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

The Buffalo Stockyards

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

1. The Buffalo Stockyards Marker

Inscription. The Buffalo Stockyards once occupied this 100-acre site. A major employer for over a century, the livestock trade supported a variety of meat-packing and leather crafting businesses. On July 3, 1959 the site was selected for construction of Buffalo's Main Post Office. Postmaster General John Gronouski dedicated the building on October 10, 1964.

Erected 2005 by United States Postal Service; Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1959.

Location. 42° 53.117′ N, 78° 49.606′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Broadway - Fillmore. It can be reached from William Street east of Depot Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the east end of the Post Office parking lot, near the main public entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 William Street, Buffalo NY 14240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New

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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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Corpus Christi Church Complex (approx. 0.6 miles away); Henry Wolanski (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Father Justin Rosary Hour (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Stanislaus Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Polish Colony (approx. 0.7 miles away); Broadway Market (approx. ¾ mile away); Korea (approx. 1.1 miles away); Middle East Conflict (approx. 1.1 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 . . . Horsing Around in Buffalo. Buffalo History Gazette website entry (Submitted on August 11, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The Buffalo Stockyards Marker - Eastward image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

2. The Buffalo Stockyards Marker - Eastward

Post Office Parking lot. William Street is off to the right.

Main U.S Post Office, Buffalo, Public Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2015

3. Main U.S Post Office, Buffalo, Public Entrance

Marker is pictured above and behind the hood of the car parked farthest to the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,111 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.