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Chester C. Gorski

 
 
Chester C. Gorski Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2016
1. Chester C. Gorski Memorial
Inscription.
Chester C. Gorski
statesman, community leader,
humanitarian
Born June 22, 1906. Died April 25, 1975.
President of
The Common Council
1959 to 1973.
Member of the United States Congress,
Erie County Board of Supervisors
Buffalo Common Council Majority Leader.
Four decades of devoted public service.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is April 25, 1975.
 
Location. 42° 53.07′ N, 78° 53.427′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Waterfront. It is on Erie Street half a mile north of Marine Drive, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is within the Erie Street loop at the end of the breakwater separating Erie Basin Marina from Lake Erie. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14202, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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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: Historic Lake Erie (a few steps from this marker); Keepers of the Western Door (within shouting distance of this marker); The Legend of John Maynard (approx. Ό mile away); Buffalo Water Intake, Horseshoe Reef Light (approx. half a mile away); Buffalo Main & Harbor Lights (approx. half a mile away); The 1833 Buffalo Lighthouse (approx. half a mile away); Buffalo Lightship (approx. half a mile away); Buffalo Harbor (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.
 
Also see . . .  Gorski, Chester Charles - History, Art, Archives - U.S. House of Representatives. (Submitted on March 9, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
 
Northward image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2016
2. Northward
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 669 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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