Profiles Volume I: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY - The 1800s

Revised Second Edition includes additional information and photos of the individuals profiled in the First Edition, along with 16 new profiles that focus on the founders of the municipalities outside the city of Buffalo. It highlights the accomplishments of area residents in politics, law, medicine, manufacturing, religion, music and other fields of business. Included are details about Buffalo's importance during the War of 1812, the debate about the location of the Western terminus of the Erie Canal, the building of Buffalo Harbor, the development of Millionaires Row on Delaware Avenue, establishment of other neighborhoods, the beginnings of industry, creation of Olmsted Parks and harnessing of the hydroelectric power of Niagara Falls. Meet the people who made Buffalo the 8th largest city in the U.S. when it hosted the Pan American Exposition in 1901