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FJ&G Railroad

At The Railyard: Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville Review Post by trmania on Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:13 pm ...when the sewing machine came into popularity in the middle of the 19th century, it caused a boom…

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1909 Fonda Hotel Fire

A moment in history... Hotel Roy Burned Fonda Landmark Destroyed - Night Porter Injured While Escaping Syracuse Herald, Syracuse, NY, 26 Jan 1909 Fonda, NY - Jan 26 -- The most disastrous fire that has visited…

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Fonda Speedway

ESS EXTRA!! - Fonda Speedway, Fonda, NY Empire Super Sprints - April 25, 2010 - by Dean Reynolds The “Track of Champions” continues to thrive in Upstate, NY under the promotions of Ric and Laura Lucia…

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Knickerbocker Cemetery

I received these photos from Becky Kaufman of Seattle who is tracing her lineage from Michigan back to the Knickerbocker family of Rensselaer, New York. Rebeckah Fonda is buried in Schagticoke, Rensselear, New York in the…

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