Tonawanda in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Railroad

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014

1. First Railroad Marker

Inscription. The Buffalo & Niagara Falls Railway, the first western New York steam railway, cut through dense forest here in 1836.

Erected 2013 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 43° 0.27′ N, 78° 52.856′ W. Marker is in Tonawanda, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 265) and Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Marker is opposite of Franklin Street on a small green space bearing the sign Heritage Point, immediately south of a cemetery. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: German Evangelical Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Louis P.A. Eberhardt Home (approx. ¾ mile away); Railroad Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Fountain of Memories" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tonawanda Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Park Lawn (approx. one mile away);

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Erie Canal Site (approx. one mile away); Great Ships of the Niagara (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tonawanda.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014

2. First Railroad Marker

Northward

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014

3. First Railroad Marker

Southward; Park Ave intersection in background.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014

4. First Railroad Marker

Northward at Park Street corner.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 13, 2014

5. First Railroad 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 683 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on October 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 4. submitted on September 23, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 5. submitted on September 21, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.