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The 3 Other Names The Buffalo Bills Almost Were
The 3 Other Names The Buffalo Bills Almost Were
The 3 Other Names The Buffalo Bills Almost Were
Imagine the Buffalo Bills not being the Buffalo Bills. First off, if you have ever thought why we are actually the Buffalo Bills, we have you covered. What actually is a Bill? Well, in 1947 the then-Buffalo football team held a contest and wanted fan submissions to pick a nickname for their new football team. This was...
The Oldest Picture on Record of Buffalo, NY! Check This Out!
The Oldest Picture on Record of Buffalo, NY! Check This Out!
The Oldest Picture on Record of Buffalo, NY! Check This Out!
I love this stuff. Thanks to our friends at the Buffalo History Museum for giving us this picture! The American Hotel, on the west side of Main Street between Court and Eagle streets, was destroyed by fire on March 10, 1850. It was one of 99 buildings constructed by Benjamin Rathbun from 1835 to 1836, five stories tall, built of cut brown stones and surmounted by a cupola...

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