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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UXJ_a-dam-on-tonawanda-creek-historical_Buffalo-NY.html
A Dam on Tonawanda Creek Tonawanda Creek was the only section of the original Erie Canal that was not man-made. The problem was that the creek level ran 4-½ feet too low. The alleviate this, a wooden dam was constructed in 1823 just west of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S7M_the-erie-canal-at-amherst_Buffalo-NY.html
During more than 175 years of existence, the Erie Canal has followed more than one path. In some places, two or three generations of Canal infrastructure still exist side by side. When technology, especially mechanized boats, made it possible for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KM6_williamsville-school-no-9_Buffalo-NY.html
Williamsville School #9, originally located at New and Smith Roads, served farm families living in the northeastern part of Amherst. I was used as a school until the early 1950s. As many as 36 students, ranging in age from 4-18, attended it at any…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KLV_bigelow-house_Buffalo-NY.html
[photo] Bigelow House on its original site. The saltbox style of the Bigelow House originated in New England and was not commonly found in this area. Originally located near New and Smith Roads in East Amherst, this house was built by Henry Bigelo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KKW_sweet-home-common-school-no-15_Buffalo-NY.html
Sweet Home Common School #15 was originally located on the east side of Sweet Home Road, south of Tonawanda Creek Road, 1/4 mile from the Erie Barge Canal. German-speaking families, who had emigrated from the Alsace-Lorraine region on the border o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KK6_transit-road-church_Buffalo-NY.html
[photo] Church on original site. This church, originally Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, was constructed in approximately 1854, when the first baptism and marriage were recorded. It was located on Transit Road near Muegel Road, north of the T…