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March 17 2013

Cobblestone Universalist Church – Childs, NY

Niagara Frontier Region Childs, Genesee County, Orleans County

The oldest cobblestone church in North America is now a museum in Orleans County. The Cobblestone Universalist Church is an anchor attraction within the Cobblestone Historic District in the town of Childs. by Chris Clemens When we were visiting the Pullman Memorial Universalist Church in Albion, we hung out with Bill Lattin for our tour. […]

Pullman Memorial Universalist Church – Albion, NY

Niagara Frontier Region Albion, Orleans County

Pullman Memorial Universalist Church in Albion is one of the most important architectural and historic gems in Orleans County by Chris Clemens Albion is a small canal town in Orleans County in Western NY. In tourism dollars spent, Orleans is 57th out of 57 counties in New York. If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking […]

This Day In Upstate History

1887 The Naphtha Disaster - When Naphtha fuel from the Vacuum Oil Works company seeped into the sewer system in the city of Rochester, it causes a series of explosions that rock the city. Three mills are destroyed, countless injuries and three deaths all are suffered as the fuel continued to burn throughout the day.

1892 Walter Hagen, professional golfer, ranked third behind Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus for number of majors, is born in Rochester.

2006 With a small crowd looking on, at 6:45p the "fast ferry" leaves Rochester for the last time, en route to its new owners.