Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gad Pierce Tavern

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, December 12, 2013

1. Gad Pierce Tavern Marker

Inscription. Gad Pierce Tavern. Site of 1807 tavern built by Gad Pierce. US Militia delayed a British and Indian attack here on Dec 20, 1813 and escaped thru back door. Tavern rebuilt after war.

Erected 2013 by Friends of Local History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1838.

Location. 43° 6.118′ N, 79° 3.082′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 104) and Portage Road, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1425 Main Street, Niagara Falls NY 14305, 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Carnegie Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carlisle D. Graham (approx. half a mile away); Annie Edson Taylor (approx. half a mile away); To The River (approx. half a mile away); Park Place Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Great Gorge Railway Trail (approx. half a mile away); A Bridge to Freedom (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

Also see . . .
1. Goodman-Oliphant Family History & Geneology in Niagara County, NY. Includes description of event. (Submitted on December 29, 2013, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

2. Find-A-Grave, Gad Pierce II. An earlier year of death (1838) for Gad Pierce is provided here versus elsewhere (1847). (Submitted on December 29, 2013, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

3. Niagara Falls Public Library. (Submitted on December 29, 2013, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Marker with Niagara Falls Public Library sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, December 12, 2013

2. Marker with Niagara Falls Public Library sign

Today the site is the location of the Niagara Falls Public Library. View is Main Street north from the corner.

Distant View from Main Street Northbound image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, December 12, 2013

3. Distant View from Main Street Northbound

Marker is at center behind the pedestrian crossing signal post. The old Portage Road is sharply to the right. Main Street (NY 104) bends left. Pierce Avenue, named after Gad Pierce, is the one way street to the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2013, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,202 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 29, 2013, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.