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A. N. Tupper's manufacturing mark on rifle barrel in Potsdam Public Museum collection.

Augustus N. Tupper

3 Elm Street

Augustus N Tupper (c.1816-1886) lived in Potsdam for the majority of his life. A prominent citizen, Tupper engaged in a wide variety of business…

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Batchelder & Sons Furniture Factory

Fall Island

Established in 1841 Batchelder & Sons Furniture Factory made a range of furniture including coffins. They were located opposite the Episcopal Church…

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In the summer of 2019, SUNY Potsdam Anthropology Dept. did a dig at the site of Camp Union in Potsdam to see if they could uncover any evidence of the camp.

Camp Union, Civil War Training Camp, Potsdam, NY

Camp Union was build in a field above Grove Street, bordered by Market Street, May Road, and Leroy Street. It was the home of the 92nd New York Volunteers…

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Captain Thomas Hickey

Thomas Hickey was born in Vanleek Hill, Canada in 1839. An only son of Irish parents, he came to Potsdam early in his life and made his home here. The "…

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Clarkson-Knowles Cottage - 37 Main Street, Potsdam, NY

37 Main Street

Clarkson-Knowles Cottage is a historic home built in about 1835 and is a 1 and 1/2 story, five-bay residence constructed of red Potsdam Sandstone in the…

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Courier & Freeman Office, 59 Market Street

Courier & Freeman Office and Printing - 59 Market Street, Potsdam, NY

59 Market Street, Potsdam, NY

Courier & Freeman Office was located on the corner of Market Street and Depot Street. Today this location is where the restaurant and bar McDuff…

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Dr. Jesse Reynolds - Elm Street, Potsdam, NY

4 Elm Street or 6 Elm Street (Today)

This dwelling on Elm Street was purchased by Dr. Jesse Reynolds in 1860. It may have been used as a home, medical office or both until his death…

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George B. Swan - Adam Bolt's Research

301 Swan Street, Potsdam, NY

Distinction Despite Disadvantage: The Story of George B. Swan George Brown Swan was a prominent man in Potsdam in 1865. He was a charter…

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Excerpt from The Ogdensburg Journal, February 8, 1869, Page 2. This states that G. B. Swan was a member on the Grand Jury and it states so in a positive and flattering manner.

George B. Swan - Bryan Thompson's Research

In the spring of 1863, George B. Swan was first elected a trustee for the Village of Potsdam. It was noted in Henry Lloyd Garrison’s Liberator March 20th…

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Henry Knowles

48 Elm Street

Henry Knowles was admitted to the bar in 1839, after which he joined his father’s law office. In 1841, he married Jane Brush and they had six children.…

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J. H. Seeley Stationery and Books

Market St

Begun by John H. Seeley in c.1852, the store was fixture in Potsdam for until shortly after his death in 1883. The store sold much more than books and…

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Jane Knowles (Mrs Henry Knowles)

Married to Henry Knowles.

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This silk taffita wedding dress was worn by Joanna Hickey when she was married to Thomas Hickey.

Joanna Hickey House - Depot Street, Potsdam, NY

Depot Street, Potsdam, New York

The 1865 map of Potsdam, New York, shows the property on which a single building stands, on Depot Street, the closest home to the Potsdam Rail Road…

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John H. Seeley

53 Market St.

John H. Seeley (1829-1883) was born in Dekalb and moved to Potsdam in c.1852 after buying Josias Smith. He and his wife Roxana (nee Coryell) had nine…

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Jonah Sanford

30 Elm Street, Potsdam, NY

Jonah Sanford, served as a Union General of the 92nd Excelsior Regiment formed in Potsdam, NY in 1861. Sanford was instrumental in the recruitment effort…

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Jonathan Wallace House - 99 Market Street, Potsdam, NY

99 Market St.

Address: 99 Market Street, Potsdam, NY Constructed Date: c. 1830 Stone Description: Large flat…

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Knowles House - 48 Elm Street, Potsdam, NY

48 Elm Street

This structure is an 1842 Greek Revival home in which Henry Knowles resided in during the time of the creation of the 1865 map.

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Presbyterian Church

3 Park Street, Potsdam, NY

From Marguerite Gurley Chapman's book; "Early History of Potsdam". In 1820 the Presbyterians decided to build a white wooden church on the Gospel Lot at a…

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