Send us family stories, interviews, recipes, reminiscences, anecdotes, songs, how-to columns, and more. We are also looking for photographs and sketches of people, places, objects, and community events to publish. The Journal of New York Folklore debuting in December, 2000. We have been trying to dispel this misinformation for years, but it continues to be perpetuated. Even those involved in the restoration of the train station realize that although Roosevelt began his journey there, he was not inaugurated there.
Authoritative sources concur.
There are scores of newspaper and eyewitness accounts that also support this. Ann Marie Linnabery, Chief of Interpretation, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, Buffalo, NY Dear Ms. Linnabery, Thank you for your letter setting the record straight. A major distinction between history and folklore is documented facts vs. orally transmitted stories. I appreciate your calling my attention to the facts. You can be sure that when telling this story in the future, I'll put the North Creek railroad station and the Wilcox house in proper perspective.