Silver Creek in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Steamship Erie
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 18, 2018
1. Steamship Erie Marker
The steamer Erie, carrying
immigrants to the west, caught
fire and sank off these shores
the night of August 9, 1841.
Over 200 lives lost.
Erected 1999 by Siver Creek Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is August 9, 1841.
Location. 42° 32.919′ N, 79° 10.355′ W. Marker is in Silver Creek, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of Jackson Street and Front Street, on the left when traveling north on Jackson Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Silver Creek NY 14136, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Skew Arch (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Swift Mansion (approx. Ό mile away); First Settlers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dedicated to the Men and Women (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ehmke Family Home (approx. 0.8 miles away); American Revolution (approx. 2½ miles away); Amos Sottle (approx. 3.3 miles away); Everett R. Burmaster (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Creek.
Also see . . . Woodcut Print of the Steamship Erie - Wikipedia. Wikipedia entry: Great Lakes passenger steamers. (Submitted on May 18, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 18, 2018
2. Steamship Erie Marker
Lake Erie by foot of Jackson Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,090 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
