This plaque is erected in honor of and dedicated to all those who have come before and whose courage and wisdom formed and built our town and to the everlasting benefits of those present and even more to those who will come hereafter upon whom . . . — — Map (db m281912) HM
In recognition of Olean's 200th birthday, we dedicate this prehistoric Olean conglomerate rock. In 1804 Major Adam Hoops bought a large parcel of land at Olean Point and founded our city. We celebrate that occasion and honor all of our citizens and . . . — — Map (db m60155) HM
Built 1881. Home of Frank & Fannie Bartlett, civic leaders and philanthropists. Served Co. Health Dept 1930-1989.
Became museum 1990. — — Map (db m182077) HM
Building opened in 1910. Designed by Edward Tilton and funded by Andrew Carnegie. Library relocated in 1973. Became restaurant in 1983. — — Map (db m309904) HM
Approximately 100 feet south of this spot stood the home of Frank W. Higgins. Elected State Senator in 1894 -- Lieut. Governor in 1902 -- Governor of the State of New York in 1905-06. A distinguished citizen and businessman who contributed greatly . . . — — Map (db m60167) HM
In Memory of Major Adam Hoops
A soldier of the Revolution and founder of Olean, N.Y.
1804
and to keep in remembrance the patriots of the War for Independence who are buried in Cattaraugus County, New York — — Map (db m60156) HM
Harriot Stanton Blatch, Pres. NYS Women's Political Union held suffrage liberty torch rally here July 1915 for women's right to vote — — Map (db m153623) HM
Medora Ball Historical Museum has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior The First Congregational Church of Otto 1861 — — Map (db m133002) HM
Prof. of Nature Anna Botsford Comstock 1854 -1930. Professor at Cornell Author of handbook of nature study as well as an engraver and illustrator. — — Map (db m133000) HM
First named Perry from 1814 to 1818 in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the Lake Erie Hero in War of 1812.“Don’t Give Up The Ship”Township called Perrysburg after 1818. — — Map (db m78973) HM
Ahaz Allen Pioneer settler in town of Persia in 1810. Built first saw and grist mill, bridge, frame house, Forty Rd. Gave land for cemetery in 1836. — — Map (db m104212) HM
1850-1933, believed to have escaped slavery, lived and worked for Hatch family on Mayville farm. Buried At Chestnut Hill Cemetery. — — Map (db m181939) HM
This tablet is erected by the citizens of this town in honor of our fellow townsmen who answered their country's call in the World War and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice — — Map (db m171629) WM
Randolph Academy & Ladies’ Seminary est. 1850. Renamed Chamberlin Inst. Destroyed by fire 1915. Randolph Central School built here 1932. — — Map (db m171506) HM
Est. 1909 by Albert G. Dow Jr. in memory of his father.
Former library had large reading area & lecture hall.
Gifted to village 1917. — — Map (db m171596) HM
State Bank of Randolph opened here July 1, 1874 with $65,000 capital stock invested by 14 shareholders. Operated over 100 years. — — Map (db m171598) HM
In 1909
The Original Randolph Free Library
was founded by
Albert G. Dow, Jr.
