Sheridan in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Sheridan Depot of the New York & Erie Railroad

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 22, 2016

1. Site of Sheridan Depot of the New York & Erie Railroad Marker

Inscription. Piermont-on-the-Hudson to Dunkirk Line Completed - May 15, 1851

"Word's Longest Trunk Line" Railroad 483-mile Route

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is May 15, 1851.

Location. 42° 29.083′ N, 79° 14.6′ W. Marker is in Sheridan, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sheridan NY 14135, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of First Settlement (approx. 2½ miles away); George F. Abbott (approx. 3.6 miles away); Dr. Eleanor E. Burnside (approx. 3.6 miles away); Sacred Heart Parish (approx. 4 miles away); Tadeusz Kosciuszko (approx. 4.2 miles away); These 3 Bells (approx. 4.3 miles away); New York and Erie Railroad (approx. 4.3 miles away); Washington Park (approx. 4½ miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 28, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.