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

Pioneer Settlers

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 11, 2021

1. Pioneer Settlers Marker

Inscription. To honor and commemorate
the pioneer settlers of this
community known as
Worksburg
1807-1874.
Since 1874 called
Falconer.
Incorporated as a village in
1891.

Erected by
Ellicott Chapter D.A.R. 1938

Erected 1938 by Ellicott Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 42° 7.055′ N, 79° 11.993′ W. Marker is in Falconer, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on West Main Street (New York State Route 394) just west of Homestead Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in the small city park at the southwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Falconer NY 14733, 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,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically

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in Northern Appalachia. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gustavus Adolphus Children's Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hundred Acre Lot (approx. 1.2 miles away); Dahlstrom Metallic Door Company (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dexterville Tavern (approx. 1.4 miles away); Jamestown Shale Paving Brick Co. (approx. 1.4 miles away); Roger Tory Peterson (approx. 1.8 miles away); 934 Lakeview Avenue (approx. 1.9 miles away); 924 Lakeview Avenue (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Falconer, New York (Wikipedia). By White settlers, Falconer was originally called Worksburg, after Edward Work, who purchased the land from the Holland Land Company in August 1807. The first Falconer to own the land was Robert Falconer, who bought it from Edward Work in 1836. In 1874 the community received

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 11, 2021

2. Pioneer Settlers Marker

its present name, after either William T. Falconer (1850–1915) or his father Patrick, who was on the Board of Directors of the Allegheny & Pittsburg Railroad and donated a large tract of land through town to the railroad concern. (Submitted on June 12, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 556 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.