Sanborn, New York
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Sanborn is a hamlet in the Towns of Cambria Wheatfield, New York and Lewiston, New York, USA, on the southeast corner of the intersection of New York State Route 429 and New York State Route 31.[1] Originally called South Pekin after the formerly thriving hamlet of Pekin to the north, Sanborn was renamed in 1866 after Ebenezer Sanborn. The ZIP code for Sanborn is 14132.
Sanborn is the home of Niagara County Community College.
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[edit] Points of interest
- St. Andrews Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church and School
- Cambria Town Hall is in Sanborn.
- Niagara Escarpment, from which one can sometimes view Lake Ontario and Toronto.
[edit] Famous People
- Dr. Myron Orton One of the founders of the Niagara County Medical Society
- Lee R. Sanborn Entrepreneur, built first sawmill
- Dr. William Huggins First doctor in Sanborn
- Richard Goodheart Nanotechnology business leader
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Coordinates: 43°08′12″N 78°53′05″W / 43.13667°N 78.88472°W
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