Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think you know the definition of Greater Western New York? Believe it or not, Greater Western New York was defined by a specific Treaty shortly after the Revolutionary War (and before […]
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Did this High School Class President Just Predict the Future?
It was a throw-away line in the opening of his class’ graduation day speech on June 28, 2015. The class president speaks of a...
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Without This Man’s Selfless Actions, George Washington May Have Never Agreed to Go to Philadelphia…
And if George Washington hadn’t agreed to preside over the Constitutional Convention in 1787, would the individual American states...
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This Buffalo School Teacher Helped Create What National Holiday that We Continue to Celebrate to This Day?
You might not know the name Sara Hinson, but you should. Why? Because she helped create a patriotic tradition that endures more than...
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What is Quiet and Raucous at the Same Time that Involves the Entire Community?
If you don’t think something can be both quiet and raucous as the same time, then you’ve never experienced this event. The map...
Allegany County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What engineering mistake is but one of the few remnants of what was once the longest railroad bridge in Greater Western New York?
Nearly a mile long, for seventy years its spindly steel trestle spanned the Genesee River valley....
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What is New York State’s Smallest Town?
We’re not talking footprint, we’re talking population. There’s a strange story about a haunted...
Cattaraugus County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
For too long the nation has dismissed the Greater Western New York region as a mere punch-line....
Chautauqua County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What 19th Century Information Super-Highway Gave Greater Western New York a Nickname It Still Carries Today?
The Second Great Awakening was fueled by this then new transportation system and led the famous...
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Where was Santa Claus Born?
Hint: It wasn’t the North Pole. He only relocated there once he found out he could obtain cheap...
- What Annual Event Brought By A Real Cowboy Remains in Greater Western New York Today?
- What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
Chemung County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
For too long the nation has dismissed the Greater Western New York region as a mere punch-line....
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Western New York was Originally Part of What Colony?
Let the reader beware, this is most definitely a trick question. Back in the late eighteenth century,...
Erie County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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This Buffalo School Teacher Helped Create What National Holiday that We Continue to Celebrate to This Day?
You might not know the name Sara Hinson, but you should. Why? Because she helped create a patriotic...
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How did Greater Western New York put the “Happy” in Happy Hour?
We all know the story of how the British burned Buffalo to the ground during the War of 1812. (Well,...
- How did Father Baker pay only $2,000 to buy millions of meals during the Great Depression?
- What Gigantic Global Movement did these Towering Edifices of Greater Western New York Generate?
- What engineering mistake is but one of the few remnants of what was once the longest railroad bridge in Greater Western New York?
Genesee County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What engineering mistake is but one of the few remnants of what was once the longest railroad bridge in Greater Western New York?
Nearly a mile long, for seventy years its spindly steel trestle spanned the Genesee River valley....
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Why are there Two Western New Yorks?
Although Pre-Emption Line pretty clearly defines a solid geographic boundary for Greater Western...
- What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
- What Classic Greater Western New York Character Trait was First Revealed Nearly 200 Years Ago?
- Do You Know the “Most Famous Dessert” Created in Western New York?
Livingston County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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Without This Man’s Selfless Actions, George Washington May Have Never Agreed to Go to Philadelphia…
And if George Washington hadn’t agreed to preside over the Constitutional Convention in 1787,...
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What engineering mistake is but one of the few remnants of what was once the longest railroad bridge in Greater Western New York?
Nearly a mile long, for seventy years its spindly steel trestle spanned the Genesee River valley....
- Why are there Two Western New Yorks?
- What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
- Who Last Inhabited Western New York Before La Salle Arrived?
Monroe County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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Did this High School Class President Just Predict the Future?
It was a throw-away line in the opening of his class’ graduation day speech on June 28, 2015....
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What is Quiet and Raucous at the Same Time that Involves the Entire Community?
If you don’t think something can be both quiet and raucous as the same time, then you’ve never...
- What 19th Century Information Super-Highway Gave Greater Western New York a Nickname It Still Carries Today?
- Where is America’s Longest Underground Boat Ride?
- Where Does America’s Oldest Miniature Golf Course Reside?
Niagara County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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How did Greater Western New York put the “Happy” in Happy Hour?
We all know the story of how the British burned Buffalo to the ground during the War of 1812. (Well,...
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What ever happened to the Tonawanda Valley Railroad?
In fact, this is only one of the seven corporate names that has led to the famous (at least in Wyoming...
- Where is America’s Longest Underground Boat Ride?
- Why the Hamburg Fair Will Always be America’s Fair
- Niagara Falls Inspired What Great American Movement?
Ontario County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What 19th Century Information Super-Highway Gave Greater Western New York a Nickname It Still Carries Today?
The Second Great Awakening was fueled by this then new transportation system and led the famous...
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What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
For too long the nation has dismissed the Greater Western New York region as a mere punch-line....
Orleans County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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Where was Santa Claus Born?
Hint: It wasn’t the North Pole. He only relocated there once he found out he could obtain cheap...
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What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
For too long the nation has dismissed the Greater Western New York region as a mere punch-line....
Schuyler County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
For too long the nation has dismissed the Greater Western New York region as a mere punch-line....
Seneca County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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A Druggist’s Desire to Cure a National Wound Led to What Holiday?
When people from Greater Western New York hear the name “Henry Wells,” they immediately think...
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Frank Capra’s Bedford Falls is Based on What Greater Western New York Village?
Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, based on the short story “The Greatest Gift,” reigns...
- What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
- Western New York was Originally Part of What Colony?
Steuben County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
For too long the nation has dismissed the Greater Western New York region as a mere punch-line....
Wayne County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What 19th Century Information Super-Highway Gave Greater Western New York a Nickname It Still Carries Today?
The Second Great Awakening was fueled by this then new transportation system and led the famous...
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What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
For too long the nation has dismissed the Greater Western New York region as a mere punch-line....
Wyoming County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What ever happened to the Tonawanda Valley Railroad?
In fact, this is only one of the seven corporate names that has led to the famous (at least in Wyoming...
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What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
For too long the nation has dismissed the Greater Western New York region as a mere punch-line....
Yates County
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What Historic Treaty Defines Greater Western New York?
Do you know the area covered by the Greater Western New York Region? – or – Do you only think...
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What is Greater Western New York’s Greatest Hidden Gem?
For too long the nation has dismissed the Greater Western New York region as a mere punch-line....
50 Hidden Gems of Greater Western New York book
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