Glenwood, New York
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Glenwood, New York is a small, unincorporated hamlet
in southern Erie County
, New York
. Straddling the Towns of Sardinia
and Colden
, it lies on New York State Route 240
and includes such places as Sprague Brook Park and the well-known Kissing Bridge Ski Area.
While it has a post office (zip code 14069), it does not have a flashing light. Other communities include Pratham Road, and Crane Ridge.
Although primarily a tourist destination, Glenwood has two year round restaurants/bars--The Pizza Glen and The Last Run.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in southern Erie County
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Straddling the Towns of Sardinia
Sardinia, New York
Sardinia, New York is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The town lies in the southeast corner of Erie County and is considered one of the county's "Southtowns." The town is southeast of Buffalo. The population was 2,692 at the 2000 census...
and Colden
Colden, New York
Colden is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,323 at the 2000 census. The town derives its name from John Caldwalder D. Colden, a state senator.The Town of Colden is an interior town in the south part of the county...
, it lies on New York State Route 240
New York State Route 240
New York State Route 240 is a state highway in western New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 242 in the Ellicottville community of Ashford in northern Cattaraugus County. Its northern terminus is at a junction with NY 324...
and includes such places as Sprague Brook Park and the well-known Kissing Bridge Ski Area.
While it has a post office (zip code 14069), it does not have a flashing light. Other communities include Pratham Road, and Crane Ridge.
Although primarily a tourist destination, Glenwood has two year round restaurants/bars--The Pizza Glen and The Last Run.