Friendship’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Friendship. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The region was first settled by Euro-Americans around 1806. Originally, the town gained the name of "Bloody Corners" due to the high incidence of feuding, and alleged weekend fights. "The finer citizens took offense, went to the other extreme and officially named it Friendship. In the southern end of the town is the hamlet of Nile. It is believed the named derived from the wishes of early settlers, many of who were Seventh Day Baptists." The town of Friendship was formed in 1815 from part of the town of Caneadea. Later, new towns were formed from parts of Friendship: Cuba (1822), Bolivar (1825) and a part of Wirt (1838).
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Friendship’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Friendship’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBird's eye view of the village of…, 1882: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Friendship, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bird's eye view of the village of Friendship, Allegany County, New York - 1882 (1882) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.