{"id":171,"date":"2020-03-14T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.townofcolden.com\/site\/?page_id=171"},"modified":"2020-03-14T14:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T14:00:10","slug":"town-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.townofcolden.com\/site\/town-history","title":{"rendered":"Town History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Town History<\/h3><\/div>
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Colden was founded by a man named Richard Buffum. He left Rhode Island with his children and some others to move west in order to find a new home. They carried everything in an ox cart, and a some of the possessions they took with them are still in existence today. They settled in what is present day Colden. Buffum purchased 2,000 acres of land from the Holland Purchase Company.<\/p>\n

First Birth and First Death<\/h4>\n

The first birth in Colden was the daughter of Thomas Pope in 1811, and the first death was Nathaniel Bowen, a hired hand, in 1812. The first marriage was when James Sweet married Charlotte Buffum, Richard\u2019s eldest daughter.<\/p>\n

Buffum Mills<\/h4>\n

Buffum and James Bloomfield, a hired hand, built a grist mill, and the settlement there was then known as Buffum\u2019s Mills. The mill was rebuilt twice and moved once. The first school was taught by Mary Eddy. Buffum and others then built houses farther away and built a road leading to them.<\/p>\n

Town Organization<\/h4>\n

On April 2, 1828, the town was organized. It contained 22,704 acres and Silas Lewis was the first supervisor. The first post office was established in 1830 in Leander J. Robert\u2019s house and was called Colden After Cadwalder D. Colden, who was a State Senator. Three years later, it was moved to Buffum\u2019s Mills, and Buffum became postmaster. The post office kept the name Colden, and gradually, the settlement accepted the name.<\/p>\n

Timeline of Colden Events:<\/h4>\n

1831<\/strong>
\nE. P. Hatch opened the first store.<\/p>\n

1833<\/strong>
\nFirst tannery built; it was rebuilt twice.<\/p>\n

1850<\/strong>
\nJohn Hedges built the present hotel.<\/p>\n

1852<\/strong>
\nLivingstone Lodge No. 255, F. & A. M. organized.<\/p>\n

1857<\/strong>
\nJoslyn M. Carbin built a shingle mill, changed into a cheese factory. It burned down in 1867 and was rebuilt in 1869.<\/p>\n

1858<\/strong>
\nRichard Shelley built the brick store. The Bricks were burned on a farm on the Hayes Hollow Road and hauled over the hill by ox teams.<\/p>\n

1859<\/strong>
\nMethodist Church built.<\/p>\n

1838-1858<\/strong>
\nDr. Philo Baker was first physician here.<\/p>\n

1868<\/strong>
\nDr. Strong came. He truly was, \u201cThe Grand Old Man of Colden.\u201d<\/p>\n

1881-1884<\/strong>
\nB., R. & P. R. R. built. Now B. & O.<\/p>\n

1885<\/strong>
\nPresent School Built.<\/p>\n

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If you have any questions or want to find out more,
\ncontact the town historian, Joe Marren (716) 941-5022<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Quick Links<\/h3><\/div>
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> Town Clerk Services<\/a><\/p>\n

>Meeting Minutes & Agendas<\/a><\/p>\n

>Emergency Services<\/a><\/p>\n

>QR Code \u2013 Dispatch<\/a><\/p>\n

> CodeRED Emergency Notifications<\/a><\/p>\n

> Tax Collection<\/a><\/p>\n

> View Tax Rolls<\/a><\/p>\n

> Colden Energy Benchmarking<\/a><\/p>\n

> Garbage & Recycling<\/a><\/p>\n

> Forms<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Community Services<\/h3><\/div>
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> Code Blue Information<\/a><\/p>\n

> Bread of Life<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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