Houghton in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jockey Street
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, September 6, 2020
1. Jockey Street Marker
Erected 1940 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 42° 25.286′ N, 78° 9.534′ W. Marker is in Houghton, New York, in Allegany County. It is at the intersection of New York State Route 19 and Leonard Ave, on the right when traveling south on New York State Route 19. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Houghton NY 14744, 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, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To Civil War Veterans of Caneadea New York (a few steps from this marker); In A.D. 1918 (a few steps from this marker); Willard J Houghton House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Copperhead (approx. 0.3 miles away); Houghton College World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Major Moses Van Campen (approx. one mile away); Caneadea Historic Camelback Bridge (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Caneadea Historic Camelback Bridge (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houghton.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, September 6, 2020
2. Jockey Street Marker
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, September 6, 2020
3. Jockey Street Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
