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

The Coast Guard

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015

1. The Coast Guard Marker

Inscription. The Coast Guard Base in Buffalo is both a lifeboat station and a regional headquarters covering American Coastal waters from eastern Ohio to the Thousand Islands area of the St. Lawrence River.

Units here include station Buffalo, Group Buffalo Headquarters and Regional Electronics and Aids to Navigation support units. A separate marine safety office Buffalo handles large ship inspection and pollution control duties.

The base also serves as a temporary heliocopter landing field and provides dockage for cutters and body tenders serving theis area. Buffalo was home port to the Couast Guard tender Maple, decommissioned here in 1973, and to the 110-foot icebreaking tugs USCGC Ojibwa (1954-1979) and USCGS Arundel (1979-1982).

Erected by Buffalo Lighthouse Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list.

Location. 42° 52.657′ N, 78° 53.168′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in the First Ward. It can be

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reached from Fuhrmann Boulevard 1.3 miles north of The Skyway (New York State Route 5). Marker is along the Coast Guard gated walkway. The walkway is open from 10A to sunset. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Fuhrman Boulevard, Buffalo NY 14203, 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 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 Lighthouse Service (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lifeboat Station (within shouting distance of this marker); The South Pier (within shouting distance of this marker); Penobscot-Morania Collision (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); International Shipmasters' Association

Towards Walkway Access image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015

2. Towards Walkway Access

The gated walkway comes this way from the north end of Fuhrmann Boulevard. The Coast Guard Base is fenced at right.

(about 500 feet away); Lighthouse Point Park (about 600 feet away); The 1833 Buffalo Lighthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buffalo Harbor (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.

Towards Lake Erie image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015

3. Towards Lake Erie

Buffalo Lighthouse in-line with lampposts. Buffalo River at right.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 555 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.