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

First Sash Factory

 
 
First Sash Factory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
1. First Sash Factory Marker
Inscription. Built here 1826, in 1845 doors and blinds were also manufactured. From 1829 these wares were shipped south on flat boats many years.
 
Erected 1936 by New York State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
 
Location. 42° 5.858′ N, 79° 13.715′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on Windsor Street 0.1 miles north of Harrison Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jamestown NY 14701, 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, 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
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original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Pail Factory (within shouting distance of this marker); Roger Tory Peterson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Crescent Tool Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); 28 Liberty Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the Foote Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); 11 Lakeview Avenue (approx. half a mile away); Robert H. Jackson (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Methodist Church (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
First Sash Factory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
2. First Sash Factory Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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