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Welcome to the rural town of Alabama in Genesee County, New York. The town was settled in 1812 and originally called "Gerrysville". Alabama was officially formed in 1826 and is primarily a farming community. The population, as of the 1990 census, is 1,998. |
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Our town consists of four Hamlets. Alabama Center, South Alabama, Wheatville and Basom. During the 1800's there was also a community called West Alabama, located in the northwest corner of the town. Alabama shared much of its early history with the Town of Royalton in Niagara County; and the Town of Shelby in Orleans County. |
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Alabama has three major areas. Agricultural and residential is the largest section. The Tonawanda Indian Reservation, home of the Seneca Nation, covers the land on the west side of the town. To the north is the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. This refuge covers 10,818 acres and extends into Orleans County. It is the largest federal wildlife Refuge in New York State. |
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Explore our town, its people, our wildlife and history. |
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Cindy Amrhein |
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Town Historian |
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cinjod@pcom.net |
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LEARN ABOUT |
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ALABAMA'S HISTORY |
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EXPERIENCE THE TOWN OF ALABAMA |
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History of Alabama and the Hamlets of Alabama, notable people and places. |
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General Information on the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Visitor Information for the Wildlife Refuge, Seasons, Times, Trails, Recreation, Overlooks, Map, Regulations. |
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History, records and tombstone inscriptions for the town's 13 cemeteries. |
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Hunting on the Wildlife Refuge & Regulations. |
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Located in our Town Hall, the museum is our original school house #12. |
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Fishing on the Wildlife Refuge & Regulations |
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Seneca Nation of Indians, Tonawanda Reservation, |
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Iroquois Confederacy |
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Federal Census for the town of Alabama. |
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Help celebrate Alabama's 175th anniversary. |
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July 13, 14 & 15th, |
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2001. NEW INFO! |
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Federal Census for the |
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town of Alabama. |
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This is a link to "Census- on-Line"with 283 links for NYS Census; plus others! (There is no link there back to Historian's Page) |
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Our Local Government Officials |
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Alabama Section of the |
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Gazetteer & Business Directory of Genesee Co. transcribed by Kristy Lawrie Gravlin. |
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Updates to this web page, updates to history projects I'm working on, etc. |
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March 28, 2001. |
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From the Minutes of the Town meetings. Almost like a "head of household" census. Begins in 1826. |
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The Alabama section of Beers Biographical Record of Genesee County 1788-1890. |
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"Bread & Butter", a true story set in the 1850s in Alabama, NY. Written by Cindy Amrhein and Ellen Bachorski. Set for release in January 2001. |
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If you would like to order "Bread & Butter: The Murders of Polly Frisch" click on the link above for the story and ordering instructions. |
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Who's looking for who in Alabama. These are your queeries on Ancestors in Alabama so you all can share information! |
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Polly Frisch, murdered her first husband Henry Hoag & her daughters Frances and Eliza Jane. It took five trials to convict her. The cause of the early deaths of her other children are unknown. |
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GENESEE COUNTY & GENERAL INFORMATION |
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History of the County, County Splits, 1802 map. |
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TIPS FOR FINDING YOUR ANCESTORS |
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How the Seneca Indians lost their land, and the Holland Land Company got it. |
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These are a few of my favorite sites. Links to other sources, and most are not the usual ones you see. |
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An awesome site! You'll be here for hours! Lots of info and links on all the towns and the county of Genesee. |
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The story of the survey of the Holland Purchase. |
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"Historian's Page" was created, and is maintained by: Cindy Amrhein, Historian for the Town of Alabama. Information posted on this web site is derived from extensive research, public record or by permission of the persons or organizations from which the information was obtained. Photographs taken by myself unless otherwise indicated. |
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Considerable time has been taken to make sure the information I have provided for you is historically accurate. "Folklore" will be indicated as such. Updates will be often so don't forget to stop back! |
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This web site has been scanned by "PC-cillin6" anti-virus software before posting. |
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Cindy Amrhein Created, August 15, 1999 |
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Updated, June 27, 2001 |
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Questions on Alabama history or genealogy queries about your Alabama ancestors. |
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Comments or suggestions about Historian's Page |
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