The Buffalo, New York area is rich in history. From its beginnings inhabited by a number of Six Nations communities, to its burning by the British in 1813, its incorporation as a city (1832), it's prominence as a hub for the transfer of goods, grain silos and steel procuction, the western terminus of the Erie Canal (1825) and its eventual place in history thanks to hosting the Pan American Exposition (1901), Buffalo continues to reinvent itself. Buffalo is known for its architecture, including the Buffalo Post Office in downtown Buffalo. There is even history in the bridges that connect Buffalo to our neighbors to the north in Canada, and much of our United States history is linked to Canadian history, even to this day. Many presidents lived in or traveled to Buffalo. Two prominent Indigineous Nations continue to reside here, the Seneca and the Tuscarora. They have a role in the Western New York area, still today. Lewiston, New York was the home of Old Fort Niagara, the final stop on the "Military Road" that linked the Fort and Buffalo during the Revolutionary War. Many Civil War heros hailed from Buffalo, as did many heros from other wars and military operations.

The postal history of New York is also fascinating, and Buffalo has had many interesting men who provided advantages to the country when it comes to getting mail where it needed to go. From the Post Riders, to the Erie Canal barges, railroads, ships and eventually airplanes, Buffalo was a part of the many mail delivery changes that today we take for granted. If nothing else has been (mostly) true about the Post Office mail carriers, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." The only time mail delivery is disrupted is usually weather related. Imagine what those Post Riders had to get through!