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List of New York State Historic Markers in Erie County, New York
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Listings county-wide
Marker name | Image | Date designated | Location | City or Town | Marker text | |
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1 | Main Street Main Street Main Street is the metonym for a generic street name of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world... |
State Route #9, South Road | Amherst, New York Amherst, New York Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 122,366. This represents an increase of 5.0% from the 2000 census. The town is named for Jeffrey Amherst, a British Army officer of the colonial period... |
Surveyed in 1799 by Joseph Ellicott Joseph Ellicott Joseph Ellicott was an American surveyor, city planner, land office agent, lawyer and politician of the Quaker faith.-Life:He was the son of Joseph Ellicott .... along the line of the old "Central Trail" from Albany, was an early stagecoach route and wagon trail to the West. |
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2 | U.S. Barracks 1812 | On NY 5 New York State Route 5 New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and... in Village of Williamsville |
Williamsville, New York Williamsville, New York Williamsville is a village in Erie County, New York in the United States. The population was 5,573 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Jonas Williams, an early settler... |
Along Garrison Rd to creek and extending southeast where log barracks of Gen Smyth's Army during winter of 1812 and '13. These buildings were later used as hospital. | ||
3 | Pioneer Church | On US 219 at Boston. | Boston, New York Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts.... |
Founded by Rev. John Spencer, missionary, 1811. Meeting house erected 1837. Rear section housed select school, organized 1809. | ||
4 | Site of Old Jubilee Spring House | On Delaware Avenue. | Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... |
Site of Old Jubilee Spring House built in 1830. Source of early water supply. | ||
5 | Wilcox Mansion | On Delaware Avenue. | Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... |
Site of Army barracks established here in 1838. President Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... took the oath of office as President of the United States. |
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6 | War of 1812 Cemetery | On Garrison Road at Ellicott Creek Road. | Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... |
Arrow, 1/4 mile to War of 1812 Cemetery. | ||
7 | St. John's Cemetery | On Eggert Road near Sheridan Drive. | Tonawanda, New York Tonawanda, New York Tonawanda may refer to:*Glacial Lake Tonawanda*North Tonawanda, New York, a city in Niagara County, north across Tonawanda Creek from the City and Town*Tonawanda , New York, consisting of the Town of Tonawanda less the Village of Kenmore... |
First burial 1839, organized 1850, restored 1934. Known as "Werkley" Cemetery. | ||
8 | Jack Berry's Town | Village of Gardenville in Memorial Park. | Gardenville, New York Gardenville, New York Gardenville, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of West Seneca in Erie County, New York, USA.-References:... |
Largest post Revolutionary Seneca Indian village occupied this site, 1780-1840. | ||
9 | Middle Ebenezer | Village of Gardenville by Bridge over Buffalo Creek Buffalo Creek -Waterways:In Pennsylvania*Buffalo Creek *Buffalo Creek , tributary of the Casselman River*Buffalo Creek *Buffalo Creek In West Virginia... . |
Gardenville, New York Gardenville, New York Gardenville, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of West Seneca in Erie County, New York, USA.-References:... |
Home (1834-1864) of Christian Metz Christian Metz Christian Metz may refer to:*Christian Metz *Christian Metz... , leader of the Community of True Inspiration. |
See also
- List of New York State Historic Markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York