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[left panel] Niagara River Corridor, 43°E 07'N, 79°E 04W The Niagara River Corridor is considered an Important Bird Area (IBA). IBAs are areas that are critical to bird populations, including nesting locations, key migration stop-overs and winte…
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The black rock that gave this area its name was located in the Niagara River at the bend of the present day Niagara Street, near School Street, north of where the Peace Bridge is now situated. Comprised of Onondaga limestone, the rock ledge jutted…
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Fitting the Ships of War at the Scajaquada Creek Boat Yard In the early 1800s, the United States being a country of less than 50 years, began to recognize the need to have military transport routes to connect and supply its forts. The waterways su…
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Engineering The first lock at Black Rock was constructed in 1824 by New York State as part of harbor improvements for Black Rock Harbor in conjunction with the Erie Canal. The lock was located approximately 750 feet south of the present lock. It w…
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Black Rock Neighborhood The Black Rock neighborhood has endured for over 200 years and is the oldest intact neighborhood in the City of Buffalo. Black Rock was once an independent village and rival of the Village of Buffalo. The neighborhood we ca…
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The Market Square Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. The district is representative of the period 1830-1912 as Lower Black Rock evolved from a small independent village to a small independent neighbor…
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Market Square 1830 —— · · · —— Built on land donated by General Peter B. Porter to the people of Black Rock, Market Square is the oldest extant public market site in Buffalo. The narrow medians fla…
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Military Road 1802 —— · · · —— After the Revolutionary War, the federal government saw the need for a "military highway" from Lewiston to Black Rock, where a planned fortification would guard the en…
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St. John's Church 1891 —— · · · —— Black Rock's German Evangelicals first organized as a congregation in 1847 and erected a church on this site in 1852. It was replaced in 1891 by the present struct…
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Jacob Smith House and Tavern Ca. 1830-1835 —— · · · —— This timber-frame Federal syle house was constructed to accommodate prospective settlers in the village of Lower Black Rock. Originally built b…