| Albion Contributor(s): Townsend, Avis A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738539295 ISBN-13: 9780738539294 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Albion highlights a historic community in the Lake Ontairo region of western New York State. With vintage photographs and fascinating detail, the book records Courthouse Square, early salt roads and quarries, splendid cobblestone houses, the Erie Canal passing through town, famous resident George Pullman, Rich's Corners, two correctional facilities, and the outstanding garden-style Mount Albion Cemetery. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 974.791 |
| LCCN: 2005931669 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.76" W x 9.06" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Albion highlights a historic community in the Lake Ontairo region of western New York State. With vintage photographs and fascinating detail, the book records Courthouse Square, early salt roads and quarries, splendid cobblestone houses, the Erie Canal passing through town, famous resident George Pullman, Rich s Corners, two correctional facilities, and the outstanding garden-style Mount Albion Cemetery." |
Contributor Bio(s): Townsend, Avis A.: - Active in area historical societies and circles, author Avis A. Townsend has written two other books in the Images of America series, Newfane and Olcott and Wilson, as well as novels and an anthology. Her appreciation and love for the region and its history comes through clearly in Albion. |