Tonawanda in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Long Homestead
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
1. Long Homestead Marker
Marker post is quite high.
Erected 1971 by Erie County Sesquicentennial Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
Location. 43° 1.271′ N, 78° 52.554′ W. Marker is in Tonawanda, New York, in Erie County. It can be reached from East Niagara Street 0.1 miles west of Fillmore Avenue. Marker is located along a walkway beyond the west end of East Niagara Street and the Delaware Avenue (NY 384) overpass. It is between the house and the Erie Canal (Tonwanda Creek). It is also accessible by walking over the Ellicott Creek pedestrian bridge at "The Railroad" marker on Young Street near the intersection of Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tonawanda NY 14150, 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 walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named The Long Homestead (here, next to this marker); The Railroad (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The People (about 500 feet away); The Dam (about 500 feet away); Lumber Capital (about 500 feet away); Gateway to the West
this page online
More about this marker. The marker is on an unusually tall post. There is a newer marker with more text a couple steps away.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014
2. Long Homestead and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 761 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
