History · Hume

Hume’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Hume. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1822established
3old images & papers
3recent photos
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The story

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Roger Mills, the first settler, arrived in 1806. The town of Hume was established in 1822 from part of the town of Pike in Wyoming County.

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Timeline

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1822Established
1960s2 items · Aerial view of bridge - Erie Railway,…Commons
1971Aerial view of bridge - Erie Railway, Allegany …Commons
1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Aerial view of bridge - Erie Railway, Allegany Division, Bridge 367.33, Rush Creek, Botsford Hollow Road, Fillmore, All… (1968) and it appears here side by side.

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