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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X94_first-presbyterian-church-historical_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United Stated Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UWO_oakwood-cemetery-historical_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Oakwood Cemetery has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 by the United States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TMX_the-niagara-river-portage-and-the-old-stone-chimney-historical_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
In 1915, Peter A. Porter calls the Old Stone Chimney, "the oldest masonry in the State of New York, west of Albany," with the exception of the French Castle at Old Fort Niagara.
The Portage
Rivers are great for easily moving people and goods…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R2J_whitney-mansion_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Whitney Mansion Built c. 1837 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior This structure has been recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the United Stated Department of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R2C_prospect-point-viewing-area_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Ice from Lake Erie flows over the falls and jams up the gorge below. An ice bridge is an accumulation of ice, which has frozen solid from shore to shore, and under which the river still flows.
In the past, the American Falls and Bridal Veil Fal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R26_the-grounds-of-this-canal_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
The Grounds of this Canal were donated by the Heirs of the late Hon. Augustus Porter & Gen. Peter B. Porter. 1852. In pursuance of their original design for Hydraulic purposes the work was commenced in 1853 by a Company which failed & the Title pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R23_a-bridge-to-freedom_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
A Bridge to Freedom "There was now but 'one wide river to cross'..." In the 1800s, Western New York was one of the main ending points of the Underground Railroad. This "railroad" was a secret system of people and places that helped guide escaped s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R22_to-the-river_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
To The River A new stairway with incredible scenery These new stairs leading to the Great Gorge Railway Trail at the river's edge were completed in 2012 by expert trail builders hired by the New York Power Authority and New York State Parks. The s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NEU_the-parting-of-the-waters_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Here, the upper Niagara River divides into two channels. To the left of the river becomes the American Rapids. To the right, the other 90% becomes the Horseshoe Rapids. In the distance are Grand Island and Navy Island, the two largest islands in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NES_the-niagara-portage_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
The Niagara Portage. For thousands of years the seven-mile-long Niagara Portage linked Lake Ontario to Lake Erie by providing travelers with a land route around Niagara Falls. The portage trail ran from the Upper Landing, 1.5 miles above the falls…