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

Underground Railroad Station #6

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 24, 2015

1. Underground Railroad Station #6 Marker

Inscription. John Tryon was a Lewiston Abolitionist, elder of First Presbyterian Church and a conductor of the Underground Railroad. He helped countless runaway slaves attain their freedom across the Niagara River from a house known as "Tryon's Folly."
This sculpture symbolizes the home with the light in the attic and a cast bronze cellar where the slaves were sheltered. Inscribed on it is cryptic correspondence between station captains regarding underground travel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR.

Location. 43° 10.264′ N, 79° 2.479′ W. Marker is in Lewiston, New York, in Niagara County. It is at the intersection of Cayuga Street and South 5th Street on Cayuga Street. Marker is on the front lawn of the First Presbyterian Church, behind the sculpture. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 Cayuga Street, Lewiston NY 14092, 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 walking distance of this marker: The First Religious Society of Lewiston (a few steps from this marker); Veterans in Lewiston Village Cemetery By War Fought In (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cibola Anchor (about 400 feet away); Lewiston Village Cemetery (about 400 feet away);

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The Long and The Short House (about 600 feet away); Little Yellow House - 1816 (about 700 feet away); 500 Center Street Archaeological Site (about 700 feet away); Kiwanians Promoting Peace (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewiston.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The marker for the 1848 Root House in the adjacent town of Cambria is by a very similar sculpture; an underground railway station sculpture associated to the Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University

Underground Railroad Station #6 Marker and Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 24, 2015

2. Underground Railroad Station #6 Marker and Sculpture

East side. Part of church complex in background.

Underground Railroad Station #6 Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 24, 2015

3. Underground Railroad Station #6 Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,019 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 6, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.