Alfred’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Alfred. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗"The Seneca Indians were the original owners of this land, but following the American victory in the American Revolutionary War, "all foreign claims of ownership were extinguished, and the power of the Indian Confederacy was broken... but New York and Massachusetts each claimed ownership under conflicting patents. In 1786 New York conceded the lands to Massachusetts but retained the sovereignty." Ownership of the land changed hands several times until 1791, when "most of the lands of Alfred were sold to the settlers at from $2 to $4 per acre."
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Alfred’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alfred’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPostcardAlfredNYTerraCottaTileCoF…, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Alfred, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Alfred Station (c. 1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.