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Lewiston in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Grand View

 
 
Grand View Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, April 19, 2015
1. Grand View Marker
Inscription. Built 1849 by Reuben H. & Maria Barton Broughton. R.H. Broughton served as state assemblyman - 1837. Town Supervisor - 1856. In 1857, it was purchased by Silas Hopkins, first judge of Niagara County and was named Grand View. Grand View was maintained by the Hoplins family until 1961.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
 
Location. 43° 12.773′ N, 79° 2.97′ W. Marker is in Lewiston, New York, in Niagara County. Marker is on River Road (New York State Route 18F) 0.2 miles north of Riverwalk Drive, on the left when traveling north. Site is vacant. Property is part of Joseph Davis State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lewiston NY 14092, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Joseph-Geneviere, Comte de Puisaye (approx. 0.6 miles away in Canada); The Field House (approx. 1.3 kilometers away in Canada); British Landing (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Brown's Point (approx. 1.8 kilometers away in Canada); Thomas Moore (approx. 2 kilometers away in Canada); a different marker also named Brown's Point (approx. 2.2 kilometers away in Canada); McFarland House 1800
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(approx. 2.3 kilometers away in Canada); Capture of Fort Niagara 1813 (approx. 2.6 kilometers away in Canada).
 
Northward image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, April 19, 2015
2. Northward
Southward image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, April 19, 2015
3. Southward
Westward image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, April 19, 2015
4. Westward
Towards the Niagara River below the bluff.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.

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