1.0West Seneca Historical Societyhttps://westsenecahistory.com/wprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PO6sT1Is00"><a href="https://westsenecahistory.com/wp/ebenezers/">Ebenezers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://westsenecahistory.com/wp/ebenezers/embed/#?secret=PO6sT1Is00" width="600" height="338" title="“Ebenezers” — West Seneca Historical Society" data-secret="PO6sT1Is00" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://westsenecahistory.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/0005b.jpg480640Originally German Lutherans, the Ebenezer’s were taken from their home and were brought to the United Stated by their spiritual elder, Elder Christian Metz. In November 1842, the Ebenezer Society bought 5,000 acres at ten dollars an acre, and became owners of the Buffalo Creek Reservation. The Native Americans continued to trade and harvest lumber […]