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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K32_field-of-la-belle-famille_Youngstown-NY.html
Field of La Belle Famille — · — Where on July 24, 1759, French forces of Capt. Francois Le Marchand De Lignery and Capt. Charles Aubry, with Indian allies, hastening to the relief of Fort Niagara, were defeated by British and In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JYL_dedicated-to-the-men-and-women_Lewiston-NY.html
Dedicated to the men and women of this community who served our country in time of war.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JXT_oak-hill_Lewiston-NY.html
Significant history surrounds Oak Hill, which is part of the Lower Landing Archaeological Historic Landmark. An ancient burial mound and other historical evidence support the early presence of Native Americans on the site, as well as trappers and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JXM_the-first-religious-society-of-lewiston_Lewiston-NY.html
Organized and Presbyterian form of government adopted on January 20th, 1817, by Aaron and Lucy Childs, John and Elizabeth Robinson and Polly Huggins. Incorporated on June 12th, 1817, by Benjamin Barton, Aaron Childs, Erastus Park, Augustus Porter,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JXJ_barton-house_Lewiston-NY.html
Erected in 1815 by Major Benjamin Barton. His earlier home destroyed in the burning of Lewiston by the British. The hill top was the site of a U.S. artillery battery in the Battle of Queenston, the first conflict on the Niagara Frontier in the War…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JX5_underground-railroad-station-6_Lewiston-NY.html
John Tryon was a Lewiston Abolitionist, elder of First Presbyterian Church and a conductor of the Underground Railroad. He helped countless runaway slaves attain their freedom across the Niagara River from a house known as "Tryon's Folly." This sc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JWE_the-cibola-anchor_Lewiston-NY.html
From the wreckage of the steamship Cibola which caught fire at the Lewiston dock on July 15, 1895. Tragedy struck in 1895 when the Cibola caught fire at the Lewiston dock and in turn, burned the American Hotel to the ground. The fire started in th…
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.