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

Washington Park Gazebo Project

Dedicated June 1990

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 5, 2025

1. Washington Park Gazebo Project Marker

Inscription.
Constructed in cooperation with the City of Dunkirk
Carol Case Siracuse, Architect

Chautauqua County Board of Cooperative Educational Services
1989 Masonry Class John Marsh, Instructor
1989/1990 Carpentry Class Michael Brake, Instructor

The students and staff at BOCES wish to dedicate their work on this project in memory of John Marsh

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.

Location. 42° 28.892′ N, 79° 19.896′ W. Marker is in Dunkirk, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on East 5th Street west of Park Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on the north side of the gazebo in Washington Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 East 5th Street, 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.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally,

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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: Dunkirk Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sgt. Thomas Horan (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dunkirk Parade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elnora M. Babcock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Naetzker Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); These 3 Bells (approx. ¼ mile away); New York and Erie Railroad (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunkirk.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 5, 2025

2. Washington Park Gazebo Project Marker

Washington Park Gazebo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 5, 2025

3. Washington Park Gazebo

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.