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12
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25
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1863
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New York Central Stockyards, covering 100 acres, are opened to the public along William Street in Buffalo by Dean Richmond, with a shipment of hogs; the first shipment of cattle would be unloaded Jan 7 1864
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1
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7
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1864
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First shipment of cattle are unloaded at the New York Central Stockyards along William Street in Buffalo; the 100 acre stockyards opened Dec 25 1863 with the delivery of a shipment of hogs
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7
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1865
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Fire destroys the New York Central Stockyards along William Street in Buffalo; opened in Dec 1863, they would quickly be rebuilt
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1874
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Leonard L. Crocker, early superintendent of the New York Central stockyards in Buffalo, namesake of Crocker Avenue in Sloan
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1881
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Crandall House at 949 William Street in Buffalo is opened by Asa B. Crandall, primarily to serve those in the Buffalo stockyard area; it was the first hotel in Buffalo with telephone and telegraph service
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1884
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Sisters of Charity begin operating a first aid station for workers in the Buffalo stockyards along William Street; the first aid service would become Emergency Hospital at 108 Pine Street in Feb 1902
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10
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1
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1890
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Citizens Bank of Buffalo begins operating at William and Sherman Streets, set up to serve the then-booming stockyards of East Buffalo
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3
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8
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1898
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Diocese of Buffalo purchases a plot of land at Lewis and Lyman Streets near the Buffalo stockyards, for construction of Precious Blood parish
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2
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1902
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Emergency Hospital (later Sheehan Memorial) opens at 108 Pine Street at Eagle Street, moving from South Division and Michigan; it was founded in 1884 by the Sisters of Charity as a First Aid station near the Buffalo stockyards in the William Street area
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11
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10
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1904
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Union Stockyards Bank opens for business inside the Livestock Exchange Building at William and Depot Streets in Buffalo
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5
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20
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1941
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Truckload of eight bulls overturns in Niagara Square, en route from Canada to the Buffalo stockyards to be fattened up for a rodeo-thrill circus scheduled for Jun 17 1941
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4
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7
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1956
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New York Central Railroad abandons plans to build a stockyard and feeding station in Cheektowaga, after opposition from town residents
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4
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11
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1958
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US Post Office Department arranges to purchase New York Central Railroad property in the old stockyards area on William Street near Central Terminal for construction of a new five million dollar main office
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5
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6
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1958
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New York Central Railroad announces plans to close its East Buffalo stockyards on William Street in June 1958
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7
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3
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1959
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US Post Office Department in Washington DC chooses a site at 1200 William Street in the old Buffalo stockyards area for a new main Buffalo post office; final plans would be approved Oct 19 1960, with opening in 1963 and dedication Oct 10 1964
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10
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19
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1960
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US Post Office Department approves plans for a new 16 million dollar main Buffalo post office, to be built at 1200 William Street in the old stockyards area; the new facility would open in 1963 and be dedicated Oct 10 1964
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9
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8
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1961
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Bidding process is opened for construction of the new main Buffalo post office at 1200 William Street in the old stockyards area; the building would open in 1963, and be dedicated Oct 10 1964
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3
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1
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1962
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Niagara Frontier Stockyards Company relocates from 1168 William Street to 1285 William Street, to make room for construction of the new Buffalo post office
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11
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1
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1963
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Mayor Chester Kowal signs legislation for a 2.7 million Thruway Industrial Park urban renewal project, in the old decaying Buffalo stockyards along William Street between Fillmore and Bailey Avenues
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10
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10
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1964
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Buffalo Post Office at 1200 William Street, in the old stockyards area, is formally dedicated by US Postmaster General John Gronouski; built for 16 million dollars, it is hailed as one of the most modern mail facilities in the country
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