The town of Wellsville is located in the rolling hills of the northern reaches of the Allegheny Range of the Appalachian Mountains; east of Allegany County; just a few miles north of the Pennsylvania border. Wellsville was established in 1855; making it a relatively young town in comparison to others in New York. When the Erie Railroad was completed through Wellsville in 1851; tanning and lumber concerns gained much larger markets; and in the next 10 years; the population grew fourfold. The discovery of oil in 1879 brought even more people. George �Gabby� Hayes was as at home on the stages of Wellsville as he was on a Hollywood screen; and William Duke; world-famous trainer of the 1925 Kentucky Derby winner; Flying Ebony; called Wellsville his home. In addition to its steam turbine and heat recovery industries; Wellsville hosts a vibrant and growing campus of Alfred State College.
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