Broadway - Fillmore in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Polish Colony

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

1. First Polish Colony Marker

Inscription. First Polish colony settled here in 1873. St. Stanislaus Parish was established by the Rev. Dean John Pitass, who became founder of the great Polish east side of Buffalo.

Erected 1966.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 42° 53.277′ N, 78° 50.437′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Broadway - Fillmore. It is at the intersection of Peckham Street and Townsend Street, on the left when traveling east on Peckham Street. Marker is left of the front entrance to the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 289 Peckham Street, Buffalo NY 14206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Western New York.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty

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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 walking distance of this marker: St. Stanislaus Church (here, next to this marker); Henry Wolanski (approx. 0.2 miles away); Corpus Christi Church Complex (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Father Justin Rosary Hour (approx. 0.3 miles away); Broadway Market (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Ann's Church (approx. half a mile away); The Buffalo Stockyards (approx. 0.7 miles away); Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Administration Building (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.

More about this marker. The figure at the top of the marker is the Buffalo History Museum.

Also see . . . Saint Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Church. (Submitted on March 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

First Polish Colony Marker - Left Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

2. First Polish Colony Marker - Left Side

By the exterior lamp.

Saint Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

3. Saint Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Church

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 596 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.