North Collins in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The First Pioneers
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017
1. The First Pioneers Marker
the first pioneers
settled in North
Collins in 1808.
Abram & Samuel Tucker
Stephen Sisson
Enos Southwick
Erected 1957 by North Collins Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.
Location. 42° 34.338′ N, 78° 56.243′ W. Marker is in North Collins, New York, in Erie County. It is on Gowanda State Road (aka: North Collins Road) (U.S. 62 at milepost 7.9), 0.2 miles south of Milestrip Road (County Route 58), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11370 Gowanda State Road, North Collins NY 14111, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hicksite Quaker Meeting House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dedicated in Grateful Appreciation (approx. 1½ miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Town of Brant Memorial Park (approx. 4.2 miles away); In Memory of the Sons (approx. 4.2 miles away); Town of Brant Honors (approx. 4.3 miles away); Western New York (approx. 5.2 miles away); Little Flower Lady Park (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Collins.
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017
2. The First Pioneers Marker
View is northward. Evergreens obscure the southward view of the small marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
