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Listed here are various documents pertinent to John Wright, a local harness maker who operated out of Fort Erie during the early 1900s.

Listed here is a newspaper regarding an incident that occurred in 1907 on the night in which the first electrical currents were to surge through the streets of Fort Erie. According to the story, residents gathered to celebrate the town's first…

Listed here is a document pertinent to the Fort Erie Telegraph Company.

Listed here is a document pertinent to the Point Abino Lighthouse. This lighthouse has aided cargo vessels sailing in and out of the Niagara River for generations.

Listed here is a photograph of the Bertie Council of 1897-1898. Included are,
Ed Disher- Ridgeway
Jansen Jewson- Nigh Rd
John Reinhart- Ridge Rd
Ed Spear- Stevensville
Milton Pound- Ridgeway
Alfred Merryweather- Fort Erie

Listed here is a document pertinent to Ernest Edmund Benner, a coal business owner who operated out of Fort Erie throughout the early 1900s.

Listed here is a newspaper from 1905 containing news regarding Bridgeburg, Fort Erie and Ridgeway.

Listed here is a document pertinent to the history of Queen St. United Church in Fort Erie.

Listed here is a document pertinent to the Ridgemount Quarry, a limestone deposit in Fort Erie.

Listed here is a document with information regarding "Clutch" Donohue; a storied express robber and town character from 1890s Fort Erie.

A newspaper clipping with the poem, "The Future of Bridgeburg", accompanied by a critique of the poem.

Listed here is a document pertinent to Rufeen Lichtenberger, a local business owner living within Fort Erie throughout the late 19th century.