Pembroke in Genesee County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014

1. Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker

Inscription. 1949-1970 site of original Hershell Merry-Go-Round designed by Emily Bourgard & home of Sam Herrington's miniature steam train. Genesee County Bicentennial.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 43° 1.657′ N, 78° 23.832′ W. Marker is in Pembroke, New York, in Genesee County. It is at the intersection of Allegany Road (New York State Route 77) and Phelps Road (County Route 4), on the right when traveling north on Allegany Road. Marker is at the bridge over Tonawanda Creek in the hamlet of Indian Falls. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corfu NY 14036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General Ely Samuel Parker 1828-1895 (approx. ¼ mile away); Schafer Farms (approx. half a mile away); Old Buffalo Road Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Town of Pembroke (approx. 2.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Brick House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site of First Permanent Settlement (approx. 2½ miles away); Basom Plot (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pembroke.

Regarding Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park. Phil Morrot opened The New Rialtro Park in Olcott, Niagara County, in 1940

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but in a dispute over rent, he removed all his rides and later opened his own park here on May 28, 1949. He sold the park to Wilbert Stradtman in 1964.
Reference: Hirsh, Rose Ann. Western New York Amusement Parks, Arcadia Publishing, 2011.

Photographed by Mira Earls, May 1, 2022

2. Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker

Northward View Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014

3. Northward View Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker

Southward View Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014

4. Southward View Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker

Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker and Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014

5. Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker and Bridge

Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker and Tonawanda Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 6, 2014

6. Morrot's Boulder Amusement Park Marker and Tonawanda Creek

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 2,176 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 22, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2. submitted on June 28, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 22, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.