Thomas Vincent Welch (October 1 1850 - October 20 1903) was a New York State Assemblyman and served as the first Superintendent of the New York State Reservation at Niagara, holding the post for 18 years. As a member of the New York State Assembly, Welch was a key player in the efforts to acquire the lands adjoining Niagara Falls, and to make them free for all to view. When the bill making Niagara Falls free was signed on April 30 1885, … Wikipedia
One of its foremost promoters also was Mr. Thomas V. Welch, Superintendent of the New York State Reservation at Niagara, whose valuable pamphlet How Niagara was Made Free affords much of our material for this chapter. www.oldandsold.com/articles38/nr-4.shtml
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