Erected to the memory of unknown soldiers and sailors of the United States, killed in action, or dying of wounds, in this vicinity during the War of 1812. — — Map (db m89080) WM
Founded 1830 First known as Halstead Cemetery for Charles Halstead. Cemetery Association formed 1874 Chairman Thomas Simmons and Secretary Levi Brookins — — Map (db m72261) HM
To the memory of unknown officers and enlisted men who participated in the early Indian wars in this frontier and in the Revolutionary War, whose remains are interred in this cemetery. — — Map (db m89083) WM
George P. Moore operated a sawmill on this site. It was converted to the G. Elgin Hubble Basket Factory in 1896, and burned in 1941. — — Map (db m72287) HM
William Gentile's hardware store opened c.1890s. His son, Harry expanded the operation and founded a funeral parlor. The Post Office operated on the east side. — — Map (db m72327) HM
This was the site of Jackson's Mill. Foote's Mill operated on Academy Street. Both mills were critical to agri-business and the community and destroyed by fire. — — Map (db m71862) HM
Opened 1953 with twenty-two beds. Established by Dr. Salvatore Piazza. Doctors John Hyde and Thomas Catlin first doctors in town c.1818. — — Map (db m70693) HM
c. 1902, John and Henry Swigert built an evaporator, one of the world's largest apple dryers, and in 1905 a cooperage. Both were destroyed by fire in 1927. The Grange Hall survived. — — Map (db m72712) HM
Erected in appreciation of those who served in the World War and in memory of these who did not come back.
Corporal O. Leo Curtiss,
CO. M, 7th Inf., 3rd Div.
Killed in action at Chateau - Thierry, July 25, 1918.
Private Albert . . . — — Map (db m74779) WM
Built in 1870, travelers from accross the country and State Troopers, while on duty in Ransomville, boarded here from 1913 through the 1920s. Home of Carlos Brookins, inventor. — — Map (db m72713) HM
Gas Port, formerly called James' Port, was the name suggested by George W. Clinton when he and a group of scientists came to this place on the canal where "considerable quantities of gas bubbled through the water." On his return journey May 26, 1826 . . . — — Map (db m81811) HM
Belva A. Lockwood - alumna educator - first woman to practice law before U.S. Supreme Court - Presidential candidate 1884 and 1888 — — Map (db m81820) HM
[on post]
First Woman to argue before the U S Supreme Court, 1879. Presidential candidate, 1884 and 1888, for the National Equal Rights party. George E. Pataki, Governor
[on stone]
Near this spot stood the log cabin . . . — — Map (db m75904) HM
An old Indian trail used by travelers to Fort Niagara, widened for wagon use about 1800, later a stage route from Batavia to Niagara. — — Map (db m72105) HM
Pastor, Rev. Oliver Castle erected 1818; burned and rebuilt 1845; removed 1885 and lot added to cemetery. State Education Department 1938. — — Map (db m73038) HM
[west side] The Erie Canal served as a natural classroom for engineers and scholars. During planning and construction, engineers learned to overcome a variety of natural obstacles. After the canal opened, scholars and students learned from the . . . — — Map (db m81822) HM
30-Mile Point Lighthouse was built in 1875 and was lit for the first time on April 27, 1876. The lighthouse was built to protect ships on Lake Ontario from a shallow sandbar the extended from 30-Mile Point. A number of historic shipwrecks occurred . . . — — Map (db m138194) HM
The yellow-brick foghorn building, the pier, and the beacon tower to the west of the lighthouse represent the final years of the lighthouse's operation. The U.S. Coast Guard took over operation of the lighthouse in 1939, just a few years after the . . . — — Map (db m73164) HM
The Working Farm. By 1900 mechanization has come to the farm. Equipment was available that made plowing, planting, and harvesting more productive. But, in the days before the gas engine, it was the horse that supplied the power to run the . . . — — Map (db m79540) HM
Jacob Fitts from Mansfield New Jersey articled land 1809, first settler 1810. Site of first log cabin between Ridge Rd and lake. — — Map (db m82999) HM
Quaker Cemetary Society of Friends 1824 Denton & Haight gave lands Stone wall added 1852 Brick meeting house - east Torn down after 1900. — — Map (db m179055) HM
Bergholz German Lutheran Settlement Founded Oct. 12, 1843 This site of Holy Ghost Church and 6 acres in village center donated by Hon. Washington Hunt — — Map (db m86989) HM
In memory of the men of the Town of Wheatfield who died in the World Wars
1917 * 1918
1941 * 1945
Korean War
1950 * 1953
Vietnam War
1964 * 1973 Wheatfield Veterans Memorial History. In June 2018, a small but determined group of veterans . . . — — Map (db m77390) WM
A solemn tribute to the men and women of Wilson who served with distinction in the armed forces of the United States of America in every theatre of operation in World War I, World War II and Korean War. A memorial to the imperishable glory of those . . . — — Map (db m78766) WM
Beaches occur along the shoreline of a body of water where waves or currents deposit and rework sand, gravel, pebbles, cobble, and shell fragments. Longshore drift, an important natural process in the formation of a beach, occurs when loose . . . — — Map (db m79575) HM
Billy Sherman
Confederate horse
captured by
L.N. Pratt, 1st Bugler
Co. M., N.Y. Lt. Arty.
