Knapp Creek in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Settlement of Knapp Creek

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 17, 2012

1. The Settlement of Knapp Creek Marker

Inscription. The Settlement of Knapp Creek, formerly known as Knapps Creek, was a genuine boomtown in the early days of the Bradford Oil Field, beginning about 1877. It was on a narrow gauge railroad and later an electric street car line. The town boasted a bank, a drugstore, two bottling works, over a dozen saloons and many other businesses including a Chinese laundry. Knapp Creek is the birthplace of aviation pioneer William T. Piper, known as "The Henry Ford of Aviation".

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 42° 0.474′ N, 78° 30.046′ W. Marker is in Knapp Creek, New York, in Cattaraugus County. It is on Rock City Road (New York State Route 16) half a mile east of Knapp Creek Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Allegany NY 14706, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frank W. Higgins (approx. 5½ miles away); Rixford World War I Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away in Pennsylvania); Allegany Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Major Adam Hoops (approx. 6 miles away); Grand Army of the Republic

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); 1804-2004 (approx. 6.1 miles away); Women's Suffrage (approx. 6.1 miles away); Bartlett House (approx. 6.1 miles away).

The Settlement of Knapp Creek Marker as seen from rte. 16 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 17, 2012

2. The Settlement of Knapp Creek Marker as seen from rte. 16

The Settlement of Knapp Creek Marker as seen facing east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 17, 2012

3. The Settlement of Knapp Creek Marker as seen facing east

The Settlement of Knapp Creek Marker as seen facing west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, August 17, 2012

4. The Settlement of Knapp Creek Marker as seen facing west

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 2,186 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 8, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.