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

Boston's First Settler

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015

1. Boston's First Settler Marker

Inscription. In 1803, Charles Johnson purchased 50 acres of open land in the forest, paying $2.25 per acre. He built the town's first log cabin in 1804 and raised the first frame barn in 1807. Johnson owned another 30 acres containing visible remains of an early palisaded Indian village.

Erected 1971 by Erie County Sesquicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 42° 39.114′ N, 78° 44.64′ W. Marker is in Boston, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Boston State Road (County Route 227) and Liebler Road, on the left when traveling south on Boston State Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8539 Boston State Road, Boston NY 14025, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home of Tallcut Patchin (approx. 1.1 miles away); Birthplace of Ellen Beach Yaw (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Viet Nam War (approx. 1.6 miles away); Boston, N.Y. War Honor Roll (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dedicated to the Honor (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pioneer Church

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Site of the John Love Murder (approx. 2.7 miles away); First Fire Company (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015

2. Southward

January 28, 2015

3. Northward

Boston's First Settler Marker and Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015

4. Boston's First Settler Marker and Site

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 861 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 1, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.