Canastota Area History AGRICULTURE Agriculture Attracted Settlers to Canastota Deppoliti Farm 08-31-1942 Developing Canastota’s Mucklands Italian Farmers of Canastota Madison Co. Muckland 09-19-1971 AUTHORS-LOCAL Bush, Mary Short History of Canastota for Young People BOXING HALL OF FAME Canastota, New York – Boxing Capital of the World c.1984 Carmen Basilio – ex champ revisited 1979 Billy Backus 25th anniversary 2 1995 Boxing Hall of Fame – June 1990 Herald Journal 03-27-96 Patterson and Moore coming in June–no source listed. June 1996 Hall of Fame articles BRUCE BLOCK Bruce Block fire November 1909 Bruce Block Opera House Gen. Benjamin F. Bruce – Eulogy CANALTOWN CORPORATION, MUSEUM, ERIE CANAL Narrative History – Canal Town Corporation Bill to Cover Canal-Bee Journal 1958 circa 1850 Fact sheet on Erie Canal Canastota Canal Town Corporation 1968 Canastota Canal Town Corporation 1968 report Canastota Canal Town Corporation 1969 members (240 names) Canastota Canal Town Corporation 1970 Directors&Committees Canastota Canal Town Corporation 1970 reports MISC HISTORY 1835 – Red Wheels Rolling article 1946 events in Canastota First Automobiles in Canastota MUSIC & THEATER Music events 1853-1915 Theatre of Bygone days Bruce Opera House BUSINESS CATALOGS Canastota Salt Company stockholder notice 1853 Merchants, Tradesmen, and Manufacturers Financial Condition Canastota 1921 Dobson Guide with product list undated Catalog – Canastota Knife Factory Catalog – Watson Dumping Wagons Sherwood Bros catalog 1916-1917