The feat was astounding and the future of the city was assured. Buffalo was to become the second largest rail center in the country and the largest grainhandling port in the world. Buffalos influence in westward expansion. however. proved to extend beyond the canal. William Fargo. a young Buffalonian. helped establish the American Express Co. and WellsFargo. providing. long before the railroads. the communications link to the West that accelerated the settlement of the countrys interior and west coast. Because of Buffalos rapid expansion and industrial growth. it became home for thousands of immigrants. Throughout the 19th century. waves of Irish. Germans.
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