Historical Tour of Fayetteville, NY
Fayetteville, New York has been a center of trade and business since the first white settlers arrived in 1792. "A thriving and beautiful village" was the way the New York Tribune described it in 1876 at the height of the trade generated by the Erie Canal. The name "Fayetteville" was chosen to honor the hero of the American Revolution, Marquis de Lafayette when the village was incorporated in 1844.
Tour Stops
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Home of erased suffragist from 1854 - her death in 1898, this house was a meeting hub for abolitionists, suffragists, and activists of the day. This was a stop on the undergraound rairoad, ferrying freedom seekers to Canada. The front parlor hosted the wedding of L. Frank Baum and Matilda’s youngest daughter, Maud.
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The Fayetteville Free Library was created through a grassroots movement within the women of the community to create access to books and education.
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Gustav Stickley was a leading figure in the American Arts and Crafts movement. He believed furniture should be simple, honest, and built to last. His personal motto, “Als Ik Kan,” meaning “to the best of my ability,”
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Learn how this community space came to be.
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The power that drove this village.
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Did you know that Fayetteville was the boyhood home of President Grover Cleveland?
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