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We wish you a safe, healthy and happy holiday!
Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement; dedicated to the social & economic
achievements of American workers.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in
New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union.
Municipal ordinances passed in 1885 and 1886 constitute the first governmental
recognition of this holiday. New York was the first state to introduce the bill
into legislature; but, Oregon was the first to pass Labor Day into law: February 21,
1887. This was followed by legislative enactment in Colorado, Massachusetts, New
Jersey & New York. By 1890, Nebraska and Pennsylvania had also enacted the
holiday. By 1894, 23 additional states had adopted the holiday. On June 28, 1894,
Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal
holiday.
Through the years....
Pictures & Newspaper Articles....
Collins, Collins Center, Gowanda and Cattaraugus Reservation and residents thereof
make the news....
From: Buffalo Courier; Nov. 27, 1889
From: Buffalo Courier: August 23, 1908:
From: Buffalo Courier Express; January 3 1931:
From: Buffalo Courier Express; May 11, 1932:
From: Buffalo Courier Express; July 12, 1951:
From: Erie County Independent; 1882:
Area Photos:
Undated: Drucilla Goddard & Son
1908: Gowanda Dam
Undated: Gowanda State Hospital
Undated: Eastern Tanners Glue Company, Gowanda
Undated: Main St., Collins Center
1931: Boy Scout Membership Card
Upcoming:
September 11, 2018 - Bicentennial Committee Meets at the town of Collins Library; 6:30 PM
September 13, 2018 - Monthly Historical Society Meeting at L K Painter Center; 7:00 PM
2019 Events:
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