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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R6R_to-those-who-served_Lockport-NY.html
To those who served both God and country
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/HM1R14_the-deep-cut-at-lockport_Lockport-NY.html
The "Deep Cut" at Lockport Here, only several miles from Lake Erie, Canal engineers faced a major natural barrier. To tap the water of Lake Erie and keep boats afloat, they knew the canal's channel had to flow downhill from the lake. But the blue …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QL5_controlling-water-in-the-erie-canal_Lockport-NY.html
Controlling Water in the Erie Canal Since 1825 it has been necessary to protect the Erie Canal from flooding or low water in the Tonawanda Creek, which has historically been part [of] the canal route. As the canal has evolved since then different …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O8U_erected-to-the-memory_Youngstown-NY.html
Erected to the memory of unknown soldiers and sailors of the United States, killed in action, or dying of wounds, in this vicinity during the War of 1812.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O8T_to-the-memory_Youngstown-NY.html
To the memory of unknown officers and enlisted men who participated in the early Indian wars in this frontier and in the Revolutionary War, whose remains are interred in this cemetery.