gorge use to be the setting for a very popular tourist attraction, the Great Gorge Route Railroad. The path along the Continue Reading

Spring It On: Buffalo Niagara’s Day of Giving, Powered by United Way. March 1, 2013 at 1:00am to March 2, 2013 at 1:00am