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

New York and Erie Railroad

Photographed by Alexander Erwin, May 7, 2022

1. New York and Erie Railroad Marker

Inscription.
On this site, May 15, 1851, in Dunkirk, New York, the first train on the New York and Erie Railroad arrived to link the Atlantic Seaboard with the Great Lakes.
From Piermont on the Hudson, the train carried President Millard Fillmore, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, Stephen Douglas, Congressmen, other public officials and president of the railroad Benjamin Loder.
The completion of this trunk line, which was at that time the longest in the world, was acclaimed the "work of the age."

Erected 1976 by Historical Society of Dunkirk.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is May 15, 1851.

Location. 42° 29.067′ N, 79° 19.691′ W. Marker is in Dunkirk, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 60) and E 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dunkirk NY 14048, 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.

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It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: These 3 Bells (a few steps from this marker); Washington Park Gazebo Project (approx. ¼ mile away); Dunkirk Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sgt. Thomas Horan (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washington Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Naetzker Garden (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dunkirk Parade (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tadeusz Kosciuszko (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunkirk.

Also see . . . Dunkirk Historical Society & Museum. Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau website entry (Submitted on May 18, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Alexander Erwin, May 7, 2022

2. New York and Erie Railroad Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2022, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York. This page has been viewed 858 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2022, by Alexander Erwin of East Patchogue, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.