Pekin is a
hamlet
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in the towns of
Cambria
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and
Lewiston in
Niagara County
Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word ''Onguiaahra''; meaning ''the strait'' or ''thunder of waters''.
Niag ...
,
New York, United States. It was a stop in the
Underground Railroad
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.
It is the birthplace of the
Free Methodist Church. USA.
History of the Free Methodist Church
Free Methodist Church. USA
References
Lewiston (town), New York
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Niagara County, New York
Populated places on the Underground Railroad
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