On Goodrich Road at Brookside Drive, on the right when traveling south on Goodrich Road.
Site of early grist mill constructed in 1842 by Robert Brown. Successively operated by Eli Herr, Abraham Gantz, Daniel Blocher, Alexander Burns and Oscar King. Destroyed by fire in 1888. The residence of Daniel C. Fisher M.D. was constructed on . . . — — Map (db m80894) HM
On Clarence Center Road at Goodrich Road, on the left when traveling east on Clarence Center Road.
Clarence Center ———— David Vantine opened a store on this site in 1829. The settlement was called Vantine's Corners. When first Post Office was established June 26, 1849 with Mr. Vantine as Post-Master, the name was . . . — — Map (db m128609) HM
Near Main Street (New York State Route 5) 0.2 miles west of Ransom Road.
Site of the first automobile country club. Built in 1910 by the Automobile Club of Buffalo. Operated until 1957 when it was sold to the Town of Clarence for a town park. Plaque erected by Automobile Club of Western New York for Historical Society of . . . — — Map (db m74962) HM
On Cummings Drive at Main Street (New York State Route 5) on Cummings Drive.
“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.” – President Harry S. Truman
Clarence residents who made the . . . — — Map (db m225821) WM
Near Main Street (New York State Route 5) at Cummings Road.
This building is not a replica but a genuine log cabin moved here in 1990 and restored as an exhibit by the Town of Clarence and the Historical Society. It is the best surviving local example of the type of cabin erected by early settlers from New . . . — — Map (db m74996) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 5) near Nottingham Terrace, on the right when traveling east.
Harris Hill was named for Asa Harris, pioneer who settled here in 1807 and opened a tavern. When Buffalo burned during the War of 1812, Harris Hill became a haven for refugees. Many Buffalo business places were moved here temporarily, including the . . . — — Map (db m75032) HM
Near Cummings Road, 0.1 miles south of Main Street (New York State Route 5).
In grateful memory, the Town of Clarence dedicates this memorial to all who served during World War II with special reverence for those who made the supreme sacrifice. Lincoln H. Beard, Norman A. Engasser, George A. Fields, Joseph N. Fliss, Alfred . . . — — Map (db m209850) WM
Near Cummings Drive, 0.1 miles south of Main Street (New York State Route 5).
1914 In Memory of Our Comrades 1918; La Verne W. Drudge, Justus W. Graves, William Laurish; who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War. Dedicated by Clarence Post 838, American Legion. — — Map (db m74901) WM
Near Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway (Interstate 90 at milepost 412), 10.6 miles west of Alleghany Road (New York State Route 77), on the right when traveling west.
The Niagara River between Lakes Ontario and Erie was the natural route to the interior of the continent. Following the arrival of French explorers in 1678, missionaries, traders, troops and settlers traveled by its waters. At the outlet of the . . . — — Map (db m57072) HM
Near Cummings Road, 0.1 miles south of Main Street (New York State Route 5).
This memorial is dedicated to honor the memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice and all who served in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts in the search for world peace. — — Map (db m209854) WM
Near Cummings Road, 0.1 miles south of Main Street (New York State Route 5).
1861 To Commemorate 1961 the patriotism of the men of Clarence who served in the Civil War. This stone has been placed and a red maple tree planted in grateful appreciation. — — Map (db m209852) WM
On Main Street (New York State Route 5) 0.2 miles west of Ransom Road, on the right when traveling east.
Erected on this site June 1803 by Asa Ransom. Plaque erected by Rotary Club of Clarence in 1963 for Historical Society of the Town of Clarence. — — Map (db m74904) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 5) 0.1 miles west of Ransom Road, on the left when traveling west.
First settlement in Town on Clarence (and second in Erie County) made near this site in 1799 by Asa Ransom. Birthplace of Harry B. Ransom, first white male child on Holland Purchase. Joseph Ellicott opened Holland Land Company Office here at . . . — — Map (db m75036) HM
On Transit Road (New York State Route 78) at Stahley Road, on the right when traveling north on Transit Road.
Swormville was settled by people of Bavarian and French Canadian descent. The Rev. John N. Neumann, a secular priest, held services here as early as 1839. The town's first Catholic Church was built in 1849, serving 80 families in the so-called . . . — — Map (db m75252) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 5) at Cummings Road on Main Street.
The New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railroad was established in 1882, but the owners never expected it to be a successful business. They knew that rail baron Chauncey Depew did not like competition with his New York Central Railroad; they expected . . . — — Map (db m75038) HM