Cheektowaga in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Underground Railway Station
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 31, 2015
1. Site of Underground Railway Station Marker
Underground Railway
Station
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Sterling Ely, and his brother,
L. Sheldon Ely, both Abolitionists,
operated an Underground Rail-
way Station, between the years
1850 and 1863.
At least 26 escaping black
slaves were housed in a double-
floored barn, located on this
site, during their flight to
freedom, in Canada.
Erected 1969 by Town of Cheektowaga.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 42° 53.61′ N, 78° 44.029′ W. Marker is in Cheektowaga, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Como Park Boulevard and Indian Road, on the right when traveling west on Como Park Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Indian Road, Buffalo NY 14227, 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: Bellevue (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Forks (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of Toll Gate (approx. 1.2 miles away); This Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Heroic Dead (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Original Site of Forks Hose Company #2
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 31, 2015
2. Westward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 31, 2015
3. Eastward
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,268 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 9, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
