Orchard Park in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of First Post Office in Present Orchard Park Township
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015
1. Site of First Post Office in Present Orchard Park Township Marker
Erected 1971 by Erie County Sesquicentennial Committee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 8, 1814.
Location. 42° 43.974′ N, 78° 44.947′ W. Marker is in Orchard Park, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Chestnut Ridge Road (New York State Route 277) and Powers Road, on the left when traveling south on Chestnut Ridge Road. Marker is immediately north of the intersection on the slope of the embankment. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orchard Park NY 14127, 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: Erie County (approx. 0.8 miles away); Village of Orchard Park (approx. 1.8 miles away); Orchard Park Depot (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of Erie County Agricultural Fair (approx. 2.3 miles away); Orchard Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); Jolls Homestead
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015
2. Southward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 28, 2015
3. Northward
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 630 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
