Eden in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Samuel Tubbs
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 10, 2016
1. Samuel Tubbs Marker
settled this valley 1808
Other early settlers, John
Welch, Dr. John March, Levi
Bunting and Daniel Webster
Erected 1962 by Eden Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.
Location. 42° 40.779′ N, 78° 52.342′ W. Marker is in Eden, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Eden Valley Road (at milepost 16.6) and Gowanda State Road (U.S. 62), on the left when traveling south on Eden Valley Road. Marker is at the north end of the Gowanda State Road bridge over the valley. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eden NY 14057, 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: Eden Valley Mills (approx. 0.3 miles away); Quaker Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); AH-1 "Whiskey Cobra" Helicopter (approx. 1½ miles away); Dedicated to the Honor and Sacrifice (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hill's Corners (approx. 2.3 miles away); First Settler (approx. 2.3 miles away); Col. Asa Warren (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eden.
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 10, 2016
2. Southward
US route 62 over the valley at right.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 10, 2016
3. Northward - Marker & Intersection
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,155 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 11, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
