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Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway Historical Markers

Great Lakes Seaway Trail, Inc. markers along 500 miles of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie, from Massena NY to the PA-OH border.
 
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By Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
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1 New York, Cayuga County, Fair Haven — Little Sodus Bay (Fair Haven) — A Busy Lakeport — Maritime Heritage —
2 New York, Chautauqua County, Dunkirk — Birds of the Harbor — Water Bird Safe Haven — Natural History —
3 New York, Chautauqua County, Dunkirk — Dunkirk Lighthouse
4 New York, Chautauqua County, Dunkirk — Eastern Basin Shipwrecks — A Watery Record of Mishaps — Maritime Heritage —
5 New York, Chautauqua County, Mayville — Mayville Station — A Transportation Hub — History of the Coast —
6 New York, Chautauqua County, Pomfret — Lily Dale Assembly — Spiritualism's Largest Community — Cultural Heritage —
7 New York, Chautauqua County, Westfield — Barcelona Harbor — Invasion Route Shipping Port, Fishing Center — History of the Coast —
8 New York, Chautauqua County, Westfield — The French & Indian War 1756-1763 — A Fight for the Continent — French and Indian War —
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9 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Albright — Frederick Law Olmsted — Landscape Architect — People of the Coast Famous designers left footprints along the Seaway Trail. —
10 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Delaware Park — Buffalo Zoo — Growing with the City
11 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Downtown — Buffalo Burns!!! — British Forces Torch the Frontier — War of 1812 —
12 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, First Ward — Buffalo Main & Harbor Lights
13 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Park Meadow — Buffalo's Olmsted Parks — A System of Parks & Parkways — Architecture of the Coast —
14 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Park Meadow — Highlights of Buffalo History — Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society — Cultural Heritage —
15 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Tifft — Tifft Nature Preserve — An Urban Sanctuary — Natural History —
16 New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Waterfront — The Industrial Heritage Trail — Monuments to the Movement of Grain — Maritime Heritage —
17 New York, Erie County, Evans — Graycliff — A Frank Lloyd Wright Masterwork — Architecture of the Coast —
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18 New York, Erie County, Evans — The White City — William J. Conners Poultry Farm — History of the Coast —
19 New York, Erie County, Hamburg — Lake Erie — Sailing Through Time — Maritime Heritage —
20 New York, Franklin County, Akwesasne — Akwesasne (AH kwey ZAH sney) — An Enduring Native Culture
21 New York, Jefferson County, Alexandria — Indian River Lakes — Breeding Bird Refuge — Natural History —
22 New York, Jefferson County, Clayton — Clayton Opera House — A Thousand Islands Cultural Center — Cultural Heritage — Reported missing
23 New York, Jefferson County, Clayton — Eagle Wing Group — An Underwater Geological Wonder — Dive Sites of the St. Lawrence —
24 New York, Jefferson County, Ellisburg — The Battle of Big Sandy — May 30, 1814 — War of 1812 —
25 New York, Jefferson County, Sackets Harbor — Fort Pike — Defending the Harbor
26 New York, Jefferson County, Sackets Harbor — Sackets Harbor — Built on War of 1812 Heritage — Maritime Heritage —
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27 New York, Jefferson County, Sackets Harbor — Sackets Harbor - Fall 1814 — A Fortified Naval Base — War of 1812 —
28 New York, Jefferson County, Sackets Harbor — Sackets Harbor Shipbuilding — A Race for Naval Superiority — Maritime Heritage —
29 New York, Monroe County, Greece — Bird Migration Research — Long Term Migratory Bird Data — Natural History —
30 New York, Monroe County, Greece — Braddock Bay Hawk Watch — Following the Curve of the Shore — Natural History —
31 New York, Monroe County, Greece — Converge on Montreal — The British Plan — French & Indian War —
32 New York, Monroe County, Irondequoit, East Irondequoit — British Army Encampment — Prideaux's Campaign — French & Indian War —
33 New York, Monroe County, Rochester — Susan B. Anthony House — Headquarters of the Suffrage Movement
34 New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Charlotte — Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse
35 New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Charlotte — Merchant Ship to Warship — Schooner-Gunboats in the U.S. Navy — War of 1812 —
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36 New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Downtown — Margaret Woodbury Strong — Collector Extraordinaire — People of the Coast —
37 New York, Monroe County, Webster — Irondequoit Bay — Gateway to the Continent — Maritime History —
38 New York, Niagara County, Lewiston — Fighting for Homeland — American Indian Allies — New York State French & Indian War Commemoration - 250 Years —
39 New York, Niagara County, Lewiston — The Battle of Queenston Heights — First Battle of the War — War of 1812 —
40 New York, Niagara County, Lewiston — Tuscaroras Defend Lewiston Against 1813 British Attack — War of 1812
41 New York, Niagara County, Newfane — McClew Farm — An Underground Railroad Safe House — Cultural Heritage - Routes to freedom passed through many Seaway Trail communities —
42 New York, Niagara County, Newfane — Olcott Beach — A Lakeside Resort
43 New York, Niagara County, Niagara Falls — Fort Schlosser — Guarding the Upper Landing
44 New York, Niagara County, Niagara Falls — Portage Road — Carry Route Around the Falls — Cultural Heritage —
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45 New York, Niagara County, Niagara Falls — The Great Cataract of Niagara — An attraction even in wartime
