North Collins in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hicksite Quaker Meeting House

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017

1. Hicksite Quaker Meeting House Marker

Inscription. Built in 1851 to replace the original log structure of 1812. Burying ground behind meeting house contains one and one half acres, where many original settlers are buried.

Erected 1971 by Erie County Sesquicentennial Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 42° 34.609′ N, 78° 56.36′ W. Marker is in North Collins, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Gowanda State Road (aka: North Collins Road) (U.S. 62) and Shirley Road (County Route 447), on the right when traveling south on Gowanda State Road (aka: North Collins Road). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 North

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Pioneers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dedicated in Grateful Appreciation (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Town of Brant Memorial Park (approx. 4.1 miles away); In Memory of the Sons (approx. 4.1 miles away); Town of Brant Honors (approx. 4.1 miles away); Western New York (approx. 4.8 miles away); Little Flower Lady Park (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Collins.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017

2. Hicksite Quaker Meeting House & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 969 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.