at Battle of Chattanooga
Riden by him in
Sherman's March to the Sea
Died 1887 - 32 yrs. — — Map (db m70060) HM WM
Billy Sherman Nearby lies Billy Sherman Confederate war horse captured in Chattanooga, TN by Lorenzo Pratt of Wilson. Billy died 1889, age about 32. — — Map (db m117765) HM
Pettit Street runs between Harbor and Lake Streets and was the link between the village merchants on Young Street and Wilson Harbor. After the railroad was established, Pettit Street was the route that visitors from all over Western New York and . . . — — Map (db m75033) HM
Greenwood a rural cemetery ca. 1838 Veterans of Revolutionary Civil, Crimean, Spanish Amer., World Wars I & II and later wars rest here. — — Map (db m110821) HM
In the 1850's, Luther Wilson (son of our founder, Reuben Wilson) donated the land for this cemetery, which the Greenwood Cemetery Association was formed to oversee. The cemetery's name was derived from the huge pines that occupy the property. The . . . — — Map (db m74186) HM
The idea for the building of Greenwood Veterans' Memorial Park was that of Floyd "Red" Clark. Started in 2005, it was initially intended to be a memorial to the residents of the Wilson area who served in World War II. However, during . . . — — Map (db m78760) HM WM
Lake Island Park Popular amusement park opened ca. 1889. Included water slide, ball field & dance pavilion. Became Tuscarora Park Club in 1923. — — Map (db m141612) HM
Lake Island Park, established in the 1890's, was a popular tourist destination for those from Western New York, Rochester and the Toronto area. It originally consisted of a broad area around this site, including what is now the Tuscarora Yacht Club. . . . — — Map (db m74976) HM
Migrants and Irruptives. Migrating birds follow regular routes between breeding and non-breeding areas twice each year. The timing for each specie is about the same every year. Irruptive migrations do not happen every year. Irruptions occur in . . . — — Map (db m79557) HM
Young Street and Lake Street. This large cobblestone building was built in 1844 as the home of Luther Wilson. Luther was the eldest child of Reuben Wilson, the founder of our town. In 1890, the families of Luther Wilson and his son Reuben F. Wilson . . . — — Map (db m70538) HM
In the early 1920's, O'Connell Island provided winter access for Sunset Island residents by means of a removable foot bridge placed across Tuscarora Bay. This bridge connected the northwestern area of O'Connell Island to the old Island Store on . . . — — Map (db m71289) HM
In the 1890's, Park Street was originally built as a land access to Lake Island Park from Harbor Street. Wilson Harbor was a resort area for people from all over Western New York (especially Buffalo, Rochester, and Niagara Falls) who would arrive by . . . — — Map (db m74375) HM
The Baptist Church standing here today was erected in 1920 after a fire consumed the old frame church on July 3, 1917. The frame church with its twin towers was erected around 1880 and had replaced the original stone church built in 1843.
Frame . . . — — Map (db m75034) HM
This stone commemorates Wilson Harbor as a Port of Entry. The early growth of Wilson Harbor was spearheaded by Luther Wilson (first son of our founder Reuben Wilson). In the late 1800's this area contained many boathouses and storehouses, used to . . . — — Map (db m71438) HM
Asa Randall 1788- 1858, Mary W. Randall 1787-1847, Asa Randall Jr. 1823-1847, Tim Bachelder 1788-1834, George T. Parker 1824-1904, Erminda Parker 1825-1906, Marion W. Parker 1850-1850, Miron W. Morton 1832-1835. — — Map (db m72257) HM
Rexford G. Tugwell 1891-1979. Wilson resident & member of FDR's Brain Trust. Gov. of Puerto Rico 1941-1946. Cabin moved here ca. 1980. Used as his writing retreat. — — Map (db m164717) HM
The Fleetwing was built in 1863, in Wilson Harbor by Alexander McNutt for owners John V. Pease, Benjamin Dearborn and Orrin Quick. Registered in Brighton, Ontario, she measured 89 feet by 19 feet and weighed roughly 20 tons. In 1864, the Fleetwing . . . — — Map (db m141613) HM
The piers at Wilson were originally built out of wooden “cribbing” and filled with large stone, the work being done around the 1850’s. Pier decking was comprised of wooden planks. During this period, and well into the 1990’s, the piers . . . — — Map (db m138832) HM
You are looking at Lake Ontario, which is approximately 6,000 years old, 193 miles long, 53 miles wide, with a maximum depth of 802 feet. In surface area, Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes. The largest waterway feeding into the lake is . . . — — Map (db m74221) HM
Veterans Memorial This memorial is dedicated to the men and women who served their country in times of armed conflict in order to preserve the principals and ideals upon which our country was founded. — — Map (db m117768) WM
Vietnam Memorial In Memory of 1st Lt. Michael E. Witkop of Wilson who gave his life in South Vietnam May 18, 1943 - October 25, 1968 — — Map (db m78767) WM
Wilson-Tuscarora State Park is located in Niagara County along the south shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of Twelve-Mile Creek. Established in 1965, the park encompasses approximately 386 acres where visitors can swim, fish, canoe, birdwatch, and . . . — — Map (db m79572) HM
What's the attraction? The shelter and beauty of Tuscarara Bay has attracted settlers, merchants, and vacationers since the early 1800s. The focus of the attraction has changed over time, and so has the very shape of the bay, but Wilson Harbor . . . — — Map (db m71536) HM
Betsy Doyle Heroine of Fort Niagara carried hot shot to cannon, stood sentry duty, fled 310 miles to Greenbush, NY when enemy attacked fort in 1813. — — Map (db m80543) HM WM
American warships silenced
the British guns after
2 hours of hard fighting.
