Photo Gallery of the Alfred,NY Area

Alfred,NY Photo Gallery (A place for viewers to share their photos of Alfred History; email: Ron Taylor with items to share or comments.)

Tap above to view an Alfred Family; submitted by William A. Greene	Alfred names of WHITFORD, SAUNDERS, LAFORGE, PRENTICE, MAXSON, POTTER. submitted by William A. Greene	Alfred, NY, serves as home of 3 Universities, (SUNY) Alfred State Colleg, Alfred University & (SUNY) Ceramics College at Alfred University. Visitor & Newspaper Writer, Dick Palmer, spotted & submitted the two photos above as we "natives" overlook the beauty & history of everyday Alfred....The Terra Cotta Building & Newly remodeled Visitor Center for Alfred University. Both buildings are located near the intersection (& only celebrated stop light in the village) which leads to the campus of the schools. Click below for more information on the 3 Schools..... Photos by Richard Palmer 7/4/09
ALFRED STATE COLLEGE ALFRED UNIVERSITY CERAMICS COLLEGE
ALFRED (1808): Alfred was named after Alfred the Great who took over England in 1066. In early years it was called Alfred Center. When the Erie Railroad came through in 1851, the depot was not located in Alfred Center but 2 miles away in Bakers Bridge. The Baker family built Bakers Bridge over Whitney’s Creek so they could get to the gristmill at Almond. When the railroad built the depot at Bakers Bridge the name was changed to Alfred Station. Name confusion arose and by 1900 the word “Center” was dropped from Alfred. Between Alfred Station and Andover is located an unusual place called “Tip Top.” Today, Tip Top’s reference point is the mammoth chicken next to the road marking Tomm’s Chicken Farm. This place is famous in local railroad lore in that it marked the highest elevation point on the entire Erie Railroad line running from New York City to Chicago. Steam locomotives had to refill their water tanks here. The elevation is exactly 1776 feet. Formed from Angelica March 11, 1808.
Kanakadea Country Store		Bakers Bridge Antiques
Above photos by visitor & writer, Richard Palmer, show only a couple of the businesses in the preserved buildings at Alfred Station, formerly Bakers Bridge.