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(1894-1974) Journalist, author, poet. Arch Merrill was born in Sandusky, New York, and died in Rochester, New York. He wrote many articles on history and folklore of the Genesee Valley and the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. He was sometimes called the Poet Laureate of Upstate New York.

Full Name

Arch Merrill

Locations

Cattaraugus

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Merrill graduated from high school in Buffalo, New York.

1894

BIRTH

Archie Hayes Merrill was born in Sandusky, New York, on August 5, 1894.

1915

OTHER

Mr. Merrill attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York for one year.

1927

OTHER

Mr. Merrill was a reporter for the "Rochester Journal-American" from 1927 to 1937.

1937

OTHER

Mr. Merrill lived in Rochester, New York, where he worked for many years at "Gannett's Democrat and Chronicle" newspaper beginning in 1937.

1943

LITWORK

A River Ramble: Saga of the Genesee Valley
Louis Heindl and Son, Rochester, New York.

Nonfiction.

1945

LITWORK

The Towpath
Louis Heindl and Son, Rochester, New York
978-1-55787-001-8
Nonfiction.

1946

LITWORK

Rochester Sketchbook
Louis Heindl and Son, Rochester, New York

Nonfiction.

1949

LITWORK

Land of the Senecas
American Book-Stratford Press
978-0-932334-82-4
Nonfiction.

1950

LITWORK

Upstate Echoes
American Book, New York

Nonfiction.

1951

LITWORK

Slim Fingers Beckon
American Book-Stratford Press, New York

Nonfiction.

1952

LITWORK

Shadows on the Wall: Tales of New York State
American Book-Stratford Press, New York.

Nonfiction.

1953

LITWORK

Southern Tier - New York State (Vol I)
American Book-Stratford Press, New York

Nonfiction.

1961

LITWORK

The White Woman and Her Valley
American Book-Stratford Press, New York
978-0-932334-88-6
Nonfiction.

1969

LITWORK

From Pumpkin Hook to Dumpling Hill
American Book-Stratford Press, New York.

Nonfiction.

1974

DEATH

Arch Merrill died in Rochester, New York, on July 15, 1974.

1974

INTERMENT

Arch Merrill was interred at Brighton Cemetery in rochester, Monroe County, New York.

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