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F.A. Christie, Clothing & Gent's Furnishing Goods
Number 40 on the Burleigh map, the clothing store of F[raser] A. Christie (1858-1917) was one of those destroyed by the 1891 Caledonia fire. Subsequently, he moved into the same building as A.K. Fowler. Known as one of the town's most civic-minded…
Place & Foote, General Store
Number 39 on the Burleigh map, this business dated its establishment to 1817 by John McKenley. After passing through the Brown and then the Burgess families, Charles A. Place (1869-1937) and James C. Foote (1867-1939) purchased the firm in 1891.…
Caledonia House, Robt. Woollett, Prop.
Number 37 on the Burleigh map, Caledonia House had been a travelers' hotel for more than sixty years by the time of this panoramic view. It was built in 1830 by James Shaw, a mason who gave the structure two-foot-thick walls and hefty beams (not to…
R.J. Menzie, Physician & Surgeon
Number 36 on the Burleigh map, the office of Dr. Robert J. Menzie (1832-1915) probably was the most advanced medical care available in Caledonia. After completing his degree at the University of Buffalo in 1866, he moved to the village and…
Walker & Wilkinson, General Hardware
Number 34 on the Burleigh map, longstanding store advertised itself as "Again doing business at their old stand" in April 1892--after the February 1891 Caledonia fire. Run by William H. Walker and Ara Wilkinson, their partnership dated to at least…
Outterson & Lee, Meat Market
Number 33 on the Burleigh map, by the time of panorama's publication Outterson & Lee's firm had been dissolved, settling all debts in April 1892. In 1878 George Outterson opened "a saloon and restaurant under Grant's meat market"; it's unclear…
W.H. Walker, General Store
Number 32 on the Burleigh map, the establishment of W[illiam] H. Walker (1839-1917) dates back to at least the late 1870s. His various advertisements are energetic specimens of the day, utilizing all available clip art and typographical tricks to…
Timetables for Erie Railroad Station, Caledonia NY
Number 9 on the Burleigh map, the Erie Railroad was one of four different lines passing through or near by the town of Caledonia. At the time of Burleigh's panoramic map (1892) the railroad was in dire financial straights and by the next year would…
J.H. Espie, Groceries & Crockery
Number 31 on the Burleigh map, this business was owned by John H. Espie, who was born in 1847 on the Espie Homestead southeast of town. Along with his wife Helen, he bought Gallagher's grocery in 1889 and ran a modest business until the store burned…
D.B. McNaughton, Furniture & Undertaking
Number 30 on the Burleigh map, the McNaughton funeral home had been in the family for many years--as this 1902 advertisement proudly affirms. By the next year Duncan had passed away and his son taken over the business.