Lockport History
Welcome To The Home Of Lockport, New York History

From before its founding and into the 20th Century, here is the history of the Greater Lockport Area.
Centuries of history weren't written overnight; this archive at The Lockport Home Page is a work in progress. 
Check back weekly to see the additional items of Lockport and Niagara County History that have been added.

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Pages Of History

The History Of Lockport
    Brief Overview Of The History Of Lockport - Just a quick glance of what you probably already know.  Call it the appetizer.
    History Of Lockport, New York - A detailed report from the early 19th century to the early 20th century.  By Clarence Lewis.

Stories Behind Lockport Highlights In History
   African Americans In 19th Century Lockport - A  research report by Niagara County Historian, David Dickinson.
   The Lockport Union School - The first "high school" in the world was built in Lockport!
    Chauncey Olcott, Famed Irish Balladeer & Songwriter - Linked to Lockport and old Irish shanty.
    Recollections Of An Early Lockport Settler. - Recalling the visit of LaFayette to Lockport and the siting of the Court House.
  The Hodge Opera House - Pictures and extensive history of this center of commerce and culture in the late 19th century.
    The Bronson Family - A Hollywood film star was born of a family of quality Lockport carriage makers.
    The Covert Automobile - Produced in the early 20th century, in a plant on Richmond Avenue - sold worldwide.
   The "Junior R" - One-of-a-kind automobile built at Harrison.  Picture of model on display in Lockport.
   Lockport Theater Development - The story of Henry Thurston.  Pictures of the old Temple and Rialto theaters.
    The Trevor Manufacturing Company - A legend in Lockport Industrial History with products sold worldwide.
   Things That Have Gone Wrong On The Apple Farm - Weather disasters at the Lockport Hall Apple Farm, 1896-2000.
   Recollections of Sunday Dinners on a Lockport Farm  - In the early 20th century, most of South Transit Road was farmland.
   The Upson Company & Tuco Puzzles - Recollections of the rise and fall of one of Lockport's great industries.
   

Lockportians In History

   Othniel C. Marsh  - One of the world's foremost authorities on fossils began his collection and his career here in Lockport.

Lockport Land & Rock Formation - Stone Age History

    The Lockport Museum Of Rocks, Minerals, & Fossils - Now this is history!  And we even include pictures!
    The Mystery Of The Lockport Cave - First person accounts from some of the last explorers.

Other Sites Of History, Memories, & Local Interest

   The Lockport Tourism Pages - Lockport is within 30 minutes of almost a hundred tourist attractions.  This is your guide.
    The Niagara County Historical Museum At Lockport - An entire city campus of exhibits, documents, and history

"Only Yesterday" - Lockport History From The 20th Century

    Memories Of Main Street -Recollections of the stores, people, and events of Downtown Lockport during the Golden Years.
    Lou's Views - Lockport's Old Photo Album.
    Lockport Yesterday - Lockportians from all over...remember times and places from the past...all over Lockport
    "Growing Up In Lockport" - Recollections of a "Lockport Girl" growing up in the city through early teen years.
    "Lockport Boy" - Excerpt from Frank Bredell's best-selling book:  The Story of "The Waterman Street Gang"
    Lou's Lockport - A sentimental senior takes frequent walks down Memory Lane, comparing Lockport today with yesterday.
   

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