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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JWB_kiwanians-promoting-peace_Lewiston-NY.html
June tenth 1963. A peace plaque was established at the international boundary on the new Lewiston-Queenston Bridge by the Kiwanis Club of Lewiston, New York and the Stamford, Ontario Club. The plaque was unveiled by Richard H. Drake, left, preside…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JWA_hennepin-park_Lewiston-NY.html
This park is named after Father Louis Hennepin, a Beligian missionary who accompanied the French explorer Sieur de La Salle to this area in 1678. Hennepin, a Recollect priest, was not the first European to see Niagara Falls, but his colorful writt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JW2_the-long-and-the-short-house_Lewiston-NY.html
Built in the 1820's by a lawyer named William Hotchkiss. The Long House, his home was the center of social activity after the War of 1812. The Short House was his law office.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JVH_500-center-street-archaeological-site_Lewiston-NY.html
Archaeological investigations at the First Niagara Bank at 500 Center Street in Lewiston, New York, yielded abundant information about how people utilized the site during historic and prehistoric times. Prehistoric artifacts recovered from the sit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JV7_kelsey-tavern_Lewiston-NY.html
Erected in 1820 by Thomas and Catherine Kelsey. In 1825 Marquis De Latayette spent the night in this inn and was reunited with Nicholas Cusick, a Tuscarora Chief, who was his scout during the Revolution and whom he credited with with saving his life.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JV3_opera-hall_Lewiston-NY.html
Built by Joseph T. Hewitt, about 1840, as a series of stores. Later became known as Moss Hall. At one time housed a Waterfrount mission. Was the center of social activity, known as the Opera Hall, at the turn of the century. The west section was b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IYF_tuscaroras-defend-lewiston-against-1813-british-attack_Lewiston-NY.html
Path of Destruction. Early in the winter of 1813, British forces and their Native allies launched an all-out assault on the Niagara Frontier. About a dozen Lewiston residents were killed in the attack, and the British looted the buildings and burn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HOB_varsity-village-1939-timon-hall-1952_Lewiston-NY.html
Varsity Village (1969) Built to accommodate students who were then housed in St. Vincent's Hall, these six Tudor-style houses once stood on the bank of a small lake that existed on campus. For many years they were used exclusively by male senior s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GOL_fighting-for-homeland_Lewiston-NY.html
British and French Compete for Alliances
Both the French and the British negotiated with American Indian tribes, either to gain their support or to convince them to remain neutral. In Canada, Algonquian tribes; the Ottawa, Huron, Abenaki, and Mini…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GNO_robert-moses-niagara-power-plant-turbine_Lewiston-NY.html
Turbine Specifications:
Vertical Francis Hydraulic Turbine
Manufactured by - Voith Siemen Hydro Power Co., York, PA
Placed in Service - 1991
Approximate weight - 92 tons
Diameter - 17 feet 8 inches (5.38 meters)
Maximum Horsepower - 265,000
Gene…