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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QY4_miles-gilbert-tim-horton_Buffalo-NY.html
Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton played his first game, on this site, as a member of the Buffalo Sabres at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium against the Atlanta Flames on Onctober 8, 1972. Horton capped off his professional playing career with the Buffalo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QXZ_general-kazimierz-pulaski_Buffalo-NY.html
[front]General Kazimierz Pulaski Hero of Poland and the United States of America [right]A gift from the people of Poland to the people of the United States of America commemorating 200 years of American independence [rear]Sculptor Kazimierz Danile…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QXT_ellicott-square-building_Buffalo-NY.html
Ellicott Square Building Opened by Ellicott Square Company in 1896 as largest office building in world. Daniel H. Burnham, architect. Steel frame, brick and terra cotta exterior, Italian marble, ornamental iron decorations, and marble mosaic in co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QXQ_medical-society-of-the-county-of-erie_Buffalo-NY.html
Medical Society of the County of Erie On this site September 1, 1821, twenty-four charter members founded the Medical Society, with Dr. Cyrenius Chapin as first President.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M9G_development-of-the-outer-harbor_Buffalo-NY.html
Buffalo's Breakwater System The desirability of an outer harbor for Buffalo was recognized as early as 1835. Built between 1838 and 1867 along what is now Fuhrmann Blvd., the sea wall provided protection of the inner harbor. By 1867 Buffalo had so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M6M_environmental-remediation_Buffalo-NY.html
The cleanup and restoration work that has taken place within the 22-acre Ship Canal Commons is the result of a partnership between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Buffalo Urban Redevelopment Corporation (BUDC)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M6K_the-union-ship-canal_Buffalo-NY.html
The Union Ship Canal came about as a collective effort of railroad, shipping, banking, and iron smelting business interests. The founders of the Buffalo and Susquehanna Iron Company (the predecessor to Hanna Furnace) controlled rail lines to Buffa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M6J_the-lehigh-portland-cement-company_Buffalo-NY.html
The Lehigh Portland Cement Company was originally known as the Great Lakes Portland Cement Company. The plant was constructed in 1925 on a 23 acre site adjacent to Lake Erie and the Union Ship Canal. The plant employed over 250 people, and had a p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M6I_bethlehem-steel-in-lackawanna_Buffalo-NY.html
The history of steel production in Lackawanna has its roots in the Lackawanna Valley of northeast Pennsylvania. It was there that the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company was formed in 1891, the result of a previous consolidation of various iron and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M6H_bethlehem-steel-in-lackawanna_Buffalo-NY.html
Construction of the massive new steel plant beban on July 14, 1900. Equipment began arriving from Scranton nine months later. The company dredged a 3,30 foot ship canal and built miles of track to link the plant with the railroads. This allowed th…
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