Lockport in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bulkhead

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 6, 2021

1. Bulkhead Marker

Inscription. This grassy area is the original location of the eastbound five locks from the 1842 widening of the canal that handled boats heading to Albany and New York City. Those locks were removed in 1918 and replaced with the two large locks (#34 and #35) in operation today.

Erected by New York Canals.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Erie Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 43° 10.269′ N, 78° 41.564′ W. Marker is in Lockport, New York, in Niagara County. It can be reached from Canal Street near Ontario Street. Marker may be accessed by a staircase from Canal Street to the Erie Canal Heritage Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lockport NY 14094, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in 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: Oak Wood Lock Flooring (a few steps from this marker); Life on the Barges (a few steps from this marker); Old Locks West (a few steps from this marker); A View to the Past (within shouting distance of this marker); Upper Locks View (within shouting distance of this marker); Lock Tenders Tribute (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockport City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Lock Construction (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lockport.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 6, 2021

2. Bulkhead Marker

View is westbound. Pine Street Bridge overhead.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, August 6, 2021

3. Bulkhead Marker

View is eastbound.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.