Lackawanna in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Clara A. Whealen
Photographed by Thomas Johnston
1. Clara A. Whealen Marker
With Pioneer Study Club, secured funding from Carnegie Corp. of New York to establish Lackawanna Public Library. Building dedicated July 1922.
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 962.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1922.
Location. 42° 49.558′ N, 78° 49.861′ W. Marker is in Lackawanna, New York, in Erie County. It is on Ridge Road west of Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 560 Ridge Road, Buffalo NY 14218, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens (approx. 0.3 miles away); Our Lady of Victory Basilica (approx. 0.4 miles away); Father Baker's Gas Well (approx. half a mile away); Industrial Icons (approx. one mile away); Ecological Restoration (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ship Canal Commons (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hanna Furnace (approx. 1.2 miles away); Environmental Remediation (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lackawanna.
Regarding Clara A. Whealen.
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Also see . . . Lackawanna Public Library. (Submitted on January 22, 2023, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Thomas Johnston
2. Clara A. Whealen Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2023, by Thomas Johnston of Kenmore, New York. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2023, by Thomas Johnston of Kenmore, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
