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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DTX_jobs-last-stand_Buffalo-NY.html
Job's Last Stand. Legends & Lore. Near here, Job Hoisington gave his life when he held the enemy & allowed Hull's militia to escape Buffalo's burning. Dec. 30, 1813.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YP2_coit-house_Buffalo-NY.html
Built shortly after the burning of Buffalo in December 1813, the George Coit House is the oldest extant home in Buffalo. Originally sited downtown at 53 Pearl St. on the southeast corner of Swan Street., the house was enlarged and moved to the mor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R11_the-best-planned-city_Buffalo-NY.html
"The Best Planned City" Olmsted's Park System concept, to this day, is being replicated in cities around the world as communities are creating greenways woven into the urban fabric and connecting people to parks and the natural environment. Nation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R0V_waterfront-sites_Buffalo-NY.html
Waterfront Sites From the LaSalle Park Gateway From the miltary garrison in Fort Erie to the wind turbines visible to the south, this vantagepoint depicts the endeavors of over 250 years of economic history. LaSalle Park. Named for the French expl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IWG_william-g-fargo-mansion_Buffalo-NY.html
William G. Fargo, co-founder with Henry Wells, of American Express Co. in 1850, Wells Fargo & Co. - Pony Express in 1851 and mayor of Buffalo during the Civil War (1862-1866) built his French Nansard-style mansion on a site bounded by Jersey, West…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IMY_first-religious-body-in-buffalo_Buffalo-NY.html
First religious body in Buffalo Organized February 2, 1812, as the First Presbyterian And Congregational Church This building dedicated May 6, 1897
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ILZ_holy-angels-church_Buffalo-NY.html
At the request of Bishop John Timon, C.M., the Oblates of Mary Immaculate established a new parish for the Diocese of Buffalo in 1852. Land was purchased in the area known as Prospect Hill. The Romanesque style church was built and dedicated on th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FU7_the-mansion-on-delaware-avenue_Buffalo-NY.html
Millionaire's Row
Charles F. Sternberg, who owned a grain elevator on Ohio Street, commissioned the Mansion as a private residence in 1869 at an estimated cost of $200,000. Architect George M. Allison, about whom little is known, designed several …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FO7_from-buffalo-to-the-white-house_Buffalo-NY.html
Here at 169 Edward Street, in this modest Italianate brick home built by her father in 1863, Frances Clara Folsom was born on July 21, 1864 to Buffalo attorney Oscar Folsom and his wife Emma. When Oscar Folsom's carriage struck a wagon, killing hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHJZ_job-hoisington-buffalos-1812-war-hero_Buffalo-NY.html
A hero was born when "Gallant" Job Hoisington sacrificed his life at this location on Dec. 30, 1813. During a battle between Capt. Hull's US Army Militia and British forces with their Native allies, the 51-year old Hoisington single-handedly held …