| Alfred and Alfred Station Contributor(s): McFadden, Laurie Lounsberry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738554723 ISBN-13: 9780738554723 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Alfred and Alfred Station reveals the heritage of a southwestern New York State community nestled in the hills of Allegany County. With more than 200 pictures, the story honors the early pioneers who in 1807 permanently settled on forested land once inhabited by the Seneca Nation. It focuses on not only educationalways highly valued, as evidenced in the three institutions of higher learning herebut also on the people, businesses, farms, and civic organizations that have enriched the town for 200 years. |
| 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 |
| LCCN: 2007924624 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.54" W x 9.21" (0.74 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alfred and Alfred Station reveals the heritage of a southwestern New York State community nestled in the hills of Allegany County. With more than 200 pictures, the story honors the early pioneers who in 1807 permanently settled on forested land once inhabited by the Seneca Nation. It focuses on not only education always highly valued, as evidenced in the three institutions of higher learning here but also on the people, businesses, farms, and civic organizations that have enriched the town for 200 years." |
Contributor Bio(s): McFadden, Laurie Lounsberry: - Local resident Laurie Lounsberry McFadden serves as the president of Baker s Bridge Historical Association of Alfred Station and is a member of the Alfred Historical Society. A librarian and archivist at Alfred University, she has authored many history-related articles. Using images from private collections and local historical repositories, she has created Alfred and Alfred Station to help commemorate the town of Alfred s bicentennial. |