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History · Lyons Falls

59% of Lyons Falls’ homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are . Below: 2 old photos and papers from 1994 on and old-book passages.

2on the National Register
59%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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What stands out about Lyons Falls’ past

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A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lyons Falls’ homes were built before 1938.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewCENTRAL PIER WITH BRIDGE SEGMENTS. - Wh…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Lyons Falls came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Lyons Falls.

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The village was at the northern end of the Black River Canal, when it was completed in 1858.

The Forest Presbyterian Church, Gould Mansion Complex, and The Pines are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Wildwood Cemetery and Mary Lyon Fisher Memorial Chapel was added in 2011.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Lyons Falls in 1883

Passages that mention Lyons Falls, cut from the printed page as they were published.

was elected to that office. He also took an active interest in the extension of the Utica and Black River railroad from Lyons Falls to Lowville. Although not fully approving of bonding towns for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, he thought it the only means by which the road c…
History of Lewis County, New York1883 · page 484Read the page →
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was elected to that office. He also took an active interest in the extension of the Utica and Black River railroad from Lyons Falls to Lowville. Although not fully approving of bonding towns for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, he thought it the only means by which the road could be secured to

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Lyons Falls, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s2 items
CENTRAL PIER WITH BRIDGE SEGMENTS. - Whittlesey Road Bridge, Spanning Black River at Whittlesey Road1994CENTRAL PIER WITH BRIDGE SEGMENTS. - Whittlesey Road …EASTERN ABUTMENT WITH HANGING SIDE PANEL. - Whittlesey Road Bridge, Spanning Black River at Whittlesey Road1994EASTERN ABUTMENT WITH HANGING SIDE PANEL. - Whittlese…
Today3 recent
Lyons Falls, New York2007Lyons Falls, New YorkLyons Falls, New York2007Lyons Falls, New YorkLyons Falls, New York2007Lyons Falls, New York
On the National Register

2 historic places in Lyons Falls

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

West Turin6 historic placesA+Lyonsdale2 historic placesA−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikipedia and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.