and later given by him to the
Village of Randolph
as a tribute to his father
Albert Gallatin Dow — — Map (db m173754) HM
Organized 1854, here lie Medal of Honor recipients Joel Lyman & Albert Marsh, Prof. Martha Van Rensselaer & baseball pro "Slim" Caldwell. — — Map (db m309893) HM
Erected by village 1904-1905. Housed Rescue Hook & Ladder Company, Hose Company #1 and Village Board rooms. Served village 99 years. — — Map (db m171597) HM
Allegany State Park's
Camp Allegany
This ca. 1930 photograph shows the original mess hall and double cabins
at Group Camp 11. Camp Allegany is one of Allegany State Park's 12 group camps. Constructed in 1928, the camp was designated Group . . . — — Map (db m119514) HM
Albert T Fancher, former New York State senator and chairman of the Allegany State Park Commission, had this colonial-style lodge built in the summer of 1927. The interior includes a large, combination living and dining room with a massive stone . . . — — Map (db m77545) HM
During the early 1920s, campers at Allegany State Park stayed in large canvas tents acquired as World War I surplus. The original tents were improved by adding wooden sides. These hybrids were known as "tent cabins." Early campers at a tent cabin . . . — — Map (db m136279) HM
1933-1942
Allegany State Park - Salamanca, New York
Camp SP-50 - Red House - Company 1250
Camp SP-51 - Red House - Company 249
Camp SP-19 - Red House - Company 2218
Dedicated this 7th day of October 1990 to the memory of those young men . . . — — Map (db m77525) HM
[left panel] In the early 20th century, approximately one million acres in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves were destroyed by fire. In response, New York State passed legislation that created a forest patrol service and funded the . . . — — Map (db m89109) HM
A foundation is all that remains of a pavillion-style, outdoor museum, built by Company 249 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.). It was one of the first C.C.C. projects completed in Allegany State Park.
Articles in the Salamanca . . . — — Map (db m77526) HM
Site of first wild turkey trap & transfer program Allegany State Park Founding site for the N.Y.S. Conservation Dept. wild turkey trap & transfer program. Birds trapped at this site helped reintroduce the eastern wild turkey to the . . . — — Map (db m155753) HM
This is the site of Allegany State Park's 30-meter and 50-meter ski jumps. The two jumps and the park's ski slopes at Bova were Depression-era projects constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps and New York State's Temporary Emergency Relief . . . — — Map (db m77524) HM
On this site in 1859, the first log house was built on what is now known as Allegany State Park. It was built by Giles Stoddard Jr., and his wife Sarah Niles Card on 132 acres then known as Stoddard's Hollow. Giles Stoddard Jr. helped fell the . . . — — Map (db m98119) HM
Welcome to Science Lake, a favorite park attraction with an interesting history. Science Lake was built in 1926 as the new location for a science camp popularly called "The School in the Forest." Chauncey J. Hamlin, president of the Buffalo . . . — — Map (db m104901) HM
The Tornado On August 28, 1990, at approximately 6:15 PM, an F1 tornado swept through the Quaker Run drainage of Allegany State Park. This tornado was one of four that occurred in Western New York on that date. The tornado first touched down on . . . — — Map (db m136333) HM
DeForrest A. Mattison, a park forest supervisor and unpaid observer for the U.S. Weather Bureau, set up the park's first weather station in September 1924. First located in the Quaker area, the station was moved to this site in 1929. In subsequent . . . — — Map (db m77544) HM
Welcome to Thunder Rocks The Legend of Thunder Rocks A local legend describes a competition among the guardian spirits of rocks to determine which spirit could throw the biggest rock to the top of the mountain. A nearby Iroquois tribe, after . . . — — Map (db m155618) HM
Dedicated to those from the Salamanca area who gave their lives in the Indo-China War Keith Franklin, Orrie Macomb Jr. Lloyd Darling, Arnold Robbins Victor Smith, Charles Harrison Jr. Gregg Smith Also to all other people from all nations . . . — — Map (db m98148) WM
From the mountains of Afghanistan and deserts of Iraq these men and women gave devotion and sacrifice. They are worthy of much greater recognition than words can say. Let us pay tribute to the heroism of those who served and those who gave . . . — — Map (db m98238) WM
In April of 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps to serve two purposes. The first was to put young Americans to work and the second was to accomplish conservation projects nationwide. With a . . . — — Map (db m155418) HM
Sweet Water Spring Legend has it that the Sweet Water Spring gets its name from a Buffalo druggist who was in the area searching for gold with the property owner, N.L. Mr. Kysor. Evidently when the druggist tasted the water, he pronounced it . . . — — Map (db m60092) HM
These gates erected by Salamanca Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution are a tribute to the memory of those who served in World War I Dedicated May 30, 1931 — — Map (db m98150) WM
The Allegany Courthouse served as the primary gathering place for regular meetings of the Seneca Council, beginning in 1920. Over the next forty years, the Allegany Courthouse served as the governmental center of the Seneca Nation. During this time, . . . — — Map (db m217368) HM
Erie Indians were the first inhabitants of this region. In 1654, they were driven out by the Senecas who occupied several sites along the banks of Cattaraugus Creek. The Cattaraugus, the principal stream of many that divide the Cattaraugus Hills, . . . — — Map (db m86681) HM
Between 1871 and 1880 four separate hotels were constructed on Lakeside Drive: Felton House; Columbian Inn; Mason House; and the Hotel Lenhart. — — Map (db m97612) HM
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 by the United States Department of the Interior.
