Near Buffalo Avenue (New York State Route 265) west of Williams Road.
Hereabout in May, 1679
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
Built the Griffon, "of sixty
tons burthen," the first vessel
to sail the Upper Lakes.
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Erected by Niagara Frontier Historical Society . . . — — Map (db m57137) HM
On Center Street (New York State Route 18F) at South 4th Street, on the left when traveling west on Center Street.
This park is named after Father Louis Hennepin, a Belgian missionary who accompanied the French explorer Sieur de La Salle to this area in 1678. Hennepin, a Recollect priest, was not the first European to see Niagara Falls, but his colorful written . . . — — Map (db m82132) HM
On Lake Shore Road (New York State Route 5) 0.1 miles west of Lakewood Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Ships and Sunsets. If you could have stood on this spot for 300 years, you would have seen a parade of vessels carrying Native Americans, explorers, trappers, fishermen, traders, shippers, and sailors traveling and transporting people and goods on . . . — — Map (db m82603) HM
