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Fun fact: Waterloo, NY is the birthplace of Memorial Day.
The story of Memorial Day begins in the summer of 1865, when a prominent local druggist, Henry C. Welles, mentioned to some of his friends at a social gathering that while praising the living veterans of the Civil War it would be well to remember the patriotic dead by placing flowers on their graves. Nothing resulted from this suggestion until he advanced the idea again the following spring to General John B. Murray. Murray, a civil war hero and intensely patriotic, supported the idea wholeheartedly and marshalled veterans’ support. Plans were developed for a more complete celebration by a local citizens’ committee headed by Welles and Murray.
On May 5, 1866, the Village was decorated with flags at half mast, draped with evergreens and mourning black. Veterans, civic societies and residents, led by General Murray, marched to the strains of martial music to the three village cemeteries.
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- 1854 - Waterloo
Waterloo, a post-village of Waterloo township, and semi-capital of Seneca county, New York, is pleasantly situated on both sides of the outlet of...Read MORE... 
1870 - We see it stated that a farmer near Waterloo, N. Y., has two hens which lay two eggs each every day, and have done so for some time past.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 29, 1870- 1895 - Waterloo
Waterloo, a post-village, one of the capitals of Seneca co., N.Y., is pleasantly situated on both sides of the outlet of Seneca Lake, and on the...Read MORE... 
Seneca Canal, Waterloo, N.Y.
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Waterloo, a banking post-village, one of the capitals of Seneca CO., N. Y., is pleasantly situated on both sides of the outlet of Seneca Lake and on...Read MORE... 
Lafayette Park and High School, Waterloo, N.Y.
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1854 - Waterloo
Waterloo, a post-village of Waterloo township, and semi-capital of Seneca county, New York, is pleasantly situated on both sides of the outlet of... Read MORE...
1870 - We see it stated that a farmer near Waterloo, N. Y., has two hens which lay two eggs each every day, and have done so for some time past.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 29, 1870
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1895 - Waterloo
Waterloo, a post-village, one of the capitals of Seneca co., N.Y., is pleasantly situated on both sides of the outlet of Seneca Lake, and on the... Read MORE...
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Waterloo, a banking post-village, one of the capitals of Seneca CO., N. Y., is pleasantly situated on both sides of the outlet of Seneca Lake and on... Read MORE...
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