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Buffalo is the second largest city in New York State. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the seat of Erie County.

Originating around 1789 as a small trading community near the eponymous Buffalo Creek, Buffalo grew quickly after the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, with the city as its terminus. By 1900, Buffalo was the 8th largest city in the country, and went on to become a major railroad hub, the largest grain-milling center in the country, and the home of the largest steel-making operation in the world.

The region was originally settled by a Neutral Nation tribe, the Ongiara. Later, the Senecas of the Iroquois Confederacy won control over this land from the Neutrals. In 1804, Joseph Ellicott, a principal agent of the Holland Land Company, designed a radial street and grid system that branches out from downtown like bicycle spokes, and is one of only three radial street plans in the US. During the War of 1812, on December 30, 1813, the village of Buffalo was burned by British forces. On November 4, 1825 the Erie Canal was completed with Buffalo strategically positioned at the western end of the system. At the time, the population was about 2,400. The Erie Canal brought a surge in population and commerce which led Buffalo to incorporate as a city in 1832, with a population of about 10,000 people.

The City of Buffalo has long been a home to African-Americans. An example is the 1828 village directory which listed 59 "Names of Coloured" heads of families. In 1845, construction was begun on the Macedonia Baptist Church (commonly called the Michigan Street Baptist Church). This African-American church was an important meeting place for the abolitionist movement. On February 12, 1974 the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Abolitionist leaders such as William Wells Brown made their home in Buffalo. Buffalo was also a terminus point of the Underground Railroad with many fugitives crossing the Niagara River from Buffalo to Fort Erie, Ontario and freedom.

During the 1840s, Buffalo's port continued to develop. Both passenger and commercial traffic expanded with some 93,000 passengers heading west from the port of Buffalo. Grain and commercial goods shipments led to repeated expansion of the harbor. One of the first steam-powered grain elevators was constructed, which enabled faster unloading of lake freighters.

Abraham Lincoln visited Buffalo on February 16, 1861, on his way to accept the presidency of the United States. He stayed at the American Hotel on Main Street between Eagle Street and Court Street. The Civil War years saw a great increase in the population, increasing from 81,029 to 94,210 in 1865. In addition to sending many soldiers to the Union effort, Buffalo manufacturers supplied important war material. For example, the Niagara Steam Forge Works manufactured turret parts for the ironclad ship USS Monitor.

At the dawn of the 20th Century, local mills were among the first to benefit from hydroelectric power generated via the Niagara River. The city got the nickname City of Light at this time due to the widespread electric lighting. In 1881, Buffalo deployed the first electric street lights in the USA. It was also part of the automobile revolution, hosting the brass era car builders Pierce Arrow and the Seven Little Buffaloes early in the century. City of Light (1999) was the title of Buffalo native Lauren Belfer's historical novel set in 1901, which in turn engendered a listing of real vs. fictional persons and places featured in her pages.

President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo on September 6, 1901. He died in the city eight days later and Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in at the Wilcox Mansion as the 26th President of the United States.

The link to Fort Erie, known as the Peace Bridge, was opened in 1927. The splendid Buffalo Central Terminal was finished just weeks before the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

Buffalo is located on the eastern end of Lake Erie, opposite Fort Erie, Ontario in Canada, and at the beginning of the Niagara River, which flows northward over Niagara Falls and into Lake Ontario.

Buffalo and the surrounding area were long involved in railroad commerce, steel manufacture, automobile production, Great Lakes shipping and grain storage. Most of these industries have left the city through the years. Major steel production no longer exists in the area, although several smaller steel mills remain in operation. For example, Gibraltar Industries, a leading manufacturer, processor, and distributor of steel products for the building, industrial, and vehicular markets is headquartered in Buffalo. The loss in industries is in line with other Rust Belt cities such as Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Youngstown that have had to adjust to changing economic conditions. While some cities such as Pittsburgh have made adjustments with mixed results, Buffalo is more in line with Cleveland and is faced with continual economic problems and declining populations.

Buffalo City Hall is the seat for local government in the City of Buffalo, New York State. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 26 story Art Deco building was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones. It is one of the largest and tallest municipal buildings in the United States of America and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the tallest in Western New York. The design was by George Dietel, architect, with the assistance of John J. Wade. The friezes were sculpted by Albert Stewart and the sculpture done by Rene Paul Chambellan.

Buffalo consists of 32 different neighborhoods: (A map and listing of the neighborhoods from the University at Buffalo) Allentown, Bailey-Lovejoy, Black Rock, Central Park, Cold Springs, Delaware District, Downtown, East Side, Elmwood Village, Fillmore-Leroy, First Ward, Fruit Belt, Hamlin Park, Hospital Hill, Humboldt Park, Kaisertown, Kensington, Kensington Heights, Lower West Side, Masten Park, North Buffalo, North Park, Parkside, Polonia/Broadway Fillmore, Riverside, Schiller Park, South Buffalo, University District, University Heights, Vernon Triangle, Upper West Side, and Willert Park.

Allentown is the first neighborhood north of the Downtown Buffalo core. It borders the downtown theater and entertainment district to its south, and runs north to North Street at its northern edge. Running from Orton Place on the west, to Main street on the east, the neighborhood is generally centered around Allen Street and Elmwood Avenue.

The Upper West Side is bounded on the north by the Scajaquada Expressway and the Buffalo State College campus. On the east is Richmond Avenue and the Elmwood Village. To the south border is Hampshire Street and Albany Street, and to the west is the Niagara River. The main streets which run through the Upper West Side are Lafayette Avenue and West Ferry Street (E-W) and Richmond Avenue, Grant Street and Niagara Street (N-S). Colonial Circle is located at the intersection of Lafayette and Richmond, and is one of three circles which comprise the northern portion of the Omstead Park and Parkway system.

South Buffalo is a predominantly working-class Irish American neighborhood that makes up the southern third of the City of Buffalo, New York, USA. It has one of America's largest concentrations of Irish Americans west of the Hudson River. This once heavily industrialized district was home to many steel mills, automotive parts manufacturers, petroleum refineries, foundries, and machine shops.

Buffalo Niagara International Airport is an airport located in the town of Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York. The airport is named after the Buffalo Niagara Falls Metro Region.

Teams from the the city have included or include ;
Football Buffalo Bills
Hockey Buffalo Sabres
Baseball Buffalo Bisons
Lacrosse Buffalo Bandits
Basketball Buffalo Stampede
Soccer Queen City FC
Soccer Buffalo Flash

The Buffalo Bisons of the National League from 1879–1885.
The Buffalo Blues of the defunct Federal League of baseball from 1914–1915.
The Buffalo Bisons of the defunct All-America Football Conference in 1946.
The Buffalo Bills of the defunct All-America Football Conference from 1947–1949.
The Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League from 1940–1970.
The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association from 1970–1978.
The Buffalo Norsemen of the North American Hockey League from 1975–1976.
The Buffalo Blazers outdoor soccer team.
The Buffalo Sharks of the American Basketball Association from 2005-2008.
The Buffalo Stallions of the defunct Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979–1984.
The Buffalo Stampede of the defunct Roller Hockey International from 1994–1995.
The Buffalo Wings of the defunct Roller Hockey International and Major League Roller Hockey from 1997–1999.
The Buffalo Blizzard of the defunct National Professional Soccer League II from 1992–2001.
The Buffalo Destroyers of the Arena Football League from 1999–2003.

The Town of Cheektowaga is in the north-central part of the county. Its western border is the City of Buffalo. Cheektowaga contains the site of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, the principal airport of Erie County.

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