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Amherst in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Site of Wolf's Mill

1877

 
 
Site of Wolf's Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 8, 2015
1. Site of Wolf's Mill Marker
Inscription. Site of
Wolf's Mill
1877
Erected 1806 as a saw and grist mill
by Maltby. 1815 became Frick's Mill.
Wolf added flour milling and delivery to
Buffalo under the "Star" brand name.
Water and gas power was used.

 
Erected by Boy Scouts of America Troop 445, Town of Amherst Highway Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
 
Location. 43° 0.375′ N, 78° 46.552′ W. Marker is in Amherst, New York, in Erie County. It is on Saint Rita's Lane Ό mile south of North Forest Road, on the right when traveling south. Saint Rita's Lane is closed to vehicular traffic at the Ellicott Creek Bridge. Walk south across the bridge to the marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14261, 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 and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western
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World, and in 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: A Tribute To "Marse" Joe McCarthy (approx. 1.8 miles away); 911 Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Former Saint Mary of the Angels (approx. 2.7 miles away); A Dam on Tonawanda Creek (approx. 3 miles away); St. John's Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Former Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Soldiers Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away); SS. Peter & Paul Church (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amherst.
 
More about this marker. Marker is on the grounds of the State University of New York at Buffalo (aka: U.B.). Saint Rita's Lane is actually the old Millersport Highway (NY 263). Millerport Highway has been relocated and rebuilt parkway style through the campus.
 
Southward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 8, 2015
2. Southward
Bridge and Southward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 8, 2015
3. Bridge and Southward
Bridge over Ellicott Creek, pedestrians/bikes only, and towards the marker.
Northward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 8, 2015
4. Northward
Site of Wolf's Mill & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 8, 2015
5. Site of Wolf's Mill & Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,411 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 18, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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