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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY PLANT AT NORTH TONOWANDA ON THE NIAGARA RIVER1973
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY PLANT AT NORTH TONOWANDA ON THE NIAGARA RIVER, 1973

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City in New York, United States
1809Established
30,496Population
10.9 sq miArea
574 ftElevation

North Tonawanda is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Tonawanda had a population of 30,496. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The city is named after Tonawanda Creek, its southern border. Tonawanda in the Seneca language means "swift-running water". Tonawanda Creek, which flows into the Niagara River, once had large stretches of rapids (see Rapids, New York) until it was tamed with the construction of the Erie Canal. The city also calls itself the "Lumber City," due to its past primary industry, and it once was the largest port on the Great Lakes during the height of the Erie Canal. Along Goundry Street are mansions built…

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ZIP code14120
Area code716
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