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July 2007 > Mayor Brown Celebrates City's 175th Birthday, Rededicates City Hall

Mayor Brown Celebrates City's 175th Birthday, Rededicates City Hall

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Peter K. Cutler
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Ceremonies include rededication of Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Lafayette Square, City Students Multi-Media Celebration of Buffalo’s 175th Birthday and Rededication Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at City Hall

BUFFALO—Mayor Byron W. Brown today participated in Buffalo Old Home Week events that commemorated the City of Buffalo’s 175th birthday.

Beginning with a solemn ceremony rededicating the Soldiers and Sailors Civil War monument (first dedicated July 4, 1884) in Lafayette Square, the sequence of events then include a parade of military veterans from Lafayette Square via Court Street to Niagara Square.

Upon arriving in Niagara Square, Mayor Brown led a ceremony commemorating the City of Buffalo’s 175th anniversary and the 75th anniversary of the dedication of City Hall, the city’s art deco masterpiece that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

“Our city’s history is extensive and filled with great accomplishment,” said Mayor Brown. “From its humble frontier beginnings through the arrival of the Erie Canal, unprecedented growth and industrial prominence, the City of Buffalo has always played an important part in our region’s, state’s and nation’s history.  We come here today to celebrate that past, honor all that came before us and to look a future of continued growth, new opportunities and prosperity for all of our residents.”

Mayor Brown announced the winners of the a contest launched in April 2007 for school students in grades 1 through 12 throughout Buffalo that was designed to help celebrate the City of Buffalo’s 175th birthday.  The contest was conducted in collaboration with the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society (see attached list of contest winners).

The contest had two categories for participating students. Students in Grades 1-4 were asked to either write a poem or create a poster around the theme of Happy 175th Birthday, Buffalo!  A first and second place winner was selected for each of those exercises.

The second category was for students in Grades 5-8 and 9-12. They could submit a poem, essay, poster or illustrated story that focused on the theme of What Will Buffalo Be Like In 2032 On Its 200th Birthday? Again, a first and second place winner was chosen for each of the four exercises.

“With 2007 marking the City of Buffalo’s 175th Anniversary of incorporation, we partnered with the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society to create an opportunity for our city’s children that engaged the students’ creative talents to celebrate this great occasion,” said Mayor Brown.

The awards for the winning students are:

First Place: $100.00 “Safari Youth Account” at the Buffalo Metropolitan Federal Credit Union (sponsored by Police Athletic League of Buffalo)

One-Year Family Membership to Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society

Second Place: $50.00 “Safari Youth Account” at the Buffalo Metropolitan Federal Credit Union (sponsored by Police Athletic League of Buffalo)

One-Year Family Membership to Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
 
All Winners: Complimentary Family Buffalo Harbor Cruise on the historic City of Buffalo Edward M. Cotter fire boat

All Participants: One-Day Family Admission to Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society