Chronicle of Sanborn Area History
| 1809 | Samuel Carney, first settler in Pekin purchased 500 acres on east side and Reynolds on the west side. |
| 1811 | Jairus Rose settled where Niagara County Community College is today. He was the first setller in what is now Sanborn. |
| 1815 | Dr. Myron Orton came to Pekin. One of the founders of the Niagara County Medical Society. |
| 1826 | Seth Lyon settled in the area (in the first house south of the RR tracks on Hoover Road.) |
| 1833 | Daniel Treichler and family moved from York Co, PA to 1/2 mile south of Lockport Rd. on Ward Rd. |
| 1836-1851 | The first railroad known as the Strap RR ran through Pekin, connecting Lockport and Niagara Falls |
| 1846 | Rev. E.C. Sanborn, a Methodist minister, moved to the area |
| 1852 | Railroad came to South Pekin, via the Rochester, Lockport and Niagara Falls Companies |
| 1854 | Lee R. Sanborn built a sawmill in area on south side of Saunders Settlement Rd. near Townline Rd. |
| 1863 | Post Office established in South Pekin at railroad station. John Starr named postmaster. |
| 1864 | Rev. Griffin Smith and Lee R. Sanborn purchased 90 acres of land where Sanborn is today. Smith fences his land for farming. Sanborn divided his land into village lots for sale. Mr. Gutton was the first purchaser. |
| 1866 | Name of South Pekin changed to Sanborn while Lee R. Sanborn was postmaster. |
| 1867 | Methodist Church from Pekin, built in 1826, moved to Pearl Street for use as a Union Hall. Today it is the Sanborn American Legion Post 969. |
| 1868 | Sanborn established first grist mill. |
| 1870 | Dr. William Huggins, first doctor located in town. Construction began on Methodist Episcopal Church, corner of Buffalo and Tallman Streets. |
| 1874 | Rev. William Scism, a retired Methodist minister from Pekin operated store on west side of Buffalo St., north of railroad tracks. |
| 1876 | Map made of Sanborn businessses |
| 1879 | Baptist Church built on Buffalo Street |
| 1882 | Two story schoolhouse built on West Street |
| 1883 | L.B. Pike opened a general and drug store at Griffin & Niagara Streets |
| 1885 | First Fire Protection Compnay established, using buckets & hoses |
| 1895 | Frank R. Stover operated lumber & hardware business. In 1928 becomes D.F. Calkins Lumber Co. |
| 1906 | William J. Pike & Duncan opened a funeral parlor, later Pike & Jones. Now Rhoney Funeral Home. |
| 1908 | The first hotel built south of railroad tracks. It burned and was rebuilt in 1909 by A.F. Wendt as the Exchange Hotel. Later called the Marlboro Inn. |
| 1908 | Dr. Peart moved here. Lived and practiced across from the lumber company on Niagara Atreet. |
| 1910 | R.T. LeVan & Sons built a grocery store at Maple & Buffalo Streets. |
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