The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village that is now Fredonia was most likely first occupied by early Mound Builders, then the Erie people (13th to 17th centuries), then the Seneca people of the Iroquois.
The area's original name was Canadaway (from the Seneca word Ganadawao, meaning "among the hemlocks"). The Seneca know it today as Ganë́'daweö.
In 1791, Robert Morris purchased the Fredonia land from Massachusetts and sold it to the Holland Land Company. Parcels were sold to pioneers around 1800, and the first settlers came around 1803 or 1804. Among the first settlers included Zattu Cushing, the county's first judge, and David Eason, the county's first sheriff.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fredonia’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fredonia’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFredonia business Directory; Fred…, 1867: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Fredonia
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Fredonia, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Fredonia business Directory; Fredonia (Village) (1867) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.