Although the War of 1812 had been brewing for years, it struck
along the shores of the Town of Hamburg in 1813. Landing
parties from the British Navy's Queen Charlotte gunboat would
frequently come ashore and loot local farms, seizing their . . . — — Map (db m133031) HM
The Alhambra was once located on this site. Built in 1925 by a group of Buffalo businessmen, it was a popular place to go for dining, dancing, and entertainment
during the 1940's. Live dance bands performed here as part of the local
circuit. . . . — — Map (db m133030) HM
Acquired in 1963, this extensively wooded 6.45 acre tract of floodplain property runs along a scenic bend on Eighteenmile Creek and is a lovely natural space within the limits of the village of Hamburg. It is bounded on the north by a sweeping curve . . . — — Map (db m151499) HM
This timber-frame trolley stop is dedicated to Duke Spittler's life and service to this community. His son Chip constructed it with the skills, commitment and passion for craftmanship instilled by his father. It stands as a lasting tribute to this . . . — — Map (db m94039) WM
The Adam Espenscheid wagon shop was at the south-east corner of Buffalo and East Union Streets, on the second floor of a building whose first floor contained the Andres blacksmith shop. Union Street had been extended from Buffalo Street to Pine . . . — — Map (db m297409) HM
First Settler John Cummings, the original settler in the Town of Hamburg, built the first grist mill south of Buffalo, here at the waterfalls of Eighteen Mile Creek in 1806. — — Map (db m82504) HM
The First Town Meeting of Hamburg was held near this site. At the home of Jacob Wright, on April 7, 1812. This area was then known as Wright's Corners. — — Map (db m159626) HM
In 1894, the Fresh Air Mission was built on this site
as a hospital devoted to the care of infant children
afflicted with Cholera, a toxin caused by poor
sanitation. In the last quarter of the 19th
century, the sickness became a serious . . . — — Map (db m226775) HM
The Hamburg Grange Building was built in 1892 by John H. Salisbury (1856 - 1935), a dealer of farm implements, Postmaster, Fire Chief, and leader of the Peoples' Bank and the Erie County Agricultural Society. William H. Froehley's furniture and . . . — — Map (db m297314) HM
(North Face):
Erected to the memory of the defenders of our country and flag
1861 - 1865
(West Face):
"This monument is rededicated to all men and women who honorably served in military service of the United States" . . . — — Map (db m298484) WM
Hamburg Lakeshore Overseas Veterans, Inc., home to Hamburg Township Post 1419, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Park and Museum, established April 24, 1971. When the call of our country was heard, they answered. Self was . . . — — Map (db m82503) WM
The namesake for Long Avenue in the village, Isaac Long for many years owned the water-powered mill on Eighteen Mile Creek at the foot of the present South Buffalo Street. This mill and other similar water-powered mills on the creek were the . . . — — Map (db m82486) HM
"Kronenberg Alley" honors the business begun by Joseph Kronenberg as a tin shop in 1848 at White's Corners (now Hamburg village). In 1848, Joseph's son William built the Fish and Kronenberg Store on Main Street with partner Newton Fish. By the 1930s . . . — — Map (db m212588) HM
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
Prior to the construction of land based lighthouses, lightships were used to provide navigational guidance along shipping lanes of the Great Lakes. Lightship LV82 was built in July 1912 with a steel hull and whaleback forecastle
deck. It measured . . . — — Map (db m133028) HM
The next two blocks of Main Street, looking west, have been placed on The State and National Register of Historic Places as a significant representation of 19th and early 20th century architecture. Growing from Pre-Civil War days, commercial . . . — — Map (db m82406) HM
was used as a Hamburg Village graveyard from 1811 until 1878 when Prospect Lawn Cemetery was opened. John Cummings, who came to Hamburg in 1806, was buried here in 1811. Approximately 400 graves and tombstones were removed from this graveyard and . . . — — Map (db m298616) HM
Site of original Village Graveyard
Over 400 buried here from 1811 to 1878
Revolutionary War
Dennis Canfield 1768-1812
John Dumbleton 1744-1812
War of 1812
Ira Barnard 1783-1871
Moses Dart 1793-1875
John Fox . . . — — Map (db m298714) HM
Site of Abbot's Corners Presbyterian Church built on 1 acre of land donated in 1828 by Seth Abbott who is buried here in Church Graveyard — — Map (db m159627) HM
Ezekiel Smith and his large family had settled, in about 1806, in the area which is now the intersection of Abbott and Newton Roads within what was then the original, larger Town of Hamburg. The family established a series of grist mills on local . . . — — Map (db m82484) HM
Home of Abner Amstell, a pioneer who came to this area in 1805. He was elected poundmaster at the first town meeting in 1812. This home was a tavern and first stop for stage coaches along the Erie Road from Buffalo. — — Map (db m64671) HM
The intersection of Main and Buffalo has changed many times over the years. About 1820, this settlement was called "White's Corners" as Thomas T. White had a shop here. The village grew rapidly after the Buffalo and White's Corners Plank Road was . . . — — Map (db m82421) HM
[left photos] Street parade, circa 1940. George M. Pierce, President of the village of Hamburg, 1874-76. Hotel Hamburg was built on the site of the old B.M. Fish Dry Goods Store after it burned in 1917. 1798 - Joseph Ellicott, a land agent for . . . — — Map (db m82502) HM
The village of Hamburg has many historic buildings, both public and private. Some of the buildings are highlighted here. Follow the map below to see more of the village's historic buildings.
1) First Baptist Church 116 Main Street. . . . — — Map (db m82549) HM
