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Related Historical Markers
By Anton Schwarzmueller, February 28, 2016
Northward - Pearl Street
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Pearl Street at Upper Terrace, on the left when traveling south on Pearl Street. |
| | Buffalo and Black Rock Railroad Southern terminus of horse-drawn railroad over which first car traveled on May 16, 1834. Absorbed 1835 by Buffalo and Niagara Falls (steam) Railroad and, in 1853, became part of the New York Central Railroad. . . . — — Map (db m92799) HM |
| On Niagara Street (New York State Route 266) at Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling south on Niagara Street. |
| | Present day Niagara Street was the original route of the first steam railroad in Western New York. Service from Black Rock to Niagara Falls began on August 26, 1836. The New York Central Railroad acquired the line in 1869. Black Rock Heritage Trail . . . — — Map (db m77794) HM |
| On Main Street (New York State Route 265) at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | The Buffalo & Niagara Falls Railway, the first western New York steam railway, cut through dense forest here in 1836. — — Map (db m77795) HM |
| On Main Street at Fletcher Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | Erected in 1870 this building served as the NYCRR station until the track relocation in 1922. — — Map (db m77796) HM |
| On Young Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Young Street. |
| | Rise of the Railroad
On August 26, 1836, the first steam locomotive in Western New York made its maiden run between Black Rock and Tonawanda at a speed of 15 - 20 miles an hour. By the 5th of November that same year, regular trips were made . . . — — Map (db m77302) HM |
May. 2, 2024
