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Broadway - Fillmore in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Buffalo Stockyards

 
 
The Buffalo Stockyards Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
1. The Buffalo Stockyards Marker
Inscription. The Buffalo Stockyards once occupied this 100-acre site. A major employer for over a century, the livestock trade supported a variety of meat-packing and leather crafting businesses. On July 3, 1959 the site was selected for construction of Buffalo's Main Post Office. Postmaster General John Gronouski dedicated the building on October 10, 1964.
 
Erected 2005 by United States Postal Service; Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsCharity & Public WorkIndustry & CommerceRailroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1959.
 
Location. 42° 53.117′ N, 78° 49.606′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Broadway - Fillmore. Marker can be reached from William Street east of Depot Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the east end of the Post Office parking lot, near the main public entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 William Street, Buffalo NY 14240, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Corpus Christi Church Complex (approx. 0.6 miles away); Henry Wolanski (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Father Justin Rosary Hour (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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St. Stanislaus Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Polish Colony (approx. 0.7 miles away); Korea (approx. 1.1 miles away); Middle East Conflict (approx. 1.1 miles away); To Honor the Men and Women (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.
 
More about this marker. The figure at the top of the marker is the Buffalo History Museum.
 
Also see . . .  Forgotten Buffalo - Buffalo Stockyards. (Submitted on March 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
 
The Buffalo Stockyards Marker - Eastward image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
2. The Buffalo Stockyards Marker - Eastward
Post Office Parking lot. William Street is off to the right.
Main U.S Post Office, Buffalo, Public Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
3. Main U.S Post Office, Buffalo, Public Entrance
Marker is pictured above and behind the hood of the car parked farthest to the left.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.

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