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Augustus N. Tupper
3 Elm StreetAugustus 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 IslandEstablished in 1841 Batchelder & Sons Furniture Factory made a range of furniture including coffins. They were located opposite the Episcopal Church…
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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 StreetClarkson-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 and Printing - 59 Market Street, Potsdam, NY
59 Market Street, Potsdam, NYCourier & 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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Fireman's Hall
42 Main Street, Potsdam, NYThe Potsdam Fire Department has been "Making House Calls Since 1857" proudly protecting the residents of the Town and Village of Potsdam, New…
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George B. Swan - Adam Bolt's Research
301 Swan Street, Potsdam, NYDistinction 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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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 StreetHenry 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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Market StBegun 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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Joanna Hickey House - Depot Street, Potsdam, NY
Depot Street, Potsdam, New YorkThe 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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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, NYJonah 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 StreetThis 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, NYFrom 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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Sanford House - 30 Elm Street, Potsdam, NY
30 Elm Street, Potsdam, NY1842 Queen Ann style home *Remodeled in 1893*
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The Grist Mill - 29 Maple Street, Potsdam, NY
29 Maple Street, Potsdam, NYAddress: 29 Maple Street, Potsdam, NY Constructed Date: 1835 Constructed By: David Mathews Commissioned By: John C. Clarkson…
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Thomas S. Clarkson
(1837-1894) Thomas Streatfeild Clarkson was born on November 30, 1837 in New York City. He was the fifth child of Elizabeth (Clarkson) and Thomas…
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Trinity Episcopal Church - Fall Island - 8 Maple Street, Potsdam, NY
8 Maple StreetTrinity Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located in Potsdam. It was built in 1835 in the Federal style with Gothic …
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Watkins-Sisson House - 14 Leroy Street, Potsdam, NY
14 Leroy StreetMarked on the 1865 map as being owned by H. Watkins. It still stands today and is used a fraternity house. The building is a mid-1860s brick…
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