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Cave of the Winds Elevator

 
 
Cave of the Winds Elevator Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2019
1. Cave of the Winds Elevator Marker
Inscription.
This elevator was
constructed by the
commissioners of
the State Reservation
at Niagara Falls A.D. 1924 to
replace the ancient
Biddle Stairway.

Alphonso T. Clearwater – Pres.
Paul A. Schoellkopf • Ansley Wilcox
Robert W. DeForest • Robert H. Gittins – Commissioners
Alfred E. Smith – Governor
Sullivan W. Jones – State Architect
Wright & Kremers – Inc. Contractors

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features.
 
Location. 43° 4.94′ N, 79° 4.283′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Goat Island Road. Marker is located in Niagara Falls State Park, on Goat Island. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara Falls NY 14303, 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 America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in
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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 walking distance of this marker: Original Stepping Stone (within shouting distance of this marker); World's First Hydroelectric Power Plant (within shouting distance of this marker); The Power Portal (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Nikola Tesla (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Nikola Tesla (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Niagara River Corridor Important Bird Area (about 300 feet away); The Cave of the Winds (about 400 feet away); Cave of the Winds and Bridal Veil Falls (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. The Power of Niagara (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Nikola Tesla (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Luna Island (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed
Cave of the Winds Elevator Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2019
2. Cave of the Winds Elevator Marker
The elevator can be seen on the right of the marker.
missing).
 
Cave of the Winds Elevator Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 18, 2019
3. Cave of the Winds Elevator Marker
Cave of the Winds Elevator Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 9, 2023
4. Cave of the Winds Elevator Marker
Entrance to Cave of the Winds image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 9, 2023
5. Entrance to Cave of the Winds
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 886 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4, 5. submitted on April 22, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
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