Brocton Arch Erected 1913
With unprecedented growth of the village, the Village of Brocton and Town of Portland wanted . . . — — Map (db m96609) HM
In the early 1800s, commercial shipping and fishing were important to the growth of the communities near Lake Erie State Park. The harbors at Barcelona and Dunkirk developed in the early 1800s as ships plying the Great Lakes docked to load and . . . — — Map (db m132178) HM
"All gave some, some gave all" Dedicated to all who bravely served with honor and distinction in war and peace. ★ Killed in action ★ World War I; Herman Kent, Herman Faulkner. World War II; Kermit Miller, Harold Lind, Harry l. Seekins, . . . — — Map (db m172769) WM
Dedicated to all Cassadaga area servicemen and women who gave their lives for our country. World War I Terry S. Tarr. World War II Raymond Carr, Vernon Clark, Donald Cobb, Archie Johnson, Arthur Jones, Edward Lehnen, Donald McBride, . . . — — Map (db m94888) WM
Celoron Veterans Memorial World War I Herman Faulkner, Herman Kent World War II Cyrus M. Greiner, Harold Lind Kermit Miller, Ronald H. Ramsey Harold Seekins, Boon Takagi Howard A. Wheeler, Gilbert Yasher Korea William H. Lawson, Jules T. . . . — — Map (db m105747) WM
Sunday School Teacher Assembly first held in August 1874 with classes, lectures, recreation and worship. In 1902, renamed Chautauqua Institution. — — Map (db m305817) HM
Lewis Miller Cottage, Chautauqua Institution 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 commemmorating or . . . — — Map (db m117533) HM
This sylvan tract known as Miller Park honors the memory of Lewis Miller, co-founder in 1874 with Methodist Bishop John Heyl Vincent of the Chautauqua Assembly now known as Chautauqua Institution. Like that of Lewis Miller himself, the history of . . . — — Map (db m117532) HM
At the founding of Chautauqua in 1874, John Heyl Vincent assigned to Dr. W.W. Wythe the task of creating Palestine Park, starting with a makeshift temporary wooden model. The park has evolved to its present permanent location and depicts the . . . — — Map (db m117529) HM
Replacing the old wharf, the pier building stood three stories high, with ticket, baggage and dock offices in the first floor, shops and an observation veranda on the second floor, and dorms and classrooms on the third floor. This was the main . . . — — Map (db m117530) HM
Pioneer Home June, 1806 William and Mehitable Wing Prendergast and family settled in a log house. Sons notable in county history. — — Map (db m117534) HM
This tower erected in 1911 by the contributions of many Chautauquans, is a memoral to Lewis Miller one of the founders of Chautauqua. In his honor, four additional bells and a new console have been added to the tower by members of the . . . — — Map (db m117531) HM
These mill stones came from Connecticut. Drawn to Cherry Creek by oxen 1837. Solomon Hinche purchased the property from Noah Wheeler. The property had a mill called Hinche Mill. Henry and Bertha Peters purchased the Hinche property. The stones were . . . — — Map (db m105743) HM
This wooden sculpture of an American Indian
was created by Peter Toth of Akron, Ohio. In
two months time during the summer of 1973.
