Dunkirk in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Naetzker Garden

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2019

1. Naetzker Garden Marker

Inscription.
The Naetzker family lived and worked here for 96 years 1873-1968.

Julius Polinski settled here and moved a small store to the front of the house for a saloon. He died in 1886 and his son-in-law, Oscar Naetzker, took over the saloon. There was a beer garden in the side yard. Oscar's sons, Henry and Raymond, had a newsstand after prohibition. The store was a meeting place for many people.

Erected 1999 by The descendents of Oscar and Amelia Naetzker and their children, Henry, Louis, Laura, Raymond, and Julius.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 42° 29.023′ N, 79° 20.064′ W. Marker is in Dunkirk, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on Central Avenue north of East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 338 Central Avenue, Dunkirk NY 14048, 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

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Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dunkirk Parade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington Park Gazebo Project (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dunkirk Civil War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Sgt. Thomas Horan (approx. ¼ mile away); Washington Park (approx. ¼ mile away); New York and Erie Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); These 3 Bells (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunkirk.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2019

2. Naetzker Garden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 325 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.