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

First Congregational Church

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017

1. First Congregational Church Marker

Inscription. Congregation organized by the Rev. John Spencer, a journeying minister, and John Stanclift on June 11, 1817. This is the third church building on this site.

Erected 1967 by North Collins Historical Society; Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is June 11, 1817.

Location. 42° 35.926′ N, 78° 56.446′ W. Marker is in North Collins, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Gowanda State Road, aka: Main Street (U.S. 62 at milepost 9.8) and School Street, on the right when traveling north on Gowanda State Road, aka: Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10385 Main Street, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dedicated in Grateful Appreciation (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hicksite Quaker Meeting House (approx. 1½ miles away); The First Pioneers (approx. 1.8 miles away); Western New York (approx. 3.6 miles away); Little Flower Lady Park (approx. 3.6 miles away); Town of Brant Memorial Park (approx. 4 miles away); In Memory of the Sons

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(approx. 4 miles away); Town of Brant Honors (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Collins.

More about this marker. The figure at the top of the marker is the Buffalo History Museum.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017

2. First Congregational Church Marker

First Congregational Church of North Collins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 6, 2017

3. First Congregational Church of North Collins

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.