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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Buffalo, New York, United States.
Video Timeline of Buffalo, New York
Prior to 18th century
- 1620 - Erie Nation occupies area
- 1651 - Seneca Nation destroys Erie Nation
- 1679 - Le Griffon is launched
Maps Timeline of Buffalo, New York
18th century
- 1793 - Holland Land Purchase is completed
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19th century
1800s-1860s
- 1810 - Population: 1,508.
- 1811 - Buffalo Gazette newspaper begins publication.
- 1813 - December 30: Battle of Buffalo fought during the War of 1812.
- 1816 - Village incorporated in Niagara County.
- 1818 - Walk-in-the-Water Great Lakes passenger steamboat begins operating.
- 1821 - Buffalo designated seat of newly created Erie County.
- 1825 - Erie Canal opens.
- 1830 - Population: 8,668.
- 1832 - City of Buffalo incorporated.
- 1835 - November 11: "Cyclone" occurs.
- 1836
- Young Men's Association active.
- Buffalo Library (social library) organized.
- 1840 - Population: 18,213.
- 1846 - University of Buffalo and its Medical School established.
- 1847 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo established.
- 1848 - June: 1848 Free Soil Party national convention held in Buffalo; Martin Van Buren nominated as U.S. presidential candidate.
- 1849 - Forest Lawn Cemetery established.
- 1850 - Population: 42,261.
- 1853 - New York Central Railroad in operation.
- 1854 - Young Men's Christian Association U.S. branch organized in Buffalo.
- 1856
- Chippewa Market opens.
- Manufacturers and Traders Bank in business.
- 1860 - Population: 81,129.
- 1861 - Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences founded.
- 1862 - Buffalo Historical Society formed.
1870s-1890s
- 1870
- Catholic Canisius College founded.
- Population: 117,714.
- 1873
- International Railway Bridge to Canada opens.
- Buffalo Sunday Morning News begins publication.
- 1880 - Population: 155,134.
- 1881 - Architect Louise Blanchard Bethune in business.
- 1882 - Grover Cleveland becomes mayor.
- 1886
- Westinghouse AC electrical power station begins operating.
- University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy established.
- 1887 - University at Buffalo Law School established.
- 1890 - Population: 255,664.
- 1892 - University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine established.
- 1893
- Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad in operation.
- Former mayor Grover Cleveland becomes U.S. president.
- 1899 - Labor strike of grain workers.
- 1900
- Manufacture of Thomas Auto-Bi motorcycle begins.
- Population: 352,387.
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20th century
- 1901
- May 1: Pan-American Exposition opens.
- September 6: Assassination of William McKinley, U.S. president.
- September 14: Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as U.S. president.
- September 23-24: Trial of assassin Leon Czolgosz held.
- 1905 - Albright Art Gallery (of modern art) opens.
- 1908 - Hotel Statler in business (first in chain).
- 1910 - Population: 423,715.
- 1914 - Art Theater in business.
- 1917 - December 9: Snowstorm.
- 1919 - Rivoli Theatre in business.
- 1920 - Population: 506,775.
- 1921 - Loew's State Theatre in business.
- 1922 - WGR radio begins broadcasting.
- 1924
- DuPont cellophane manufactory begins operating.
- WEBR radio begins broadcasting.
- 1926 - Buffalo Courier-Express newspaper in publication.
- 1927 - Peace Bridge to Canada opens.
- 1929 - Buffalo Museum of Science opens.
- 1932 - Buffalo City Hall built.
- 1936 - Coin-operated Launder-Ur-Own laundromat in business.
- 1948 - WBEN-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
- 1950 - Population: 580,132.
- 1954 - WGR-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
- 1966
- January: Blizzard.
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site established.
- 1971
- February 22: Blizzard.
- Erie Community College Buffalo campus established.
- 1977 - January: Blizzard of '77.
- 1979 - Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park established.
- 1989 - Western New York Documentary Heritage Program headquartered in Buffalo.
- 1990 - Population: 328,123.
- 1996 - City website online (approximate date).
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21st century
- 2001 - December: Snowstorm.
- 2005
- Byron Brown becomes mayor.
- Brian Higgins becomes U.S. representative for New York's 27th congressional district.
- 2006 - October 13: Snowstorm.
- 2010 - Population: 261,310.
- 2014 - November 17-20: Snowstorm.
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See also
- History of Buffalo, New York
- List of mayors of Buffalo, New York
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Buffalo, New York
- Timelines of other cities in New York state: New York City (also Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens); Saratoga Springs
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References
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Bibliography
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External links
- "Online Collections". Buffalo History Museum. (Includes atlases, city directories, etc.)
- "Directories: Buffalo". New York Heritage - via Empire State Library Network.
- Items related to Buffalo, New York, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
- "Buffalo, New York in Maps, Charts, and Images". Research Guides. University at Buffalo Libraries.
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