Paramount in Tonawanda in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sheridan Drive
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2014
1. Sheridan Drive Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
Location. 42° 58.858′ N, 78° 52.239′ W. Marker is in Tonawanda, New York, in Erie County. It is in Paramount. Marker is on Sheridan Drive (New York State Route 324) just east of Delaware Ave (New York State Route 384), in the median. Marker is across from the Tops Market parking lot entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buffalo NY 14223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Burial Land Since 1816 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Louis P.A. Eberhardt Home (approx. one mile away); German Evangelical Church (approx. one mile away); Tonawanda Rails to Trails (approx. 1.1 miles away); Town of Tonawanda Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kenmore-Tonawanda Honors the Memory (approx. 1.2 miles away); Kenmore - Tonawanda Municipal Building
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More about this marker. Sheridan Drive is very wide and very busy. The marker is on the north and south sides of a wide stone pedestal, framed by the pedestal, facing parallel with the road. There is very little space between the face of the marker and the left lanes of the divided road.
Regarding Sheridan Drive. This "...monument was supposed to be much bigger, featuring a larger-than-life statue of General Sheridan on horseback atop the base. Those plans that were scrapped halfway through when taxpayers began questioning why they were spending so much money for a monument dedicated to a man who never lived here, in the middle of what was at the time farmland.
"But it was not totally an exercise in futility. That statue was ultimately cast, and stands proudly today in Sheridan's proclaimed home town of Albany. The horsebacked Sheridan greets visitors as they walk up to the NY State Capitol building." - Quoted from a news story on www.wgrz.com dated June 14, 2022; information presented by Angela Keppel, an urban planner with
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2014
2. Eastward View Sheridan Drive Marker
Marker is on the side of the stone pedestal on the median. Picture taken from aside the Tops Market parking lot, north side of Sheridan Drive, during a short break in the traffic due to traffic light timing. Delaware Ave (NY 384) is at the traffic light in the distance.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The statue that was originally intended for this pedestal.
Also see . . . NY State Route 324 - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 673 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
