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Title
Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburgh Railway station, Mumford
Description
Number 6 on the Burleigh map, the BR &P was one of four rail lines passing through the area and like the Lehigh Valley RR constructed primarily for the shipment of Pennsylvania coal--in this case, the major markets being industrial Rochester and Buffalo. Smaller towns recognized, however, the importance of railroad access and scrambled to join an 1869 venture proposed by Mumford's Oliver Allen. That railroad--the Rochester and State Line--and a subsequent incarnation eventually were incorporated into the BR&P.<br />
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Despite its much smaller size than the New York Central or Erie railroads, the BR&P survived because it was a well-run operation which, in addition to its commercial business provided transportation for many smaller towns. During the hot days of summer its excursion trains to Lake Ontario were popular; this typical announcement also mentions a Temperance Assembly held at Silver Lake. In 1892 the Mumford terminal would have been a wooden structure in the gothic style; it was rebuilt in 1912 and still stands alongside active tracks as an herb and flower nursery.
Publisher
Caledonia Advertiser
Date
1. 1892-07-28<br />
2. 1893-01-19
Contributor
Cooper, Ken
Source
Courtesy of Tom Tryniski / Fulton History
Format
1. jpeg, 164 KB<br />
2. jpeg, 481 KB
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Original Format
Newspaper advertisements