List of New York State Historic Markers in Allegany County, New York
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Marker name Image Date designated Location City or Town Marker text
1 Triangle No. 1 On Town Road About 1/4 Mi. Southwest Of Petrolia Alma, New York
Alma, New York
Alma is a town in Allegany County, New York, USA. The population was 847 at the 2000 census. The source of the town name is uncertain. It may come from the Latin word for "nourishing", or it may be named for a city in Germany....

First oil well drilled in Allegany County
Allegany County, New York
Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,946. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegheny River. Its county seat is...

 drilled by O.P. Taylor 1879
2 First House
First House
First House is a Norwegian communications and public relations company.It was founded in 2009 by communications advisor in Sparebank1 Bjørn Richard Johansen and politicians Jan-Erik Larsen, Bjarne Håkon Hanssen and Ketil Lindseth. Communications advisor Per Bjørkum is also an employee...

On Mill Street In Canaseraga Burns, New York
Burns, New York
Burns is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,248 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Scots poet Robert Burns....

First House in Canaseraga
Canaseraga, New York
Canaseraga is a village in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 594 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a creek that flows past the village, which is reportedly a native term for "lying among milkweeds."...

  built on this site by Samuel Boylan in 1806
3 Site Of First School House On NYS 70 About 1/2 Mile West Of Canaseraga
Canaseraga, New York
Canaseraga is a village in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 594 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a creek that flows past the village, which is reportedly a native term for "lying among milkweeds."...

Burns, New York
Burns, New York
Burns is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,248 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Scots poet Robert Burns....

Site of First School House in Town Of Burns erected 1810 David Crook
David Crook
David Crook . A committed Marxist from 1931, he joined the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. After being wounded on his first day at the front, he was returned to a hospital in Madrid...

, First Teacher
4 Cuba Lake On NYS 305 About 1 Mile North Of Village Of Cuba Cuba, New York
Cuba, New York
Cuba, New York may refer to:*Cuba , New York*Cuba , New York...

Summit level feeder for Old Genesee Valley Canal, formed, 1856, by building a 60 foot dam across the stream called Oil Creek
Oil Creek
Oil Creek may refer to:Communities:*Branchville, Indiana, also known as Oil Creek*Oil Creek Township, Pennsylvania, a township in Crawford CountyStreams:*Oil Creek , a tributary of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania and New York...


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