Past to Present
Strawberry Island formed near the end of the Wisconsin Ice Age about 12,000 years ago. When meltwaters broke through gracial till and created the present course of the Niagara River, gravel and sand carried downstream by river currents settled out where the Niagara River divides to go around Grand Island. The result was a 100-acre island complex that has since diminished to the islands we see today. Strawberry Island played an important part in the history of the Niagara Frontier. Ownership of Stawberry Island changed many times and so did its size. Did You Know? Many major buildings in Buffalo were constructed using concrete produced from Stawberry Island's raw materials. 1814. During a siege on Buffalo in 1814, British soldiers use Strawberry Island as a staging area for a planned troop assault. After invading Buffalo, the British troops use the island to regroup and await further orders. 1815. New York State purchases Strawberry Island from the Seneca Indians. Siemeon Dewitt, New York's first Surveyor General, determines the island to be 100 acres with an estimated value of $100. 1820's. Sand and gravel excavated during construction of the Erie Canal is deposited on the upstream end of the island, increasing its size to 138 acres. 1882. A local businessman builds a two-story hotel onHM Number | HM1WNC |
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Series | This marker is part of the Erie Canal series |
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Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, January 27th, 2017 at 9:01pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 668116 N 4758343 |
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Decimal Degrees | 42.95918333, -78.93883333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 57.551', W 78° 56.33' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 57' 33.06" N, 78° 56' 19.8" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 716 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near Park Rd, Grand Island NY 14072, US |
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