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Cambria in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Howell's Tavern

Built 1808

 
 
Howell's Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
1. Howell's Tavern Marker
Inscription. Oldest clapboard house in Niagara County. Built by William Howell on 1801 log cabin site of Philip Beach, first settler. First town meeting held here.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.
 
Location. 43° 12.118′ N, 78° 50.344′ W. Marker is in Cambria, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Ridge Road (New York State Route 104) Ό mile west of Wilson Cambria Road ( Route 425), on the left when traveling west. Marker is near the west end of the bridge over the east branch of Twelve Mile Creek. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3738 Ridge Road, Lockport NY 14094, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: DEC. 19th, 1813 (approx. Ύ mile away); North Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Soldier's Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); 1848 Root House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Mount View (approx. 3 miles away); Randall Road Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Fowler Sawmill (approx. 4 miles away); Ransomville Schools (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambria.
 
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Westward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
2. Westward
Eastward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
3. Eastward
Howell's Tavern and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015
4. Howell's Tavern and Marker
The marker is small and may be covered by a bush in season. It is to the right of the empty flagpole.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,524 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 28, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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