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Little Falls, NY

  • This day in history: September 15

    1821

    The first newspaper published in Little Falls, the “People’s Friend”, by Edward Griffing, was printed in Mechanic’s Hall on Main Street, and later at the brick house on Garden Street at the head of Mary Street.

    1843

    The boat “The Champion” left her dock at Little Falls for Troy with a mammoth load: 1944 boxes of cheese, 43 cases of cheese, 3 boxes of woolens, and 1 box of leather. The cargo weighed 150,561 pounds and the toll was $56.50.

    1885

    One of the oldest and most honored citizens of Little Falls, Judge Arphaxed Loomis, passed away. Born in 1798 in Connecticut, he moved to to Salisbury as a young boy in 1803. Long prominent in local affairs, he ranked among the foremost men in the State, and was an acknowledged leader in shaping its course as the Empire State. Arphaxed Loomis, is remembered most for his successful efforts in forcing the Ellice Estate to sell their holdings in Little Falls. He was village president (1831-1836,) County Judge, member of the NYS Assembly, and member of Congress. He built his home at 676 East Main Street in 1832.

    1901

    A memorial service for all churches in the city was held for President William McKinley at the Skinner Opera House. McKinley had been assassinated nine days earlier in Buffalo, New York.

    1982

    New officers were installed for the Little Falls Bocce League. Charlie Raiello, Ugo Taverni, and John Casullo took over the reins from Lou Colangelo and Paul Terenzetti.  The local bocce ball courts are located at the Veterans Memorial Park complex.

    2010

    A flotilla enroute to Rochester for the 2010 World Canals Conference stopped in Little Falls today. The flotilla is made up of pleasure and tour boats, as well as several historic and operational vessels from the New York State Canal Corporation.

  • Many thanks to Louie Baum for his research for This Day in History.

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    • 1940 Gulf Curve Train Wreck
    • 240th Anniversary of the Battles of Stone Arabia and Klock’s Field
    • Athletics Wing Collection
    • Battle of West Canada Creek
    • Camp Jolly Exhibit
    • Church Street Cemetery Tour
    • City Hall – A History
    • Distant Drums – Little Falls during the Civil War Era
    • Early Base Ball in Little Falls
    • Early Little Falls Buildings and Organizations
    • First U.S. Cheese Market Exhibit
    • Frog Fountain
    • Herkimer County Bank
    • Little Falls African American History
    • Little Falls Diamonds Collection
    • Little Falls Music Exhibit
    • Little Falls Waterways
    • Little Falls and Women’s Suffrage
    • Making History Today
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    • Massacre at the Little Falls Grist Mill
    • Myjava, Slovakia, Sister City of Little Falls
    • Native American Exhibit
    • Prohibition Exhibit
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    Donal Hurley and his Little Falls Diamond Collection

    May 9, 1892: The Jewelers Weekly

    May 9, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    On MAY 9, 1892, “The Jewelers Weekly” mentioned J. H. H. Vosburgh’s remarkable collection of quartz crystals.

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    Late 19th century map of Moreland (Park).

    On April 18, 1876, Dudley Burwell died at his home in what is now Moreland Park

    April 19, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    On APRIL 18, 1876, Dudley Burwell, prominent Little Falls attorney and one-time member of the state legislature, died at his home in what is now Moreland Park.

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    The Skinner Opera House

    April 10, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    On APRIL 7, 1899, the reserved seat sale was opened for the concert by the mandolin and banjo club of St. Lawrence University at the Skinner opera house.

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    The Little Falls Post Office

    March 31, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    ON MARCH 30, 1797, John Porteous was appointed postmaster at the little falls, and the post office was located in his store. The early mail was delivered once a week punctually by Adam Feeter.

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    The Allegro Shoe Company

    March 23, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    March 22, 1987: after being a thorn in the city’s side for the last ten years, the Allegro Shoe Company’s six story, 140,000 square foot building on South Ann Street is coming down.

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    The Dale Family of Little Falls

    March 20, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    The Little Falls Historical Society Museum would like to wish you all a Happy St. Patrick’s Day with highlighting an Irish family, the Dale Family, who has had such a significant impact on the City of Little Falls.

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    A a hand operated pumper was purchased by Company No.2, the Protection Asterogan Engine Hose Company, later known as the Mohawk Valley Hose Company, with it being stored in the Petrie Street Armory, which is the present-day location of the former German Christ Lutheran Church at 14 Petrie Street, which reconstructed the armory in 1901 into a church.

    A massive fire, of mysterious origin, enveloped the Dasey block

    March 10, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    “Washington Hall was built by S.W. Stimson at the corner of West Mill and South Ann, Little Falls, and was dedicated to free speech, anti-slavery, and temperance.”

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    Washington Hall -Corner of West Mill & South Ann Streets, Little Falls, New York| 1842-1958

    Reverend Samuel Orvis lecture at Washington Hall on anti-slavery

    March 2, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    “Washington Hall was built by S.W. Stimson at the corner of West Mill and South Ann, Little Falls, and was dedicated to free speech, anti-slavery, and temperance.”

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    Designed by Dwight J. Baum | c. 1916 Frank Mitchell Simpson House | 39 Salisbury Street, Little Falls, NY

    Architect Dwight J. Baum will draw the plans for new home

    February 24, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    Architect Dwight J. Baum, of Riverdale, N.Y., will draw the plans for Frank Simpson’s new home at 39 Salisbury Street. – February 24, 1916, Cooney Archives

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    1910 Postcard of C. J. Lundstrom Manufacturing Company

    C. J. Lundstrom starts a factory in Little Falls

    February 20, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    “Patent Attorney C. J. Lundstrom is completing arrangements to start a factory in Little Falls to manufacture his patent filing cases, This day in history on February 20, 1903, Little Falls Historical Society.

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