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

Carlisle D. Graham

July 11, 1886

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 6, 2022

1. Carlisle D. Graham Marker

Inscription.

First to go through
the
Whirlpool Rapids
in a barrel and live

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Entertainment • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 43° 5.796′ N, 79° 2.776′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. It can be reached from Haeberle Avenue. Marker is in Oakwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 763 Portage Road, Niagara Falls NY 14301, 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 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:

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Annie Edson Taylor (here, next to this marker); Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Portage Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Blockhouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Carnegie Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gad Pierce Tavern (approx. half a mile away); In Honor of the Soldiers, Sailors & Marines (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Most Combat Decorated World War II Soldier (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

Also see . . . Carlisle D. Graham. Niagara Falls Info website entry (Submitted on May 6, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 6, 2022

2. Carlisle D. Graham Marker

To the left of Annie Edson Taylor

Captain Matthew Webb Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 6, 2022

3. Captain Matthew Webb Marker

First to swim the English Channel

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.