46 New York, Niagara County, North Tonawanda — Once Around is Never Enough — Carousels and More
47 New York, Niagara County, Somerset — 30 Mile Point Lighthouse
48 New York, Niagara County, Somerset — Horsepower — Working the Turn-of-the-Century Farm — Culture of the Coast —
49 New York, Niagara County, Wilson — Lake Shore Rarities — Year 'Round Birding Possibilities — Natural History —
50 New York, Niagara County, Wilson — Wilson Harbor — Boards, Boats, and Beaches
51 New York, Niagara County, Youngstown — Old Fort Niagara Lighthouse
52 New York, Niagara County, Youngstown — The Battle of La Belle Famille — French Losses: The Battle & The Interior
53 New York, Niagara County, Youngstown — The Siege of Fort Niagara — A Calculated Attack
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54 New York, Orleans County, Carlton — Cobblestone Wall Section — Cobblestone Construction Piece by Piece — Architecture of the Coast —
55 New York, Orleans County, Carlton — Fishing Camp — A Prehistoric Destination — Maritime Heritage —
56 New York, Orleans County, Carlton — Sir William Johnson — Leader and Diplomat — The French and Indian War —
57 New York, Orleans County, Gaines — Cobblestones — Birth of a Local Style — Architecture of the Coast —
58 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — Age of Iron Horses — The Railroad Arrives
59 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — British Invasion — The Battle of Oswego — War of 1812 —
60 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — Early Shipping — A Natural Port for Commerce and Conflict
61 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — Open Water = Winter Birds — Ducks, Gulls, and Predators — Natural History —
62 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — Oswego West Side Forts — An Early French Target — French and Indian War —
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63 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — People of the River — The People Who Led the Way
64 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — Prideaux's Campaign — A Long Route to Victory — French and Indian War —
65 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — Richardson - Bates House Museum — A Victorian Showcase — Pursuit of Culture —
66 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — River Industries — A Place of Industry
67 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — Seaway Trail — Oswego Riverside Attractions
68 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — The Fur Trade — A Fur Trading Post
69 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — The Oswego Canal — A Great Canal
70 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — War for Empire — A Fight for Control
71 New York, Oswego County, Oswego — Wreck of the David W. Mills — 19th Century Cargo Vessel — Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario —
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72 New York, Oswego County, Pulaski — Pulaski Historic District
73 New York, Oswego County, Pulaski — Salmon River
74 New York, Oswego County, Scriba — Commanding the Forces — The Men in Charge — War of 1812 —
75 New York, St. Lawrence County, Hammond — Singer Castle on Dark Island — A Gilded Age Masterpiece — Cultural Heritage —
76 New York, St. Lawrence County, Hammond — The Thousand Islands — Formed by 'Fire', Water, and Ice — Natural History —
77 New York, St. Lawrence County, Louisville — Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area — Important Habitat Complex — Natural History —
78 New York, St. Lawrence County, Massena — Eisenhower Lock — Stepping Down the St. Lawrence — History of the Coast —
79 New York, St. Lawrence County, Ogdensburg — Aka Se We':Ka Tsi (Oswegatchie) — Cultural & Economic Crossroads — Iroquois Settlement 1749-1759 —
80 New York, St. Lawrence County, Ogdensburg — Fort de la Prιsentation - 1749-1759 — A French Foothold on the South Bank — French & Indian War —
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81 New York, St. Lawrence County, Ogdensburg — Fort Lιvis - 1760 — France's Last Stand — French & Indian War —
82 New York, St. Lawrence County, Ogdensburg — Fort Oswegatchie 1760-1796 — Staging for Attack — Revolutionary War —
83 New York, St. Lawrence County, Ogdensburg — Frederic Remington (1861 - 1909) — St. Lawrence River Artist? — People of the Coast —
84 New York, St. Lawrence County, Ogdensburg — The Battle of Ogdensburg — British Attack Across the Ice — War of 1812 —
85 New York, St. Lawrence County, Waddington — Village of Waddington — Walking Tour Route — Architecture of the Coast —
86 New York, Wayne County, Pultneyville — Wreck of the St. Peter — National Register of Historic Places
87 New York, Wayne County, Sodus — Cobblestone Architecture — Sodus Area Cobblestones — Architecture of the Coast —
88 New York, Wayne County, Sodus Point — A French Inspired Flotilla — Travel Through Wilderness — French & Indian War —
89 New York, Wayne County, Sodus Point — British Raids — Troupville (Sodus Point) Sacked! — War of 1812 —
90 New York, Wayne County, Williamson — Pultneyville Historic District — 19th Century Residential Architecture — Architecture of the Coast —
91 New York, Wayne County, Williamson — The Battle of Pultneyville — May 15th, 1814
92 New York, Wayne County, Williamson — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints — Palmyra Area Historic Sites — Several Significant Locations —
93 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Dobbins Landing — Erie's Hub for Travel and Trade — Great Lakes Seaway Trail —
94 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Erie's Land Lighthouse — On Top Again
95 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Fort de la Presqu'ile — Guarding the Portage
96 Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Freshwater Fishing Capital — Industry and Innovation
 
 
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