Waterloo (Images of America) by Bonnie J. Breese PDF

By Bonnie J. Breese

situated within the middle of the Finger Lakes of upstate long island is the old fashioned village of Waterloo in Seneca County. as the village spanned either side of the Seneca River, it was once based in levels: the southern facet in 1792 via Samuel undergo and the northern facet in 1807 by means of Elisha Williams. it's best often called the birthplace of Memorial Day, which used to be first celebrated by means of the electorate of Waterloo in may perhaps 1866, twelve months after the top of the Civil struggle, to honor these misplaced. Waterloo was once additionally the place the women�s rights flow used to be initially conceived. within the 1800s, it grew to become a thriving commercial city production wagons, pianos, woolen items, organs, and lots of different items. it's the domestic of the historical Scythe Tree, the place farm boys hung their scythes ahead of going off to conflict, and of Barney Oldfield, Louise Scherbyn, and Richard P. Hunt, between others.

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