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Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Brooklyn Square

 
 
Brooklyn Square Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
1. Brooklyn Square Marker
Inscription. Called Brooklyn Square since the 1860's, this area has been an industrial and commercial center since 1848.
 
Erected 1986 by Jamestown Centennial Committee - State of New York.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
 
Location. 42° 5.589′ N, 79° 14.361′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and Harrison Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jamestown NY 14701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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,
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and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Birmingham Auto (within shouting distance of this marker); Public Market (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the New York State Armory (about 300 feet away); The Lost Neighborhood (about 300 feet away); Policeman George Kendall (about 300 feet away); Before White Men Came (about 500 feet away); First Grist Mill (about 500 feet away); Home of Reuben E. Fenton (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.
 
Brooklyn Square Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013
2. Brooklyn Square Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,808 times since then and 112 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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