The Americans had
captured Fort George and
the British retreated. — — Map (db m67349) HM
Strategic Importance
When European explorers reached the Great Lakes, they realized that passage up the Niagara River would unlock routes to the west. Traveling by water from the lakes, they could reach the Ohio and Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m67492) HM
Field of La Belle Famille —•— Where on July 24, 1759, French forces of Capt. Francois Le Marchand De Lignery and Capt. Charles Aubry, with Indian allies, hastening to the relief of Fort Niagara, were defeated by British and . . . — — Map (db m82545) HM
Fort Niagara became a
prisoner of war (POW) camp
on June 12, 1944, to house Axis captives from
increased Allied victories in World War II.
One of 500 such camps in the United States,
Fort Niagara became the central command . . . — — Map (db m67368) HM
Thru This Archway Pass the Worlds Best Marksmen
Fort Niagara's
Rifle Range
In the 1870s, the United States Army began training soldiers in marksmanship. Prior to this, soldiers were not regularly trained to fire for . . . — — Map (db m67376) HM
On bank of river to west
is site of Fox Point Battery,
fifth in series of batteries
extending south from Fort
Niagara during War of 1812 — — Map (db m67340) HM
[Text from the Center Tablet]:
This Agreement Between the United States and Great Britain in Eighteen Hundred Seventeen has Assumed the Force of an International Treaty
The Naval Force to be maintained upon the . . . — — Map (db m67410) HM
On the Battlefield of
La Belle Famille
Father Claude Joseph Virot S. J.
Chaplain of the French forces
was killed by the Iroquois
July 24, 1759. — — Map (db m67345) HM WM
La Belle Famille At this battle British troops and native allies defeated French forces sealing Ft. Niagara's surrender July 24, 1759 — — Map (db m98388) HM
Here at the mouth of the Niagara
Rene-Robert Cavelier,
Sieur De La Salle
raised the first rude palisades
of a fort and from this base began
his far voyaging in exploration
of Mid-America
the Ohio, the Great Lakes and the . . . — — Map (db m67442) HM
Colonel Charles B. Morrow was commandant of Fort Niagara and the Commander of the 28th Infantry Regiment from 1930-1935. He untiringly devoted his service to the restoration of Old Fort Niagara, the expansion and beautification of the Army Post and . . . — — Map (db m140047) HM
The promontory at the outlet of the Niagara River into Lake Ontario was a strategic point for controlling the route to the interior Great Lakes region. The French early recognized its importance, and LaSalle, in 1678, and Denonville. In 1687, . . . — — Map (db m52519) HM
Old Fort Niagara has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m139974) HM
This reproduction 18th Century iron British 6-pounder cannon and Rudyerd field carriage are dedicated to the men and women who served their country at Fort Niagra. The Old Fort Niagara Association expresses its appreciation to the following . . . — — Map (db m140050) HM
First Light on the Great Lakes
You are standing near the site of the earliest lighthouse on the Great Lakes; a lantern room on the roof of the French Castle inside the fort. From that first whale oil fueled lantern, the Niagara . . . — — Map (db m67377) HM
In 1944-1945, Fort Niagara Prisoner of War Camp housed interned German and Austrian soldiers, sailors, and airmen captured in North Africa and Europe. — — Map (db m39971) HM
This battery was an important
factor in defense of the
Niagara frontier in War of 1812
so named because salt bags
were used in its construction — — Map (db m67353) HM
This House,
The "Castle" of
Fort Niagara
was built by the French
1726, approximately on the
site occupied by La Salle
1678, and Denonville 1687.
Taken by the British
1759, it was held by them as
a base of warfare against . . . — — Map (db m67421) HM
July 24, 1759
At this location British troops set defenses against French reinforcements, intent on breaking the British siege of Fort Niagara. Though outnumbered, the British repelled the advance and assured the fall of the Fort. . . . — — Map (db m67347) HM
During the 18th century, the Niagara Portage provided one of the great access points to the interior of North America. Here, travelers from the east could reach the upper Great Lakes after a relatively short portage around Niagara Falls.
Fort . . . — — Map (db m67384) HM
In July 1759, 2,300 British and New York troops, with about 900 Iroquois allies laid siege to French-held Fort Niagara. 19 days later, with its wall breached and a French relief force defeated only a mile away, Fort Niagara surrendered. . . . — — Map (db m67473) HM
