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United States. New York-Buffalo
File 35 from the geographic card catalog of the Boston Public Library Rare Books & Manuscripts Department. It contains typed & handwritten catalog cards for printed books.
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United States. New York-Buffalo
What’s in a Name?: The Connection Between the Native Americans and the Streets of Buffalo, 1802-1857
What’s in a Name?: The Connection Between the Native Americans and the Streets of Buffalo, 1802-1857
This article focuses on how the street names of Buffalo, New York, have evolved over time in response to shifting sentiment toward the Native American population. Though the street names in Buffalo started off as primarily Germanic and Anglo-Saxon, as tensions rose between the white inhabitants of Buffalo and the Native population, more street names were named with tribal words. This was played out against the dramatic backdrop of Native American legal battles against the city of Buffalo and other land companies for the right to stay on their ancestral lands. In 1857, the Seneca Nation won ...
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What’s in a Name?: The Connection Between the Native Americans and the Streets of Buffalo, 1802-1857