Paramount in Tonawanda in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sheridan Drive
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2014
1. Sheridan Drive Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
Location. 42° 58.858′ N, 78° 52.239′ W. Marker is in Tonawanda, New York, in Erie County. It is in Paramount. It is on Sheridan Drive (New York State Route 324) just east of Delaware Avenue ( Route 384), in the median. Marker is across from the Tops Market parking lot entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14223, 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: Burial Land Since 1816 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Park Lawn (approx. Ύ mile away); "Fountain of Memories" (approx. 0.8 miles away); Louis P.A. Eberhardt Home (approx. one mile away); German Evangelical Church (approx. one mile away); Tonawanda Rails to Trails (approx. 1.1 miles away); Town of Tonawanda Veterans Memorial
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More about this marker. Sheridan Drive is very wide and very busy. The marker is on the north and south sides of a wide stone pedestal, framed by the pedestal, facing parallel with the road. There is very little space between the face of the marker and the left lanes of the divided road.
Regarding Sheridan Drive. This "...monument was supposed to be much bigger, featuring a larger-than-life statue of General Sheridan on horseback atop the base. Those plans that were scrapped halfway through when taxpayers began questioning why they were spending so much money for a monument - Quoted from a news story on www.wgrz.com dated June 14, 2022; information presented by Angela Keppel, an urban planner with Buffalo Place.
That news story continued, wrongly stating that the planned statue is the one at the state capital at Albany. That statue was dedicated on 7 Oct 1916.
Also see . . . NY State Route 324 - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2014
2. Eastward View Sheridan Drive Marker
Marker is on the side of the stone pedestal on the median. Picture taken from aside the Tops Market parking lot, north side of Sheridan Drive, during a short break in the traffic due to traffic light timing. Delaware Ave (NY 384) is at the traffic light in the distance.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 907 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
