Editing Fredonia, New York (section)

===Italian Immigration===

Beginning in the late 1880s, Fredonia began seeing a large number of Sicilian immigrants from [[Valledolmo|Valledolmo, Sicily]].  Subsequent the [[Italian unification|unification of the Kingdom of Italy]] many immigrants moved to the lush grape growing region to have a better life and seeking the ability to purchase land their ancestors were denied for centuries by the despotic Bourbon Kings of Sicily.  You can still see the impact these immigrants made in growth of the town.  Most predominantly, Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, originally San Antonio's, named after the patron saint of Valledolmo, Italy.  You can also see the strong Italian influence in the arts, music and culinary traditions which remain similar to foods and traditions back in Italy.

During the [[Olympic torch]]'s trip in the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta Summer Games]], sixth-grade teacher Kate Leary from Fredonia Middle School carried the torch as it went through the town on [[U.S. Route 20]].

The Fredonia State campus was the location of training camps for two major professional sports teams: the [[Buffalo Bills]] of the [[NFL]], and the [[Buffalo Braves]] of the [[NBA]]. The Braves relocated to [[San Diego]] (as the renamed [[Los Angeles Clippers#1978–1984: San Diego Clippers|San Diego Clippers]]) in 1978, and the Bills moved their training camp in 2000 to [[St. John Fisher College]] near [[Rochester, New York]].

[[Samuel L. Clemens]], better known as [[Mark Twain]], had connections to Fredonia, via relatives.

The [[Fredonia Commons Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> The [[United States Post Office (Fredonia, New York)|U.S. Post Office]] was listed in 1988.<ref name="nris"/>

On January 28, 2020, Fredonia was named the winner of the 2020 Small Business Revolution reality show, which aired on Hulu and Amazon Prime. The show began filming in March 2020 just before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared.