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Until 1907, high school students in Avon attended classes in a building constructed in 1841. It was built as the Avon Academy for young women, then purchased by the village in 1867 as the Avon Union Free School, and finally renamed the Avon High…

These images document the devastating 1938 fire which broke out on the site of the Sinclair Refining Company in Wellsville, NY. The fire ultimately took over 200 volunteers from more than 20 different departments to quell, resulting in 3 deaths and…

Image incorporates 1940 map of the village of Wellsville and a photograph from the devastating 1938 fire at the site of the Sinclair Refining Company in Wellsville