Evans in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of First Town Hall
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 15, 2017
1. Site of First Town Hall Marker
First Town Hall
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Evans became a town by
act of New York State
Legislature, effective
March 31, 1821.
On this site and in the
store of William Wright,
the first town meetings were held.
Erected 1971 by Erie County Sequicentennial Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical date for this entry is March 31, 1821.
Location. 42° 39.298′ N, 79° 2.218′ W. Marker is in Evans, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Gold Street and Erie Road (New York State Route 5), on the left when traveling east on Gold Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Derby NY 14047, 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
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burial Site of Asa Ames / Pioneer Cemetery 1810-1928 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Major William C. Dudley (approx. Ό mile away); Site of "Bundy's Mill" (approx. one mile away); "Angola Horror" (approx. one mile away); Birthplace of Willis Haviland Carrier (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory (approx. 1.1 miles away); Waypoint George A. Wyman 1st Across America (approx. 1.2 miles away); The White City (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evans.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 15, 2017
2. Site of First Town Hall Marker
View is Gold Street towards NY Route 5.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
