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A Gowanda Timeline
Snippets from the history of a small town.
1819 - "Uncle Dan" Allen elected supervisor of Perrysburg.
1830 - Ahaz Allen is commissioned to build a road to Otto.
1833 - Phineas Spencer buys the sawmills and grist mill of Ahaz Allen in Hidi.
1907 - The Lutheran Church celebrates its 20th anniversary.
1909 ad - Fred E. Place sells the best Accident Insurance on the market.
1962 - New decorating craze - smocked pillows.
1962 - Roasted peanuts, 65 cents/pound at Hartman's Bakery.
1965 - The largest class in Gowanda's history - 141 - graduate.