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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F2U_niagara-gorge-natural-history_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Towards the end of the Ice Age, melt water from retreating glaciers filled in deep depressions, forming the Great Lakes. These lakes drained north over the Niagara Escarpment, and the Niagara River eroded the gorge to its present location. Today, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EYY_wyndham-lawn_Lockport-NY.html
Wyndham Lawn Home for Children was previously summer home of Governor Hunt
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EYV_the-erie-barge-canal-at-lockport_Lockport-NY.html
The New York State Barge Canal System is 524 miles long of which 348 miles is within the Erie Barge Canal. Although water depths vary, the depth of the water in the Lockport section is approximately 8 - 12 feet. The Lockport Locks Nos. 34 and 35 w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EW8_challenging-the-whirlpool-rapids_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
The Whirlpool Rapids provided the ideal location for daredevils to pursue their riskly feats during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They challenged these raging waters by swimming, riding in barrels, and navigating boats through them; some…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EV5_park-and-harbor-streets_Wilson-NY.html
In the 1890's, Park Street was originally built as a land access to Lake Island Park from Harbor Street. Wilson Harbor was a resort area for people from all over Western New York (especially Buffalo, Rochester, and Niagara Falls) who would arrive …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ETO_the-power-of-niagara_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Millions of people have been drawn to the falls over the years; some dreamed of harnessing the waters for power to run mills, factories, and power plants.In 1757, Daniel Joncaire built a sawmill along the upper Niagara River to cut lumber for buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ESN_worlds-first-hydroelectric-power-plant_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
This is the original arch entrance to the Adams Station, the world's first hydroelectric power plant. Electric power, its transmission in commercial quantities to remote distances, the design and building of the first large electrical equipment- a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ESH_randall-road-schoolhouse_Wilson-NY.html
Built 1861 Moved to Museum Grounds August 6, 1996 Wilson Historical Society
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ERA_toronto-skyline_Wilson-NY.html
You are looking at Lake Ontario, which is approximately 6,000 years old, 193 miles long, 53 miles wide, with a maximum depth of 802 feet. In surface area, Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes. The largest waterway feeding into the lake …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EQF_greenwood-cemetery_Wilson-NY.html
In the 1850's, Luther Wilson (son of our founder, Reuben Wilson) donated the land for this cemetery, which the Greenwood Cemetery Association was formed to oversee. The cemetery's name was derived from the huge pines that occupy the property. The …