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Businessman—Naturalist—Humanitarian: William Pryor Letchworth

By David Neth - July 15, 2015

Today the name Letchworth is associated with the state park on the edge of Wyoming and Livingston counties, but the man for which the park is named had a successful business and philanthropic career as well.

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