It was carved from the lower trunk of a
dead elm tree located near the corner of
Fifth St.and Park Ave. Upon . . . — — Map (db m162035) HM
A Safe Place to Rest The sheltered waters of Dunkirk Harbor provide a place where water birds and waterfowl can escape strong winds blowing across the open waters of Lake Erie. Gulls, terns, cormorants and other water birds shelter, loaf, and feed . . . — — Map (db m84382) HM
The people of the City of Dunkirk in memory of those who gave their last full measure of devotion
1941 — World War II — 1945
[Names listed]
1950 Korea 1955
[Names listed]
1964 Vietnam 1975
[Names . . . — — Map (db m132171) WM
Dedicated to Corporal Cyrus W. James 9th New York Cavalry Company G Enlisted at Dunkirk, NY September 26, 1861 at age 22 Killed July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA, and was the first Union Soldier to succumb in that great battle. His body rests . . . — — Map (db m118924) WM
Dunkirk Lighthouse has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
By The United States Department of The Interior
Built 1875 — — Map (db m51904) HM
It was on this corner, November 27, 1946 that citizens of Dunkirk, New York, together with French officials and guests, viewed a parade of $75,000 worth of gifts and goods to be sent to Dunkerque, France after the destruction of that city in World . . . — — Map (db m132168) HM
Resting on the Lake Bottom. Beneath the waters before you lies a graveyard of shipwrecks from two centuries. Surprise storms, unchartered shallows, and lack of navigation aids are a few reasons for the wrecks. More and more people are learning to . . . — — Map (db m84415) HM
Dunkirk political equality club founding president, 1889. From 1894-1906, led state and national suffrage press campaigns. Lived here. — — Map (db m304675) HM
Large Anchor from the Anabelle Wilson which sank off Dunkirk Lighthouse on Nov. 1913. Raised by divers: Tom, Dave and Tim McDonald and Rick Lucas on Sept. 5, 1990 and donated to the museum — — Map (db m84357) HM
The Naetzker family lived and worked here for 96 years 1873-1968.
Julius Polinski settled here and moved a small store to the front of the house for a saloon. He died in 1886 and his son-in-law, Oscar Naetzker, took over the saloon. There . . . — — Map (db m132169) HM
On this site, May 15, 1851, in Dunkirk, New York, the first train on the New York and Erie Railroad arrived to link the Atlantic Seaboard with the Great Lakes.
From Piermont on the Hudson, the train carried President Millard Fillmore, Secretary . . . — — Map (db m197761) HM
On September 26, 1812 and from this site, some of the first shots of the War of 1812 were fired by local militia at armed soldiers from the British schooner Lady Provost. When a small boat carrying the soldiers from the British ship was sighted . . . — — Map (db m117515) HM
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Chautauqua County Veteran's
Monument Donors
In honor of the 75th Ranger Regiment
Riles & Woolley Monuments — — Map (db m132176) WM
This Sacred Symbol
of the former
Sacred Heart Parish
was salvaged from the tower of the church when it was razed in 1982. The parish was founded in 1858. A brick church was built in 1876. The church was closed and merged with St. . . . — — Map (db m277810) HM
In honored memory of
Sgt. Thomas Horan
who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for distinguished gallantry in action at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863
Sgt. Horan enlisted at Dunkirk, N.Y. on May 28, 1861 and was attached . . . — — Map (db m278040) HM
Established in 1789, the U.S. Lighthouse Service maintained lighthouses and a district headquarters in Buffalo until it was absorbed by the Coast Guard in 1939. Tenth District, long under the command of District Lighthouse Superintendent Roscoe . . . — — Map (db m84334) HM
In memory of the brave
men and women, both
military and civilian,
that made the ultimate
sacrifice for freedom,
fighting the War on
Terrorism. — — Map (db m132172) WM
The Dunkirk Bicentennial Commission on this 3rd day of July in the year of 1976 officially and formally dedicate this park to remind us of the high ideals of liberty, brotherhood and democracy which inspired the American Revolution; of the . . . — — Map (db m278575) HM
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