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Local History 8th

Historically Significant Areas Around Western NY

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POW Camp at Fort Niagara State Park in Youngstown.
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Located in southeast corner of park.
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Tesla Monument at Goat Island, Niagara Falls
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Pedestrians may walk to Goat Island at no charge http://www.teslasociety.com/niagarafalls_tesla.htm
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(Non-producing) Nabisco Plant, in Niagara Falls.
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Bethlehem Steel Historical Museum
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Located in the Lackawanna Public Library
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Peace Bridge, Buffalo
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A pedestrian bridge is available, to take photos.
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Locks 34 & 35 in Lockport.
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The street above these locks is Pine Street. Locks 34 and 35 replaced the original 'Flight of Five', which are to the right, and now used only for spill over.
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Locks 34 & 35 in Lockport.
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Boat coming through the 1842 Flight of Five, while construction of the new locks 34 and 35 is underway.
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Niagara Power Project Visitors Center
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Niagara Power Project Visitors Center
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Palace Theater, Lockport
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Palace Theater, Lockport
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Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda
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Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda
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Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda
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U. S.-Canada Border Mark, Rainbow Bridge. A pedestrian bridge is available to take pictures.
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U. S.-Canada Border Mark, Rainbow Bridge
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U. S.-Canada Border Mark, Rainbow Bridge
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Freedom Crossing Monument, in Lewiston
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Freedom Crossing Monument, in Lewiston
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Freedom Crossing Monument, in Lewiston
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Historic Cobblestone District, in Buffalo
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Edward M. Cotter Fireboat and Slip
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Murphy's Orchards, in Burt
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Entrance to the Underground Railroad, underneath the barn
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Veterans' Monument, Wheatfield
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Gateway Harbor, in North Tonawanda
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Gateway Harbor, in North Tonawanda
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Gateway Harbor, in North Tonawanda
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Near Uncle G's Ice Cream, in Pendleton
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Near Uncle G's Ice Cream, in Pendleton
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Patriots and Heroes Park, in Buffalo
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Patriots and Heroes Park, in Buffalo
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Patriots and Heroes Park, in Buffalo
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Patriots and Heroes Park, in Buffalo
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Patriots and Heroes Park, in Buffalo
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Patriots and Heroes Park, in Buffalo
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Niagara Falls Veterans' Memorial, inside Hyde Park
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Niagara Gorge Discovery Center
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The Discovery Center was formerly known as the Schoellkopf Geological Museum, and is located on the site of the old Schoellkopf Power Station, which collapsed into the Niagara River in 1956.
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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
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Das Haus German Heritage Museum, Bergholz (near Wheatfield)
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Das Haus German Heritage Museum, Bergholz (near Wheatfield)
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Fanny Doyle Marker, located inside the French Castle
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Fanny Doyle Marker interpreter at Fort Niagara
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The French Castle at Old Fort Niagara
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Unknown Soldiers Monolith, and Cenotaph at Old Fort Niagara
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Unknown Soldiers Monolith, and Cenotaph at Old Fort Niagara
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Unknown Soldiers Monolith, and Cenotaph at Old Fort Niagara
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Rush-Bagot Treaty Memorial at Old Fort Niagara
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Rush-Bagot Treaty Memorial at Old Fort Niagara
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Rush-Bagot Treaty Memorial at Old Fort Niagara
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Chism Ferreby Bell, located at the Coast Guard Base, right outside Old Fort Niagara
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Chism Ferreby Bell, located at the Coast Guard Base, right outside Old Fort Niagara
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Old Fort Niagara
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Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center
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Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center
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Map of Niagara and Erie Counties, in Mr. Alderman's room
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Map of Niagara and Erie Counties, in Mr. Alderman's room

Buffalo Naval Park

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The Irish Famine Memorial, located on the waterfront near the park, is dedicated to the victims of the Irish Famine. Between 1845-1850, more than 1 million people in Ireland died from sttarvation because of the potato blight.
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The Irish Famine Memorial.
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The Irish Famine Memorial.
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The Irish Famine Memorial.
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The Irish Famine Memorial.
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The Irish Famine Memorial.
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Vietnam Veterans Monument.
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Vietnam Veterans Monument.
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Vietnam Veterans Monument.
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Matt Urban, the most decorated WWII Veteran, was from Buffalo.
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Merchant Marine WWII Memorial, located in front of The U.S.S. Sullivan's warship.

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