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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SGC_the-gully-and-portage-road_Lewiston-NY.html
Located at the base of the Niagara Escarpment, the ravine known as the Gully provided a naturally sheltered docking area where the Niagara River flows out of the steep and unnavigable Niagara Gorge. From this docking area, the Gully provided acces…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SGB_the-lewiston-mound_Lewiston-NY.html
This Hopewell-style burial mound dates to A.D. 160+80. Thousands of similar mounds are located in the Ohio River Valley where the Hopewell lived in small scattered settlements from about 200 B.C. to A.D. 500. The Hopewell mound builders were great…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SGA_welcome-to-earl-w-brydges-artpark-state-park_Lewiston-NY.html
This 172-acre park is situated below the Niagara Escarpment and the Niagara Gorge, and affords excellent views of the Niagara River and surrounding area. Artpark opened in 1974 as a seasonal outdoor cultural state park, the first in the country to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KA2_hennepin-hall_Lewiston-NY.html
Built in the 1840's by Sherbourne Piper. Many prominent Lewiston families have resided here. Purchased by the Catholic parish in 1953 and renamed for Father Hennepin, a Catholic priest who accompanied LaSalle to this area in 1678.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JYL_dedicated-to-the-men-and-women_Lewiston-NY.html
Dedicated to the men and women of this community who served our country in time of war.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JXT_oak-hill_Lewiston-NY.html
Significant history surrounds Oak Hill, which is part of the Lower Landing Archaeological Historic Landmark. An ancient burial mound and other historical evidence support the early presence of Native Americans on the site, as well as trappers and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JXM_the-first-religious-society-of-lewiston_Lewiston-NY.html
Organized and Presbyterian form of government adopted on January 20th, 1817, by Aaron and Lucy Childs, John and Elizabeth Robinson and Polly Huggins. Incorporated on June 12th, 1817, by Benjamin Barton, Aaron Childs, Erastus Park, Augustus Porter,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JXJ_barton-house_Lewiston-NY.html
Erected in 1815 by Major Benjamin Barton. His earlier home destroyed in the burning of Lewiston by the British. The hill top was the site of a U.S. artillery battery in the Battle of Queenston, the first conflict on the Niagara Frontier in the War…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JX5_underground-railroad-station-6_Lewiston-NY.html
John Tryon was a Lewiston Abolitionist, elder of First Presbyterian Church and a conductor of the Underground Railroad. He helped countless runaway slaves attain their freedom across the Niagara River from a house known as "Tryon's Folly." This sc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JWE_the-cibola-anchor_Lewiston-NY.html
From the wreckage of the steamship Cibola which caught fire at the Lewiston dock on July 15, 1895. Tragedy struck in 1895 when the Cibola caught fire at the Lewiston dock and in turn, burned the American Hotel to the ground. The fire started in th…